Region: Europe

Whether helping criminals launder cash, allowing terrorists to shift money, or providing a vehicle for the fantastically wealthy to avoid taxes, anonymous companies are the go-to tool for hiding money...

In an effort to strengthen the current law, the State Chancellery and the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau created mechanisms to make it easier for individuals to report potentially unethical activity by the government.

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the end of term report for Bulgaria's third action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of July 2016 to June ..

Country: Slovak Republic Action Plan: Slovakia Action Plan 2017-2019 Report Publication Year: 2019 Researcher: Mária Žuffová Table 1. At a glance Participating since: 2011 Action..

The UK remains committed to the principles of openness and transparency of government. This fourth National Action Plan for Open Government continues our push to increase accountability and visibility..

Country: Greece Action Plan: Greece Action Plan 2016-2018 Report Publication Year: 2019 Researcher: IRM staff with contributions from Alexandros Melidis, Athanasios Deligiannis, Athanasios Priftis ..

Daria Pritup, Independent Researcher Teemu Laulainen, Independent Researcher Finland’s third action plan focused on improved access to information and participation of vulnerable groups. Although ..

Cordelia Chesnutt Denmark’s third action plan had similar thematic foci as previous plans: increasing open data, improving transparency in the public sector, and promoting open government globally...

Lessons from Reformers: Starting in 2015, Dutch local governments began providing financial data through a web portal at www.openspending.nl...

Lessons from Reformers: As part of the Soviet Union, Latvia did not have a tradition of civil society organizations...