EU enlargement must prioritise fighting corruption
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Corruption in candidate countries threatens those societies and the entire European Union.
Europe & Central Asia
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CPI 2023 for Western Europe & EU: Rule of law and political integrity threats undermine action against corruption
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Leaders are losing public trust as they undermine limits on their power and act without integrity.
CPI 2023 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Autocracy & weak justice systems enabling widespread corruption
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The region is struggling with dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism and systemic corruption.
CPI 2022 for Western Europe & EU: Undue influence and fragmented anti-corruption measures hurt progress
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While once again the top-scoring region in the CPI, anti-corruption efforts have stalled in most countries for more than a decade.
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Between anti-corruption reform and decline: Examining key actors, strengths and weaknesses in the Western Balkans and Türkiye’s national integrity systems
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Assessments in the Western Balkans and Türkiye reveal a complex mixture of slow progress in strengthening integrity systems, along with democratic backsliding that strongly…
Bringing the Receipts: Political Finance Transparency in the Western Balkans and Türkiye
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This study analyses political finance regimes in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It identifies regulatory and enforcement…
Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight: Key Findings and Recommendations from Multi-Country Assessments
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An assessment of the strength of oversight mandate, practice and impact of parliaments in ten countries.
Deconstructing State Capture in Albania: An Examination of Grand Corruption Cases and Tailor-Made Laws from 2008 to 2020
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State capture is a corruption challenge that has not been systematically examined in Albania. This report seeks to provide a systemic analysis of state capture in Albania by…
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Switzerland takes a step towards ending corporate secrecy: Will it be enough?
Marc Herkenrath
COVID-19 pandemic has weakened the ability of Serbia’s governance systems to fight corruption
Transparency Serbia
In North Macedonia, public pressure opens a door to combat entrenched corruption
Slagjana Taseva
Belarus: State capture and grand corruption remain unchecked
Altynai Myrzabekova
Press releases
+ MoreTransparency International raises concerns over the "Foreign Agents Act" in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska entity
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Transparency International urges Kyrgyzstan’s decision makers to withdraw law on “foreign representatives”
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Transparency International mourns the death of Alexey Navalny and calls for an immediate and independent investigation
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Serbia: Alarm over indications of serious election breaches
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Ending impunity for grand corruption in the Western Balkans and Turkey
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Assesses and tracks National Integrity Systems—ways to strengthen institutions and anti-corruption policies—in the Western Balkans and Turkey.
Western Balkans and Turkey: Citizen engagement for public integrity (CEPI)
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This action builds on the Western Balkans and Turkey projects Ending Impunity for Grand Corruption Crimes, completed in 2021, and Strengthening National Integrity Systems,…
