Montenegro: Public debate on access to information law must be delayed

Access to information - Meaningful, participatory debate on the crucial legislative changes is impossible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

Coronavirus sparks high risk of corruption across Latin America

Public procurement - Thirteen Latin American chapters of Transparency International publish an analysis of corruption risk in public procurement as part of the region’s response to the Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic.

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Swedbank’s dirty money dealings should trigger fundamental changes in anti-money laundering supervision

Financial markets - Together with its Latvian, Lithuanian and Swedish national chapters, Transparency International sounds the alarm over the glaring flaws in European Union’s anti-money laundering system following new revelations concerning Swedbank.

G20: Hundreds of civil society organizations pledge to avoid Saudi Arabia-led process

Civil society - More than 220 civil society organisations from around the world have voiced their concerns over the G20 civil society engagement process hosted by and in Saudi Arabia in 2020. "We cannot participate in a process that seeks to give international legitimacy to a state that provides virtually no space ...

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US Congress must proactively prevent corruption from derailing Coronavirus response

Politics and government - Proposed reforms will help ensure that corruption does not slow down the response to the pandemic, prolong the suffering of Americans and those dependent on U.S. foreign aid, or undermine the economic recovery from the crisis.

The G20 must put human rights and the public interest at the heart of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Intergovernmental bodies - We welcome the announcement of a G20 extraordinary virtual Summit on the COVID-19 pandemic and urge G20 leaders to guarantee access to information, civic space and media freedom and transparency around decision-making in their response.

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Seizure of dos Santos assets in Portugal welcome step, but judicial cooperation with Angola must continue

Asset recovery - The decision to freeze all of dos Santos’s assets in Portugal is an important step towards justice.

 

Proposed U.S. rule ill-equipped to prevent secret payments by oil, gas, forestry & mining companies

Oil and gas - The U.S. office of Transparency International urges the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revisit its proposed transparency rules for U.S. companies operating in the extractives industry.

Reports of undue influence by tobacco industry strengthen case for mandatory EU lobby register

Private sector - It is unacceptable that the tobacco industry has reportedly turned an EU process meant to tackle the illicit trade in cigarettes to their own advantage.

Constitutional Court in Guatemala should reject oppressive NGO law

Politics and government - Transparency International, together with our Guatemalan chapter, Acción Ciudadana, urge the Constitutional Court of Guatemala to reject a series of Congressional amendments recently signed into law by President Alejandro Giammattei.