Severe blow to corruption by the Vietnamese Communist Party. Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death for a $27 billion total fraud (including compensation), the largest in the country's history. "Minata…
As part of an investigation by the Rome Prosecutor's Office, Gabriele Visco, Invitalia manager, is accused of corruption and trafficking in illicit influence
Technology continues to evolve and the Guardia di Finanza is committed to exploiting tools such as artificial intelligence to enhance its results
In the fight against corruption, one can and must count on leadership. This is what emerged from the final round table of the Anti-corruption Master's degree at the University of Tor Vergata
The company that manages civil air traffic has obtained the anti-corruption certification from DNV-GL - The international standard aimed at preventing and addressing possible cases of corruption and promoting an ethical corporate culture
The former President of Anac, Raffaele Cantone, and the former councilor Nicoletta Parisi sum up the first years of the activity of the National Anti-Corruption Authority on a domestic and international level
Kurz is accused of having used the funds of the Ministry of Finance for the publication of polls favorable to him - After his resignation he will remain group leader and leader of the Oevp popular party - His post as Chancellor should be…
In a multi-voiced debate in the 5th Anti-Corruption Master's Degree at the Tor Vergata University in Rome, the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor, Federico Cafiero de Raho, has once again denounced the dangers of mafia infiltration in economic activities and…
In the report of the European Commission on the rule of law in the various countries of the Union, Italy shows several cracks: the laws exist but then they are disregarded
The group led by Alessandro Profumo is placed in "Band A" of the "Defence Companies Index on Anti-Corruption and Corporate Transparency" prepared by the non-governmental association Transparency International
A book by Emiliano Di Carlo, professor of Business Economics at the Tor Vergata University in Rome, brings the regulation of conflict of interest back into the limelight, an elusive and difficult to prevent phenomenon, but often closely linked to corruption
As emerges from the book by Ambassador Mistretta ("The ways of Africa - The future of the continent between Europe, Italy, China and new players"), Africa has long been no longer just the stereotyped one of migrants arriving on boats but between contradictions arise…
The book investigates the corruption phenomenon and the activities to counter it but also the bilateral activities between foreign ministries with surprising results
The clash between the two parties in government is increasingly heated - Siri under investigation for corruption, Di Maio asks for his resignation - The audio of the Espresso inguaia Raggi, Salvini takes advantage of it to accelerate the campaign to conquer the Capitol
In his book "Red Card. How FIFA buried the biggest scandal in football history" investigative journalist Kem Bensinger highlights, in the style of a novel, the intrigues in the world temple of football that…
The President of the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC), Raffaele Cantone, explains in an agile and pleasant way in a new book with Professor Carloni, how it is possible to prevent and fight a phenomenon unfortunately still very widespread such as corruption and how…
A round table at the Tor Vergata University of Rome between academics, magistrates, law enforcement agencies and civil society focuses on the guidelines for effectively fighting corruption inside and outside companies
Corruption, scandals, arrests, degradation, incompetence: the Giunta Raggi in Rome was supposed to be the flagship of the Five Stars but in just two years it has become the emblem of their complete failure both in the capital and nationally - They are far away…
The former president of the Lombardy Region was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months for corruption in the management of health care: today he turned himself in at the Bollate prison - From Cl to luxuries and sumptuous holidays
In the finance and communications sectors, among the companies operating in Italy, Poste is the first to achieve the IMQ-CSQ certification - "For us, ethical and sustainable development is fundamental", comments the company.
VIDEO-INTERVIEW with MATTIA FANTINATI, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Administration - "Scenes like the sly card-callers must never repeat themselves" and digitization can also help fight absenteeism in the Public Administration
Open Gate Italia presents "The Lobby is transparency": at 24,5 million euros (+8% in 2017) the value of self-regulated lobbying companies - The president of the anti-corruption Authority: "Stakeholders pursue a goal legitimate but you need a…
Curiously, but not too much, Sergio Moro, the judge of Lava Jato, the Brazilian Mani Pulite, was chosen by the new president Bolsonaro as Minister of Justice and accepted the position - Just like Di Pietro, who first refused to enter…
Alexis Kohler has ended up under investigation for conflict of interest: since 2010 he has been on the board of directors of Stx France as a state representative, but at the same time he has family ties with the shipowner MSC, an important customer of Stx France itself.
After the very heavy sentences in the Gurtel case, a scandal involving black funds and corruption involving the PP, the socialists decide to present a motion of no confidence, while Ciudadanos, who is now supporting the government, is calling for early elections. Rajoy tries to resist
The thesis of the magistrates is that Havas, the Bolloré communications company, favored the election of African leaders close to the French entrepreneur to obtain better conditions for his group's operations in Togo and Guinea.
