http://www.transparency.org Transparency International Press Releases from across the world on the latest national and international anti-corruption issues. en-GB http://www.transparency.org/var/portal/storage/images/media/images/banners/logo_without_motto_400x88_jpg/160191-1-eng-GB/logo_without_motto_400x88_jpg_rss.jpg http://www.transparency.org Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:01:26 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_11_19_ti_uk_proposal_ac_law John Drysdale, Chairman of Transparency International (UK) said: “New anti-corruption legislation is well overdue. We welcome the Law Commission’s balanced Report. The draft anti-corruption bill proposed by the Commission is a good foundation for the enactment of new legislation that will be easily understood and enforceable in the UK courts. Most importantly it will satisfy our OECD partners and make the UK fully compliant with the 1997 Anti-Bribery Convention. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:33:12 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_11_17_liberia_governance_toolkit The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) on 17 November 2008 launched a toolkit that assesses the existence, effectiveness, and citizen access to key governance and anti-corruption mechanisms in each of Liberia's 15 counties. The launching event took place at the Corina Hotel in Monrovia. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:36:43 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/nicaragua_call In light of the sad and regrettable events currently taking place, arising from justifiable doubts surrounding the preliminary results of this highly irregular electoral process, and which have deteriorated into a major governance crisis in which Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council (Consejo Supremo Electoral) appears to have been reduced to mere party politics: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:42:06 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_11_14_india_media_awards National Chapter Announcement, India: Rai Bahadur M.S Oberoi Media Awards 2008: For investigative reporting exposing corruption in India in the print and electronic media. First prize winner to be awarded 2 lakh Indian Rupees i.e over US$ 4,000 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:43:59 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_11_10_nicaragua National Chapter Press Release, Nicaragua: Call to the Nicaraguan citizens after the results of the local elections of November 9th. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:18:56 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_11_10_png_immigrants National Chapter Press Release, Papua New Guinea. TIPNG commends the National Intelligence Organization (NIO) in providing vital information that prompted the swift apprehension of illegal immigrant workers of Chinese nationality at the Ramu Nickel Mine in Madang by officers from the Labor and Foreign Affairs Departments and the Trans National Crime Unit. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:33:32 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_11_10_serbia_eu_report National Chapter Press Release, Serbia: The organisation Transparency-Serbia considers that the latest European Commission report on Serbia’s progress clearly shows that the disrespect for the role of anti-corruption institutions by the executive power and the lack of a national anti-corruption plans present not only a problem to successfully fighting corruption but also to a faster progress in joining the EU. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:34:04 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2008/2008_11_07_premio_investigacion_periodistica El Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) y Transparency International (TI) lanzaron la séptima edición del único premio latinoamericano destinado a promover e incentivar el periodismo de investigación de la corrupción. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:26:59 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2008/2008_11_07_investigative_journalism_latam Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS), a journalism organisation based in Perú and Transparency International (TI), the global anti-corruption civil society organisation, today launched the seventh edition of the only Latin American prize aimed at promoting and encouraging investigative journalism on corruption. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:36:32 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2008/2008_11_06_eu_enlargement Transparency International (TI) welcomes the European Commission's emphasis on 'anti-corruption' in its 2008 enlargement strategy and progress reports covering eight countries. TI supports the Commission’s overall critical assessment of the levels of corruption in the countries that aspire to join the EU, and its recognition that modest progress was made in the fight against corruption. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:31:45 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_11_05_palestine_alac National Chapter Press Release, Palestine. AMAN executive director, Ghada Zughayar announced AMAN intends to establish an Advocacy and Legal Advice Center - serving casualties and witnesses of cases related to corruption in the Palestinian territories, indicating this center will be the first of kind in the Arab World to handle such issue; clarifying that the center will be equipped with legal consultants to follow up and handle complaints submitted by Palestinian citizens and different sectors of the society specifically journalists and media-activists, who with a direct contact line to the center will be provided with a legal advice. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:29:10 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_11_04_palestine_provision_grants National Chapter Press Release, Palestine. Recently, AMAN Coalition for Accountability and Integrity and within the third phase of its core programme "Promoting integrity, transparency and accountability in the Palestinian society," initiated the implementation of the grant funds programme targeting the Palestinian NGOs. Grants have been made available as part of AMAN’s core fund provided by the governments of Norway and the Netherlands. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:54:43 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2008/2008_11_01_convenio_ti_trust En busca de aumentar el acceso a la información y facilitar la rendición de cuentas en América Latina, la fundación Trust for the Americas y Transparency International (TI), acordaron trabajar en conjunto para fomentar la transparencia en la región. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:18:55 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2008/2008_11_02_closing_iacc Seeking to put an end to the misery, alienation and instability that corruption breeds, a global anti-corruption meeting culminated today in Athens, with a call for making corruption a key factor that must be addressed in order to strengthen financial, environmental and natural resources governance. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:31:19 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_10_30_germany_financial National Chapter Press Release, Germany. Transparency International fordert Transparenz bei der Behebung der Finanzkrise. TI identifiziert sieben wesentliche Handlungsfelder. TI asks for transparency in tackling the financial crisis and identifies seven priority areas. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:29:44 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2008/2008_10_30_amm_financial_crisis World leaders need to recognise that the global financial crisis is the result of, “an enormous mismanagement of funds entrusted by the public to financial institutions”, according to a statement by Transparency International’s (TI), the worlds leading anti-corruption organisation, at its 2008 Annual Membership Meeting yesterday in Athens, Greece. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:20:23 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2008/2008_10_30_amm_uk Transparency International (TI) spoke out strongly at the close of its Annual Membership Meeting yesterday in Athens, Greece, on the UK government’s failure to enforce the ban on foreign bribery by its companies under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, to which the UK has been a party for nearly a decade. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:27:01 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2008/2008_10_29_iacc_opening As the world faces financial, energy and food crises and the challenges to governance and accountability they pose, the global anti-corruption community gathers for the 13th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) beginning tomorrow, 30 October 2008 in Athens, Greece. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:59:11 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_10_27_serbia_procurement National Chapter Press Release, Serbia. The organisation Transparency-Serbia considers that the government and the National Assembly should invest additional efforts to consider and adopt the Public Procurement Law as soon as possible, in order to start implementing new solutions which secure greater public availability of procedures, savings and better protect the public interest. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:31:12 GMT http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2008/2008_10_24_solomon_auditor National Chapter Press Release, Solomon Islands. Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) would like to commend the government and in particularly the Office of the Auditor General on the public release of the Auditor General’s reports to 30the June 2008.