Will the new Code of Conduct for EU Commissioners have teeth?
Stories of conflict of interests among top European Union officials are becoming all-too-frequent headlines in the news. The problems have largely sprung from the so-called revolving door that has...
View ArticlePolitical Parties in Kosovo fail the transparency test
Money, like elections, is an inherent part of multi-party democracy. However, if not transparent, money in politics carries equally inherent risks of corruption. Transparency in political financing...
View ArticleKenya champions open data in Africa
By Tinatin Ninua, Programme Coordinator, Political Corruption. Last week marked an exciting event for the freedom of information campaigners in Kenya. On July 8th the country has launched an open data...
View ArticleThe devil is in the details: more transparency is needed for effective...
Tinatin Ninua, Programme Coordinator for political corruption at Transparency International, writes on the need for more transparency in reporting of political party finances in Croatia. A recently...
View ArticleOpen Government Partnership: From Commitment to Action…?
Under the Open Government Partnership governments commit to transparency, and using technology to fight corruption. The Partnership creates a potentially unique opportunity for civil society to push...
View ArticleBulgaria closes door on election monitors
Last week hundreds of Bulgarians protested in front of the Parliament, with some of them throwing tomatoes at the building of the legislature and calling for the end of corruption and “political...
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