Together with the Roman entrepreneur, his business partner Liberato Lo Conte and the judge Nicola Russo ended up in handcuffs - The investigation reveals an agreement for a piloted sentence in the context of a tax dispute.
The Milan Public Prosecutor has asked for 6 years and 4 months for Scaroni in the trial on the alleged payment of a maxi bribe in Algeria by Saipem, an Eni subsidiary
Youth unemployment over 40%, inflation that borders on the double digits, arbitrary estimates of GDP and high budget deficits, but above all very high corruption: these are the causes of the protest movements in Iran, which present risks but also…
The ACTS (Anti-Corruption Toolkit for SMEs) project was presented, proposed by Unioncamere and co-financed by the Internal Security Fund of the European Union.
The appointment is for today, Thursday 30 November, at 15 pm in the headquarters of the Tar del Lazio (via Flaminia 189).
He allegedly collected 220 thousand euros from the company he previously worked for, Ernst & Young, to reveal confidential information on the tax rules discussed by the Government
The identity of the employee who will report cases of corruption and unlawful conduct cannot be revealed: the yes has come from Montecitorio - Cantone: "Norma di civilità".
The first master's degree in compliance and prevention of corruption in the public and private sectors, organized in collaboration between the Roman university and Anac, was presented at LUISS. Paola Severino and Raffaele Cantone will train the company lawyers and board members of the…
Ciro Borriello, re-elected in 2014 with a centre-right coalition, is accused of black funds, corruption, piloted contracts in the field of waste management.
The former Brazilian president was accused of corruption and money laundering in the context of the Lava Jato maxi investigation, the one that investigates the Petrobras scandal among others - however Lula will not go to prison until the appeal sentence.
Temer is accused of having received a bribe of 500 thousand reais - The Attorney General's Office has started the procedure on the basis of complaints made by the repentant businessman Joesley Batista
From the blog AdviseOnly - The factors that determine the economic growth of a country are many and very different from each other. We wondered what weight corruption can have on a nation's GDP.
The free fall of the pound weighed decisively on the collapse, but also a bribery fine of 671 million pounds
Romania's government reverses and revokes an emergency decree decriminalizing bribery and other corruption-related crimes. The announcement came a few minutes ago from Kalin Tariceanu, leader of Alde, partner of…
In Bucharest the largest protest demonstration since the time of dictator Ceausescu against the decree to save corrupt - The people demand the resignation of the government of Sorin Grindeanu
The company that manages the national electricity transmission grid has obtained the international certification ISO 37001:2016 for the management system for the prevention of corruption - Every year corruption costs more than one trillion…
Group Vice President and Dynasty Heir Accused of Bribing President Park Geun Hye for Favors
Unioncamere undertakes, also making use of the skills of the Anac and making the most of the experiences gained in the chambers of commerce, to guarantee the maximum diffusion within the chamber system and in the business world of the culture of legality.
The employees of the Municipality would have helped some entrepreneurs to win contracts in some schools for building and road renovation works that were never carried out - The facts date back to 2013 and 2015.
In the foreground today the corruption scandal in major works: dozens of arrests throughout Italy - Then there is the Stock Exchange, updates on the maneuver and on the famous "EU letter" and more in the FIRSTonline compilation - VIDEO.
Two separate operations by the Carabinieri and Finance shed light on possible cases of corruption in relation to the contracts for the sixth macrolot of the A3 Salerno-Reggio Calabria motorway, the People Mover of Pisa and the Genoa-Milan Tav.
INTERVIEW WITH CARLO EUGENIO VITELLI, director of the Surgery Department of the San Giovanni Hospital in Rome - "The Italian Surgery Conference has shown that the health system is sustainable if corruption and defensive medicine are eliminated and the focus is on innovation" -…
There is a deep link between corruption and brain drain - This was declared by the number one of the Anac Raffaele Cantone who speaks of a wave of reports concerning universities and competitions - According to the figures of the Irpps-Cnr around 3 thousand …
According to the president of the Anac, in addition to human error, there is "an atavistic problem of our country", namely corruption, which does not allow for the creation of adequate infrastructures.
