Tag: financial corruption

Despite progress made last year in fighting abuse of European funds in Bulgaria, the country still has a long way to go to meet EU standards, the head of the Union's anti-fraud office OLAF said yesterday (9 July).

Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer points to police, political parties and parliaments as most compromised institutions.

The Enlargement Commissioner has commended Bulgaria's progress in the accession talks but warned the country should do more in the fight against corruption and organised crime.

In an exclusive interview with EurActiv, Commissioner Kinnock highlights the good governance practices which the EU has been putting in place in time for a major enlargement recruitment drive.

Transparency International launched its Corruption Perceptions Index 2003 on 7 October, examining the levels of corruption in 133 countries.

The EU has made fight against corruption one of its highest political priorities, both in its internal affairs and in its relations with third countries. In its relation with the candidate countries, the EU systematically includes corruption-related issues on the agenda and insists that its future Member States set up and implement national anti-corruption policies. The Union is also planning to make the fight against corruption an integral part of its external and trade policies.

Worldwide corruption is on the increase, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2002, launched in Berlin on 28 August.