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"There is actually no success so far"
Russian president Dimitry Medvedev on his government's attempts to fight corruption
Reuters, Moscow, 12 May
"According to the rules, MPs may recoup expenses that are incurred 'wholly, exclusively and necessarily' in pursuit of their parliamentary duties. Britain's politicians therefore had a difficult week, struggling to justify using taxpayers' money to buy black-glitter lavatory seats, clean swimming pools, clear moats and add fake tudor beams to their houses"
The Economist on the MP expenses row
The Economist, London, 14 May
"Is this what you call democracy? Government officials are getting rich off the back of our misery ”
A trader in the Shorja market, Baghdad
BBC, Iraq, 18 May
“There are mayors and politicians who 'let things happen' and there are some who have sold their soul to the devil"
A high ranking official from the Mexican state of Michoacan, commenting on corruption in Mexican politics
The Los Angeles Times, Mexico, 31 May
"Corruption begets corruption, turning ruling elites into self-perpetuating cliques, destroying peoples’ faith in government and law"
A New York Times editorial on corruption in Africa
The New York Times, 18 June
"It is easy to forget that less than a decade ago the idea of extractive companies and governments opening their books was a faint dream"
Peter Eigen, founder of Transparency International and chairman of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, on Switzerland joining the global transparency initiative.
Swissinfo, Zurich, 9 June