Research

Inivitation to attend regional discussion “Transparency Index of Local Authorities 2024”

Transparency International Lithuania invites representatives of civil society, government institutions, municipalities, and all interested parties to participate in an online event organized…

Nine out of ten municipalities in Lithuania implement participatory budgeting

Most (52 out of 60) municipalities in Lithuania are implementing participatory budgeting, with three more planning to do so in the near…

Seimas election candidates pledge to tackle corruption by opening up data and improving public procurement

Candidates for the Seimas elections identify corruption in public procurement and political corruption as the most prevalent corruption-related issues in Lithuania. This…

Corruption Perception Persists in Europe Despite Progress

Sergejus Muravjovas highlighted the persistent public belief in corruption across the EU, particularly in newer member states, despite efforts to reduce bribery….

TI LT has been at the forefront of promoting political integrity through the “My Parliament” (Mano Seimas) platform

For over 20 years, Transparency International Lithuania has been dedicated to strengthening political integrity and combating corruption. One of its key initiatives,…

TI Lithuania is working on an initiative “Transparency Index of Local Authorities 2024”

TI Lithuania together with partners from Latvia and Norway are currently working on an initiative “Transparency Index of Local Authorities 2024”. The…

Vilnius will host the 15th Transparency International School on Integrity

From June 20 to 25, Vilnius will be home to the 15th annual world Transparency International School on Integrity, where nearly 140…

Lithuanian European Parliament member – MEP with the highest additional income

Viktoras Uspaskichas, European Parliament member (MEP), reported receiving 3 million euros of additional annual income related to the company “Edvervita” LLC. This…

Introducing our achievements of 2023

We present our most important achievements of 2023. We are pleased that last year we helped more than 91,000 people independently seek…

Lithuania scores 1 point less in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2023, drops by 1 place

In the most recent Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023, Lithuania received a score of 61 on a 100-point…

Event “The Impact of Participatory Budgeting: Experiences from Different EU Countries”

We would like to invite you to the virtual event “The Impact of Participatory Budgeting: Experiences from Different EU Countries”. It will…

TI Lithuania’s income sources in 2023

TI Lithuania’s income in 2023 was 302 904,05 Euros, almost a third of which came from non-project funding. Please find more detailed…

Lobbyists report lobbying activities more frequently than politicians and civil servants

Over the past two and a half years, lobbyists have declared 2.5 times more declarations (1963) than individuals who have experienced lobbying…

“Transparency International” Lithuania Branch recommends agreement on a transparency standard for artificial intelligence

At this time, Lithuania does not have an Artificial Intelligence (AI) transparency standard that would help oversee the algorithmic tools used by…

Three-quarters of municipalities have implemented participatory budgeting at least once

Over the past five years, 44 out of 60 municipalities in Lithuania have implemented participatory budgeting at least once. Two-thirds of them…

The protection of whistleblowers receives insufficient attention

Since the entry into force of the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers in 2019, more than 170 individuals have been recognized…

14th Transparency School in Vilnius

This week, from 26-30 June, Vilnius will host 14th Transparency International School on Integrity, bringing together 110 youth leaders, academics and experts…

Transparency School

Global “Transparency International” Transparency School – the biggest event of its type in the world, which since its inception, has brought together…

Lithuania scores one point more, ranks 33rd in Corruption Perceptions Index 2022

In the most recent Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2022, Lithuania received a score of 62 on a 100-point…

TI Lithuania’s income sources in 2022

TI Lithuania’s income in 2022 was 257 196,10 Euros, 18 percent of which came from non-project funding. Please find more detailed information...

