Minerals are a critical part of the solution in the global shift towards a low-carbon economy. But a mining boom presents a multitude of corruption risks that could harm communities and the environment. Governments, the private sector and other stakeholders must act now to make sure the fight against climate change doesn’t have collateral damage.…
MEPs and the Swedish Presidency of the Council informally agreed to raise the share of renewables in the EU’s final energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030, under the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Member states should strive to achieve 45%. The legislation will also speed up procedures to grant permits for new renewable…
With 47 votes in favour, 17 against, and 1 abstention, MEPs adopted their position on the proposed update of the EU asylum and migration management regulation. The adopted text amends criteria to determine the EU country responsible for examining an application for international protection (the so-called Dublin rules), in particular regarding the introduction of established…
EU leaders and the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) scrambled on Friday (24 March) to reassure the markets that the eurozone banking sector is resilient and able to withstand shocks, after European bank shares plunged. Germany’s Deutsche Bank shares nosedived by more than 13% as the lender faced surging costs to cover credit…
On the proposal of the OECD Working Group on Bribery, the OECD Council agreed to invite Mauritius and Ukraine to become Participants in the Working Group with a view to facilitating their accession to the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. As Participants in the Working Group, representatives from Mauritius and…
On the proposal of the OECD Working Group on Bribery, the OECD Council agreed to invite Mauritius and Ukraine to become Participants in the Working Group with a view to facilitating their accession to the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. As Participants in the Working Group, representatives from Mauritius and…
To increase the involvement of younger generations in the fight against corruption, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office) organized this year’s “Youth Against Corruption” event on 13 March with the Public Association “Jastar Alauy”. The event focused on raising awareness and encouraging action against corruption, with a specific emphasis on the crucial role…
Promoting good governance and combating corruption, money laundering and financing of terrorism are key areas of OSCE activity. In this regard, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan – together with the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Financial Intelligence Unit of Uzbekistan), the Eurasian Group on…
Frontier technology is described by the OECD as having the potential to “reshape industry and communications and provide urgently needed solutions to global challenges … and have the potential to displace existing processes.” The disruptive potential of technology is likely to change anti-corruption practices: algorithmic learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and big data analytics have been employed to…
According to draft conclusions for an EU leaders’ meeting at the end of March, seen by EURACTIV, member states seem to agree on more country-specific fiscal paths instead of relying on one-size-fits-all numerical targets. While the reference values from the EU treaties remain unchanged – at a maximum public deficit of 3% of GDP and…
