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Transparency International Researching
Corruption Jana Mittermaier Director, EU
Office
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Research Overview

• Big picture Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
• Household perspective Global Corruption
  Barometer
• Country diagnostics National Integrity System
  Studies
• Thematic Global Corruption Reports, Sectored
  Reports, Working Papers, Policy Positions
• http//www.transparency.org/research

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Global Corruption Perceptions Index
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Index

• scores and ranks countries according to the
  perception of corruption in the public sector.
• an aggregate indicator that combines different
  sources of information about corruption, making
  it possible to compare countries.
• (at least 3 sources for 3 years)

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2011 - CPI
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European Results 2011
Global Reg Country / Territory Score
25 14 France 7.0
29 15 Estonia 6.4
30 16 Cyprus 6.3
31 17 Spain 6.2
32 18 Portugal 6.1
35 19 Slovenia 5.9
39 20 Malta 5.6
41 21 Poland 5.5
50 22 Lithuania 4.8
54 23 Hungary 4.6
57 24 Czech Republic 4.4
61 25 Latvia 4.2
66 26 Slovakia 4.0
69 27 Italy 3.9
75 28 Romania 3.6
80 29 Greece 3.4
86 30 Bulgaria 3.3
Global Reg Country / Territory Score
2 1 Denmark 9.4
2 1 Finland 9.4
4 3 Sweden 9.3
6 4 Norway 9.0
7 5 Netherlands 8.9
8 6 Switzerland 8.8
11 7 Luxembourg 8.5
13 8 Iceland 8.3
14 9 Germany 8.0
16 10 Austria 7.8
16 10 UK 7.8
19 12 Ireland 7.5
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TI Global Corruption Barometer
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Barometer- Peoples views -

• The Global Corruption Barometer is the biggest
  worldwide public opinion survey on perceptions
  and experiences of corruption.

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What is the TI Barometer?

• Largest cross-country survey to collect citizen
  views about corruption
• More than 91,500 people in 86 countries around
  the world were interviewed including in 24
  European countries
• Which institutions are trusted to curb corruption
  and whether governments efforts to fight
  corruption are working

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2010 Regional Classification
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How has level of corruption changed?-- The
biggest increase is perceived by respondents in
North America and EU
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To what extent do you perceive the institutions
to be affected by corruption? Political parties
viewed as most corrupt!
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Transparency in Corporate Reporting (TRAC)
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TRAC methodology

• Published in July 2012
• Assesses 105 of worlds largest publicly-listed
  companies along three dimensions
• Reporting of anti-corruption programmes
• Organisational disclosure
• Country-by-country disclosure
• Low levels of transparency and corporate
  reporting across all the sectors concerned.
• Demonstrated poor performance of the financial
  sector compared to its peers.
• Financial corporations scored an average of 2.3
  for their reporting by country of operation.  

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National Chapter Research
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National Progress Reports

• Enlargement countries
• Assess performance of judiciary, legislature and
  public administration, political party financing
• Tool is based on EU governance and
  anti-corruption membership requirements and good
  practice standards
• ENP Monitoring Action Plans
• Indicator-based framework to assess progress in
  delivering on governance and anti-corruption
  commitments made in ENP Action Plans (Georgia,
  Armenia and Azerbaijan)
• EU Ranking of transparency of state- and
  city-owned companies by TI Slovakia
• http//blog.transparency.org/2012/09/11/making-slo
  vak-state-companies-more-transparent/

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National Integrity System Assessment
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What is NIS?

• Holistic approach to analyse the robustness and
  effectiveness of a countrys institutions in
  preventing fighting corruption
• A well-functioning NIS provides effective
  safeguards against corruption
• When institutions lack of appropriate regulations
  and unaccountable behaviour, corruption is likely
  to thrive with negative knock-on effects for
  equitable growth, sustainable development and
  social cohesion.
• Strengthening NIS promotes better governance and
  ultimately contributes to a more just society.

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Holistic Analysis of the Pillars of Integrity
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European NIS

• Multi-country project findings of 25 NIS
  assessments carried out across Europe in 2011
• The initiative systematically assesses the
  anti-corruption systems of 25 European states,
  and advocates for sustainable and effective
  reform
• It highlights important trends across the region
• Pointing to the most significant deficiencies and
  gaps in the national integrity systems
• Shining the light on some promising practices
• Financial support by European Commission DG Home
  Affairs

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Key strength

• Legal frameworks Legislation on corruption
  prevention is relatively well-developed across
  the region.
• Public expenditure oversight Supreme audit
  institutions are generally assessed as strong
  players in the fight against corruption.
  Exceptions to this trend include those in Greece,
  Portugal, Romania and Spain,
• Electoral processes Electoral processes are
  generally robust in the region, with electoral
  management bodies performing well in
  administering free and fair elections. Exceptions
  include Bulgaria and Romania, where electoral
  processes still pose significant problems.

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Key Weaknesses

• Political party financing is inadequately
  regulated across the region
• Lobbying remains veiled in secrecy
• Parliaments are not living up to ethical
  standards
• Access to information is limited in practice
• High corruption risks remain in public
  procurement
• Protection for whistleblowers is severely lacking
• --- Link between business and politics too close

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Link to results
http//www.transparency.org/whatwedo/pub/money_pol
itics_and_power_corruption_risks_in_europe
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