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17 commitments for a clean Bulgaria – will politicians sign on?

News • 28 February 2017

Bulgaria’s voters will head to the polls in a snap election on 26 March. Our chapter is urging politicians to commit to needed reforms.

Applications now open for the Transparency Summer School on Integrity 2017

News • 27 February 2017

Apply now for the Transparency School on Integrity (TISI), taking place during 10-16 July, 2017 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Open data: promise, but not enough progress from G20 countries

News • 23 February 2017

G20 countries made commitments to publish data that could help curb corruption. How well are they keeping their promises?

Dominican Republic: Citizens march to end impunity

News • 21 February 2017

Following the ongoing Odebrecht corruption scandal, thousands of citizens marched against impunity and corruption in the Dominican Republic.

Sub Saharan Africa: Corruption is a big issue in 2016 African elections

News • 25 January 2017

2016 saw elections across the African continent with the results providing a good reflection of corruption trends in the region. In Ghana, for example, voters voiced their…

Middle East and North Africa: A very drastic decline

News • 25 January 2017

Despite the political changes that shook the Arab region six years ago, the hope for Arab countries to fight corruption and end impunity has not seen any progress yet. On the…

Europe and Central Asia: An overall stagnation

News • 25 January 2017

There are no drastic changes in Europe and Central Asia in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016, with only a few exceptions. However, this does not mean that the region is immune…

Asia Pacific: Fighting corruption is side-lined

News • 25 January 2017

The majority of Asia Pacific countries sit in the bottom half of the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016. 19 out of 30 countries in the region scored 40 or less out of 100.

Americas: Sometimes bad news is good news

News • 25 January 2017

It is not always bad to have headlines about corruption. From the Panama Papers in April to the record US$3.5 billion Odebrecht settlement in Brazil in December, 2016 was a good…

Corruption Perceptions Index 2016

News • 25 January 2017

No country gets close to a perfect score in this year's index. A vicious cycle has developed between corruption, unequal distribution of power and unequal distribution of wealth.

Corruption and inequality: how populists mislead people

News • 25 January 2017

Corruption and social inequality are indeed closely related and provide a source for popular discontent. Yet, the track record of populist leaders in tackling this problem is…

International Anti-Corruption Day 2016

News • 09 December 2016

9 December, is Anti-corruption Day and people throughout the world are taking action! Take part now!

TI and TI-UK holding joint workshop at OGP Summit in Paris

News • 08 December 2016

Transparency International Secretariat together with Transparency International UK are holding a joint workshop at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in Paris.