iMaginons un gouvernement sans corruption
Blog Educpros de Xavier Pavie. Est-ce qu’avec un salaire de près de 3 millions de dollars par an un premier ministre est moins corrompu que celui qui ne touche que 5% de cette somme ? C’est le pari qu’a fait Singapour en rémunérant de manière abusivement élevé le chef du gouvernement. C’est d’ailleurs aussi le cas de l’ensemble des ministres dont la rémunération est souvent supérieure à celle des plus importants chefs d’entreprises. Il semble que cela fonctionne puisque Singapour arrive généralement en 7ème position dans la liste des pays les moins corrompus au monde (Indice de Perception de Corruption) et très largement premier pour ce qui concerne l’Asie du sud-est. Il est donc important de comprendre pourquoi Singapour a fait de la lutte contre la corruption un axe prioritaire. Voir l'article...
Collective effort needed to combat academic corruption
By Mary Beth Marklein. A panel presentation on how the global academic community can combat academic corruption in higher education provoked a lively discussion highlighting the widespread and wide-ranging scope of the problem, the diversity of responses and a growing sense that the issue belongs high on the agenda for policy-makers in international education. More...
Italy: GRECO calls for reinforced measures to prevent conflicts of interest in Parliament and the judiciary
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published today its Fourth Round Evaluation Report on Italy. It focuses on the prevention of corruption amongst members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. More...
Georgia should continue reforms to prevent corruption among parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors, says new report
In a report published today, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body, Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), acknowledged considerable progress in reducing corruption in Georgia and improving the country’s standing in international indices, and called on the Georgian authorities to continue implementing the reforms aimed at preventing corruption among parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors. More...
United States encouraged to enhance measures to prevent conflicts of interest
In a report published today, the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) acknowledges that the United States has in place a solid legal, ethical and institutional framework to prevent and fight corruption in respect of Members of Congress, judges and prosecutors. Nevertheless, the report draws attention to some areas where the system could be further enhanced. More...
State agency takes the lead in university corruption cases
By Tunde Fatunde. A recent series of investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission or EFCC into allegations of corruption against high-level university staff is challenging the traditional autonomy of university governing councils. Read more...
GRECO report: Greece should step up its fight against corruption in politics
A new report by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) on Greece finds that transparency in party financing and the incriminations of bribery and trading in influence have not improved further since it last issued a report in June 2015. More...
International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December
To mark the International Anti-Corruption Day, the president of the Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO), Marin Mrčela, today made the following statement:
“Combating corruption is not only a matter of new laws, but also a matter of ethics and individual behaviour, and often implies changing people’s hearts and minds. More...