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EU AGREES MONEY LAUNDERING TRANSPARENCY REFORMS, BUT FULL ACCESS DENIED

Transparency International welcomes new landmark legislation to tackle money laundering and anonymous shell companies in the EU. The revisions to the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive agreed by the European Parliament and EU Council are an important step forward in the fight against corruption, and go far beyond the principles agreed by G20 leaders in November. However, …

2014 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX TO BE LAUNCHED 3 DECEMBER

Transparency International, the leading civil society organisation fighting corruption worldwide, will release its 20th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on Wednesday, 3 December 2014 at 5 am Berlin time (4 am GMT). This year’s index ranks 175 countries/territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. The index draws on 12 surveys covering expert assessments and views of businesspeople. The Corruption …

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON GOVERNMENTS TO CRACK DOWN ON FOREIGN BRIBERY

ONLY 4 COUNTRIES ACTIVELY ENFORCE 15 YEAR-OLD RULES DESIGNED TO KEEP GLOBAL TRADE FAIR Many leading economies are failing to stop their companies from spreading corruption around the world, anti-corruption group Transparency International warned today in its annual progress report on enforcement of the OECD anti-bribery convention. Fifteen years after the entry into force of the convention, …

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL AND I WATCH ASK TUNISIAN CANDIDATES TO MAKE PUBLIC ANTI-CORRUPTION PLEDGE

Transparency International, the anti-corruption group, and its partner I Watch today called on all political parties registered in the upcoming Tunisian elections to announce their full commitment to the fight against corruption. The first campaign to elect parliamentarians in Tunisia since the revolution that overthrew Ben Ali’s regime begins next week. An anti-corruption pledge should …

Switzerland: It is time to unmask the corrupt in Switzerland – Transparency International Switzerland

Switzerland must make it much harder for the corrupt to hide behind secret companies if the country wants to keep criminal activity out of its financial system, Transparency International Switzerland said today as it launched the “Unmask the Corrupt” campaign in Switzerland. Currently, Switzerland does not require the identity of the real, living people who …

PILOT PROJECT SHOWS THAT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION ARE KEY TO ADDRESS MATCH-FIXING

Berlin, Nyon, Frankfurt, 14 August 2014 – The anti-corruption organisation Transparency International (TI), the Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) and the German Football League (DFL) teamed up to fight match-fixing in football. Their project “Staying on Side: How to Stop Match-fixing” was one of six pilot projects, co-funded by the European Commission. The project included …

Transparency International staff threatened in Rwanda

Following a series of recent serious security incidents involving the staff and premises of its chapter in Rwanda, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, is calling on the Rwandan authorities to make every effort in ensuring the safety of its staff. “The security of our people is paramount for Transparency International. They should be able …