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WHY ZERO TOLERANCE AGAINST CORRUPTION IS IMPORTANT FOR BUSINESS
On 30 May 2022, Transparency International Latvia (TI Latvia, Delna) and the Corporate Social Responsibility Platform (CSR Latvia) launched the Zero Tolerance Against Corruption initiative. By joining the initiative, companies agree to follow and promote the principles of transparency and to implement and disclose anti-corruption policies and procedures within the company and the business environment ...
ART EXHIBITION OPENING: RESPECT, COURAGE, HONESTY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE EYES OF YOUNG PEOPLE
What is respect, courage, honesty and responsibility in the eyes of young people? How do young people value and see these values in relationships with other people and the state? Transparency International Latvia (Delna) invites everyone to the opening of the art exhibition “Respect, Courage, Honesty and Responsibility in the Eyes of Young People” and awarding ...
INTEGRITY WATCH 3.0 (IW 3.0)
IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD: 01.01.2022–31.12.2023 TOTAL VALUE OF THE PROJECT: 44 858,68 EUR DONOR: European Commision, project partner Transparency International. CONTACT: Inese Taurina Integrity Watch 3.0 – Online Tool to Fight Political Corruption in Europe Corruption is a widespread and serious problem in the European region, so IW 3.0 will develop a range of online tools for law enforcement, citizens, civil society, ...
HOW TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATVIAN POLITICAL CULTURE AND PARTIES
The authors of the article are Olafs Grigus, a researcher, and Agnija Birule, an advocacy and project manager, at the Transparency International Latvia (Delna) especially for the LV portal. Will the amendments to the Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties) announced by the President of Latvia on 15 March 2022 strengthen political parties and political ...
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL LATVIA ON THE NEW WHISTLEBLOWING LAW
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 ...
TI LATVIA ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2021 AND PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN 2022
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 ...
TOWARDS ENHANCED NORDIC- BALTIC COOPERATION IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT TRANSPARENCY
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 ...
THE NEW CODE OF CONDUCT OF PROSECUTORS OF LATVIA – MORE MODERN, SPECIFIC AND PRACTICAL
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 ...
DRAWING CONTEST AND PRODUCTION OF COMIC AND VIDEO “INTRODUCING LATVIAN YOUTH TO THE BENEFITS OF INTEGRITY”
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 ...
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2021: LATVIA’S SCORE IMPROVES, ALBEIT TOO SLOWLY
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 ...