|
Brussels busts Bulgaria |
|
|
|
 17.07.2008 FIRST fingers were wagged, then wrists were slapped. Now the pocket
money is being stopped. The European Union had already frozen some €1
billion ($1.6 billion) in funds overseen by Bulgarian politicians whom
it no longer trusts. Now, in a report
to be published on Wednesday July 23rd, the EU says that Bulgaria may
have to forfeit large chunks of that money altogether. At issue are
hundreds of millions of euros allocated to programmes predating
Bulgaria’s accession to the EU in January 2007. These were designed to
get the country ready for the rigours of life within the EU.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
TI hapter in Bosnia and Herzegovina forced to suspend operations due to safety concerns |
|
|
|
 10.10.2008 Transparency International (TI) is deeply concerned about the safety of
the staff of Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI
BiH), which was forced to temporarily close its office and suspend
operations due to ongoing unwarranted and damaging attacks that have
recently escalated with Prime Minister Dodik’s claims that staff of TI
BiH are engaged in racketeering and organised crime.
“It is one of the few times in Transparency
International’s history that a national chapter has been intimidated to
the point of having to suspend operations. We are deeply concerned and
saddened, and stand in solidarity with our colleagues in Bosnia and
Herzegovina,” said Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director, Transparency
International.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Corruption barometer June 2008 |
|
|
|
 10.07.2008 The elections-related violence and irregularities
that left one person dead and dozens injured is the bleakest event in June
The violence that marred Macedonia's pre-term parliamentary elections was
ranked first on the list of bleak events. As many as 18 chief editors of the
most influential print and electronic media in Macedonia labeled election
violence the bleakest event. The opinion poll Light-Bleak was conducted by
independent news agency Makfax and NGO Transparency - Zero Corruption.
Eleven editors picked the elections, which turned into cannibal battle for
power given that perpetrators resorted to force and undermined the country's
reputation, as bleakest. Having conducted such elections, Macedonia sent a bad signal
to democratic processes, wasting precious time and pace in its integration into
the Euro-Atlantic community.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
TI welcomes unprecedented G8 accountability report on corruption despite deficits in G8 performance |
|
|
|
08.07.2008 Transparency International (TI) welcomed today’s unprecedented publication by the Group of Eight (G8) of its Accountability Report: Implementation Review of G8 Anti-Corruption Commitments,
while still noting the many areas that G8 performance fell short of
past pledges. The report comes after over a year of pressure from
Transparency International for the G8 to report back on anti-corruption
commitments made since the 2002 Kananaskis Summit.
“We are pleased that the G8 have proven responsive to demands for
accountability from civil society, but the report also shows just how
far they have to go,” said Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director of
Transparency International. “Corruption continues to undermine
democratic institutions, distort public decision making as well as
fueling abject poverty and inequality across the world.”
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next > End >>
|
| Results 1 - 8 of 52 |
