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The new Whistleblowing Law of the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter – Whistleblowing Law) came into effect on 4 February 2022. It was drafted to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (hereinafter – Directive). The ...

Transparency International Latvia’s activities conducted to achieve its aims and objectives in 2021 and prospects for future development in 2022. Transparency International Latvia (TI Latvia) aims to build an open, fair and democratic society free from corruption in public administration, politics, business and mutual relations. In 2021, the organisation implemented the tasks set out in its ...

On February 10, 2022, TI Latvia, together with Estonian partner Transparency International Estonia and Swedish partner Open Knowledge Sweden organized the event “Towards enhanced Nordic-Baltic cooperation in public procurement transparency”. The event was organized as part of the Nordic Council of Ministers project “Harnessing Digital Tools to Tackle Corruption in the Nordic–Baltic Region”. The problems in ...

Transparency in the work of prosecutors is essential in a modern democracy. Codes of professional ethics and of conduct, based on international standards, should be adopted, and made public. The Code of Ethics for Prosecutors of Latvia (hereinafter – the Code of Ethics) was initially developed and approved in 1998, and by 2021 it had not ...

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD: 01.02.2022–31.09.2022 TOTAL VALUE OF THE PROJECT: 9361 EUR DONOR: United States Embassy in Latvia, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Latvia, Transparency Fund. PROJECT GOAL: introduce young people (age 12 – 19) to the benefits of integrity by rising awareness to various ethical dilemmas and possible corruption situations in their everyday life, communities, and ...

The international anti-corruption organisation Transparency International (TI) has published the annual results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for the year 2021. Latvia’s score has increased by 2 points compared to 2020, rising to 59 (out of 100). Although this increase can be seen as a step in the right direction, Latvia’s CPI results have ...

Transparency International Latvia (Delna) has published the Transparency Index of Local Authorities, a study which assesses the level of transparency of Latvian and Norwegian municipalities in the following areas: politics and decision-making; organisational structure and administration; finance and use of public funds; public participation mechanisms; anti-corruption and ethics; public procurement; ownership and finances of municipal ...

We invite you to participate in the online event organized by the TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL LATVIA / DELNA, where we will present the results of The Transparency Index of Local Authorities, presented by Transparency International (TI) NORWAY and TI LATVIA.   The aim of the Transparency Index of Local Authorities is to assess the level of transparency of ...

Transparency International Latvia and TI Norway has done a study  “Transparency Index of Local Authorities” (TILA), it is a pilot study that aims to assess the level of transparency among 41 municipalities in Latvia and 10 municipalities in Norway, by measuring the extent of information disclosure on their websites. The Latvian sample covers all post-reform ...

On 15 October 2021, Transparency International Latvia (Delna), the United States Embassy in Latvia and the Transparency Fund organised an international online expert forum and roundtable discussion “Law and system of justice: a tool to fight corruption”. Participants in the expert forum and public discussion noted that work is ongoing to improve the independence, quality and ...