25 September 2008: Kampf gegen die Terrorismusfinanzierung

Einen Terroranschlag zu planen und durchzuführen kostet Geld. Wenn es gelingt, Finanzströme von terroristischen Organisationen zu erkennen, kann das Terrorismusrisiko erheblich reduziert werden. Was dazu konkret notwendig ist, und wo die Grenzen zu setzen sind, diskutieren diese Woche 120 Experten aus über 30 Ländern an einem internationalen Expertentreffen vom 1.-3. Oktober 2008 in Davos. Mehr...

20 January 2008: TI honours Mark Pieth as leading expert against international bribery

Prof Mark Pieth, President and Founder of the Basel Institute on Governance, has been awarded the 2007 Integrity Award by the leading international NGO anti-corruption coalition Transparency International. He receives the award, which will be presented to him in a ceremony to be held on 21 January 2008 in Berlin, jointly with Le Hien Duc, a Vietnamese grassroots anti-corruption activist. More...

16 May 2007: Meetings in Basel increase momentum for recoveries of stolen assets

There is a growing awareness that funds embezzled by corrupt officials must be recovered for the countries that have been victimized. While there are significant challenges to such efforts, recent developments, e.g. the return of USD 84 mio in confiscated bribery funds to Kazakhstan, are encouraging. Two consecutive meetings in Basel promoted coordination among international donor efforts in this regard and to identify reform needs in North and South to further improve the success rate in asset recovery. (Basel, 14-15 May 2007) More...

2 February 2007: European and global cooperation key to combating corruption effectively, says EU antifraud chief Brüner

With high-profile investigations of suspected corruption in several European countries, corruption is yet again at the centre of public debate. At a conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA) and the Basel Institute on Governance on 1-2 February in Trier, Germany, experts discussed how corruption can be combated more effectively at an international level. Franz-Hermann Brüner, Director-General of the EuropeanAnti-Fraud Office (OLAF), called for more international cooperation particularly in preventing corruption. More...

25 January 2007: How to combat corruption effectively? International conference to discuss new approaches

Corruption is yet again at the centre of public debate with high-profile investigations of suspected corruption in several European countries. A conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA) and the Basel Institute on Governance on 1-2 February in Trier, Germany, will discuss how international cooperation in combating corruption can be improved. Special regard will be given to corruption affecting the EU budget. The conference is supported by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). More...