Civil Society Assessment to the UN Universal Periodic Review
Transparency International Hungary, in collaboration with Transparency International Secretariat and K-Monitor Watchdog for Public Funds has submitted a civil society assessment to the UN Universal Periodic Review of the enforcement in Hungary of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Close Links Between Business and Government Pose Risks in Europe
Anti-corruption group Transparency International today warned in a new report that the close relationship between business and government has enabled corruption and undermined economic stability in Europe. The report highlights the gaps in governance that contributed to the financial and political scandals that dogged nearly every European country in the last year. Transparency International called…
Global Integrity Report 2008
“For the third straight year, poor transparency around the financing of political parties and candidates was the weakest element of most countries’ anti-corruption frameworks,” said Global Integrity’s Managing Director, Nathaniel Heller. “If we’re serious about rolling back corruption and abuse of power in both the developed and developing worlds, more effective safeguards to curb the…
