Contents tagged with Transparency International

  • Transparency International considers the Customs Service and State Fiscal Service the most corrupt bodies in Ukraine

    In an interview with Ukrainian News, the Executive Director of the international anti-corruption organization Transparency International in Ukraine, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn said that he believes that the most corrupt authorities are the State Fiscal Service and Customs.

    "I think that the Fiscal Service and the Customs [are the most corrupt] due to the huge impact on the business. Business is resources and, accordingly, the ability to influence the position," he said.

    According to Yurchyshyn, the …

  • Transparency International names lobbyists on behalf of Russian interests in Europe

    Anti-corruption advocates from Transparency International - Russia have prepared a report on Russian corporate lobbying abroad.

    "The report describes the principles of the work of public registries of lobbyists from 13 European countries and the European Union, available on the websites of government authorities or self-regulating organizations of lobbyists," the report states.

    Employees of Transparency International reviewed the lobbying initiatives of Russia’s Gazprom in Austria, France, …