Corruption between perception and reality: a response to the critical observations of the counter-current thesis supported by us according to which "Italians are comparatively less corrupt than they perceive themselves" - The research of Professor Picci of the University of Bologna - Al…
According to the Eurobarometer, the estimate of the true victims of corruption places Italy at 2%, alongside countries such as France, Spain and the Netherlands and better than Ireland and Austria - The true reality of corruption in our country is…
An Ernst & Young survey on how corruption is perceived in companies and the importance of regulating the gray area of gifts, entertainment, freebies and cash payments to prevent it from becoming…
The international rankings on corruption are based on "perceived corruption", which reflects subjective assessments but which is not "real corruption", on which reliable data is unfortunately lacking, as highlighted by a recent research by the Bank of Italy - To fight corruption…
According to the EY "Corporate misconduct" survey, the average of Italians who believe the phenomenon is widespread far exceeds the global average, equal to 39% - 32% of those interviewed have encountered cases of fraud within their companies
The new fronts in the fight against corruption in Italy: the advent of whistleblowing. To fully implement the law approved two years ago, there are two limits to overcome: the application of the law only to civil servants and the predominant culture in…
The Court of Appeal aggravates the first instance sentence, condemning the former number one of Finmeccanica and the former CEO of Agusta Westland also for the crime of international corruption - The case concerns an alleged bribe to get Agusta…
The investigation concerns new suspicions of corruption in public procurement - Most of those arrested are executives and officials of Anas, but a lawyer and some entrepreneurs are also involved - 800 thousand euros seized - Guarantee notice for a deputy…
The number, referring only to 2015, may seem high, but it represents only 0,3% of the 88 million members of the Communist Party - Only 14 have been brought before a judge.
The protocol, which has a duration of one year, was signed on Thursday in Florence by Raffaele Cantone, president of Anac, and Maurizio Gentile, managing director of Rfi.
The economy is improving but work, especially for young people, remains the first problem: said the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella in his first year-end message to Italians - The migrant emergency and the fight against corruption and…
The procurement reform is close to final approval: the tight deadlines for the transposition of the new European directives leave no room for further changes in the third reading in the Senate - Here are the latest voted news.
WORKSHOP QPLab - Certainty and transparency of the rules are the first rules to overcome the corruption that has been affecting public works for some time but then their rapid and rigorous implementation is needed - The new Procurement Code, already approved…
According to the latest corruption allegations to emerge, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke is allegedly responsible for paying ten million dollars in bribes as part of South Africa's bid to stage the 2010 World Cup.
The anti-corruption becomes definitively law and among the novelties of the provision there is the restoration of false accounting, as well as more severe penalties for corruption, embezzlement and for mafia association - A plea bargain possible only after the return of the stolen goods - The announcement…
The Consob Plan, in addition to making a map of possible cases at risk of corruption, also aims to draw up a plan of actions identified as priorities to reduce exposure to the risk of corruption. Protections for employees who report wrongdoing (whistleblowers)
According to the Association of spas, "for the purpose of preventing corruption, priority should be given to the Government's program to reduce the number of subsidiaries at the local level, eliminating a whole myriad of unnecessary entities that create areas of improper…
ASSONY RESEARCH - The news of these days is bringing to the fore enormous phenomena of corruption that arise from clientelism and the party occupation of the institutions - But fighting corruption from the roots is possible - An interesting analysis and a document…
The crime of false accounting is not only and always linked to corruption but can serve a thousand deviant purposes which would be better fought with prevention and transparency rather than with repression and avoiding…
Approved with a narrow majority (the vote was secret) article 8 of the anti-corruption bill, which restores the crime decriminalized during the Berlusconi government - Penalties of up to 8 years for banks and listed companies - Final vote this afternoon.
According to the association of Italian joint-stock companies, which sent a document to the Executive (attached in PDF), first of all it is necessary to give full application to the anti-corruption package introduced by the "Severino law", but it is also necessary to intervene further on the rules.
Day of truth for the bill on the new statute of limitations in the House. The assembly has started to vote, rejected amendment Ncd which will abstain on the final vote expected for this afternoon
Renzi takes up the interim job at Infrastructure and announces that he intends to "put some order" in the ministry. New code of conduct signed by Padoan and Cantone: provides for, among other things, the mandatory rotation of managers and maximum protection for those who report bribes
The owner of Infrastructures, in the storm after the Incalza case, reiterates that he "never pressured his son to find work" - Then he assures "The Prime Minister has never asked me to resign".
"If I were you, I would resign" said Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Maurizio Lupi, in the storm after the arrest of the super-bureaucrat Ercole Incalza - But the minister resists and the secretary of the Ncd, Alfano, ...
Increased penalties for listed companies - Pecuniary sanctions also envisaged - Examination of the bill in the Senate Chamber postponed.
Ercole Incalza in handcuffs, until a few months ago at the top of the Infrastructure ministry. He accused of corruption and handcuffs also for the official Sandro Pacella, Francesco Cavallo (Centostazioni) and Stefano Perotti. 50 people are involved, including entrepreneurs and officials.
The general agreement in the majority envisages the cancellation of the non-punishment thresholds and the introduction of a new criterion to establish in which cases more or less serious sentences are to be imposed - The crime, in any case, will always be punished.
At the end of a meeting between representatives of the Democratic Party, the NCD and the Civic Choice, the Keeper of the Seals Orlando announces the agreement reached - On false accounting: "Punishability has been extended and the obligation to file a lawsuit has been eliminated" - Costa: "NCD will vote for this system ".
The country recently adopted a major package of structural reforms crucial to reap the benefits of a strong and sustainable recovery. The OECD indicates the further measures to be pursued.
Director Orlandi announces that the Agency is "working on a national plan against corruption: we won't just limit ourselves to email" - "Necessary to extend the prescription for the most insidious evasion hypotheses" - Arrow at FCA: "I don't think anyone…
Government's anti-corruption plan - Prime Minister Renzi: "Unrelenting fight against corruption". More severe penalties and confiscations. Longer times for prescriptions. "We are ready to place the trust" to approve the new rules as soon as possible. "I hope that…
As explained by the president of the National Anti-Corruption Authority Raffaele Cantone, the 'blue sticker' is not a real novelty but an already existing Antitrust instrument introduced in 2012.
There are four new features: raising the minimum sentence from four to six years, lengthening the statute of limitations, simplifications for the confiscation of assets, complete restitution of the stolen sums.
The corruption ranking drawn up by Transparency shows that Italy is last among the G7 countries, last among the members of the EU, last among the European nations that make up the G20: and the score has not changed for three years,…
The OECD also notes that at the level of individual states, the US is leading the battle against corruption with 128 cases concluded and sanctioned.
What the Indonesian government does not do, however, civil society does, which, in the form of numerous voluntary associations, takes care of educating and educating the new generations in honesty and integrity.
"I have never asked or solicited anything and in any way from Finmeccanica. Also for this reason, as always, I have absolute faith in justice", Tremonti defended hotly.
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is about to write a $100m check to settle his corruption trial - Ecclestone signed the deal with the Munich prosecutor last Friday…
This was decided by the investigating judge of Milan, Elisabetta Mayer, ordering the indictment for corruption for the engineer from Paternò and for the former number one of Isvap, the supervisory authority of the insurance sector.
The accusation is of corruption in the context of the investigation into alleged bribes in the construction of the Mose in Venice - Milanese was already among the suspects by the prosecutor and at this point should be taken to the prison of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, in the province…
The former French President is under protective custody - The investigators suspect that he asked a high magistrate for information on an investigation in which he was involved, promising him a prestigious position as a reward.
The Council of Ministers has approved with decrees with immediate effect the new anti-corruption measures with greater powers for the Canton commissioner, the reform of the Public Administration (more mobility and part-time and generational turnover) and interventions to support the competitiveness of…
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi charging at his return from Asia - In fact, there are three important reforms scheduled for today's Council of Ministers: anti-corruption, competitiveness and public administration - But the Prime Minister does not lose sight of the reforms…
Bardi is being investigated for alleged corruption in collateral events to that which ended up at the center of the investigation coordinated by Neapolitan prosecutors Henry John Woodocock and Vincenzo Piscitelli and relating to alleged bribes paid by two entrepreneurs to obtain tame tax audits.
The prime minister wants to accelerate the reforms and the first results will come out of the Council of Ministers on Friday which will approve three highly anticipated measures: the first on the fight against corruption with more powers in Canton, the second on the PA with a…
After the Venetian scandal, the government intends to react by already entrusting the new powers to the anti-corruption commissioner, Raffaele Cantone, in tomorrow's council of ministers - On the regulatory level, the Executive is evaluating a new anti-corruption bill to be presented in the Senate: it will…
The accusations are corruption, extortion and money laundering - The Venice prosecutor's office has also requested the arrest of Giancarlo Galan, current senator of Forza Italia, former minister and former president of the Veneto Region - Millions of euros in the sights of Finance…
Squitieri at the inauguration of the 2014 judicial year: "Prevention must be developed through constant monitoring of the activity of both public management and the market in general, using tools that guarantee maximum transparency in the activity of the public administration".
The figure is worth 4% of the Italian GDP - In Italy, more than 10% of tenders for public contracts are spoiled by bribes and favors of various kinds, while in France and the Netherlands the figure stands respectively at 3…