Almost half of Lithuania’s MEPS announce their meetings with lobbyists

Since the beginning of the term, almost half of Lithuania’s members of the European Parliament (EP) (5 out of 11) have announced…

Two-thirds of municipalities have implemented participatory budgeting at least once

During this term of municipal councils, two thirds of municipalities (38 out of 60) have implemented participatory budgeting at least once. A…

Lithuania poorly implements the OECD anti-bribery convention

According to a study by “Transparency International”, Lithuania is ranked among countries with limited implementation or no implementation of international commitments and…

The 13th Transparency School starts

This week, from the 8th to the 13th of August, 100 youth leaders, academics and experts from some 50 countries around the…

Last year one out of eight media outlets was owned by 68 politicians and their spouses

One out of eight media outlets (129 in total) were owned by 68 politicians, state officials and their spouses in 2021. According…

Our achievements of 2021

We present to you our main achievements of 2021. We are glad that last year we helped more than 100 thousand people…

Lithuania scores 1 point more, ranks 1 place higher in Corruption Perceptions Index 2021

In the most recent Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021, Lithuania received a score of 61 on a 100-point…

TI Lithuania’s income sources in 2021

TI Lithuania’s income in 2021 was 278 771,64 Euros, 15 percent of which came from non-project funding. Please find more detailed information…

Largest companies in Lithuania have become more transparent

One in three (12 out of 40) of the largest companies operating in Lithuania scored the maximum score in the newest business…

Every sixth COVID-19 procurement supplier discloses its anti-corruption measures

Every sixth company, from which public sector institutions bought supplies to fight COVID-19 in 2020, discloses how it prevents corruption in its…

Every third municipality in Lithuania implements participatory budgeting

Every third municipality (22 out of 60) in Lithuania implements participatory budgeting. That is three times more municipalities (8 out of 60)…

The current Parliament started its term more actively than the previous one

During the spring session of 2021, half of the parliamentarians (70) announced 654 meetings with interest groups and registered lobbyists. Four years…

Participatory budgeting increases youth civic and financial literacy

Students’ civic and financial literacy increases when they can propose ideas and decide on how to spend a part of their school’s…

Do We Know Who Controls Our State-Owned and Municipality-Owned Enterprises?

With the growing momentum towards beneficial ownership transparency, we should also look at its less explored area, state-owned (SOE) and municipality-owned (MOE)…

The 12th Transparency School starts

This week, from the 2nd to the 7th of August, 110 youth leaders from some 60 countries around the world will participate…

Bribery in healthcare sector in Lithuania is one of the highest in the European Union

Every fifth (19 percent) resident who visited health care institutions confessed to giving a bribe, and every fourth (25 percent) used personal…

The updated ManoSeimas.lt website provides an opportunity to find out who participated in the discussions on 865 pieces of legislation in committees during the last parliamentary term

Parliamentary committees discussed 865 pieces of legislation 5,6 thousand times between 2016 and 2020, shows the updated website ManoSeimas.lt created by Transparency…

During the pandemic, the scale of fraud using Fintech companies has likely increased

During the pandemic, the scale of fraud using financial technology (Fintech) companies has likely increased. Supervisory institutions overseeing money laundering lack sufficient…

Twice as many heads of municipalities publish whom they meet during work

Twice as many heads of municipalities, i.e., mayors, deputy mayors, and heads of municipal administration, published their work calendars during the second…

Last year 43 politicians, state officials and their spouses owned 83 media outlets

83 media outlets were owned by 43 politicians, state officials and their spouses in 2020. According to the newly updated media monitoring…

Almost 2 thousand people had long-term permits to enter the Parliament during the last parliamentary term

1789 people from at least 195 institutions had long-term access to the Parliament between 2016 and 2020. They discussed various questions in…

Lithuania has not made progress in the corruption perception index

In the latest Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2020, Lithuania’s score remains unchanged. Lithuania received a score of 60…

Our achievements of 2020

We present to you our main achievements of 2020. We are glad that last year we helped more than 96 thousand people…

TI Lithuania’s income sources in 2020

TI Lithuania’s income in 2020 was 278 372,95 Euros, 20 percent of which came from non-project funding. Please find more detailed information…

9 out of 10 institutions provide the employees with an opportunity to report wrongdoing at work

9 out of 10 institutions provide the employees with an opportunity to report possible corruption, illegal or unethical actions at work. However,…

Decision makers and monitoring authorities may not have been aware of about one-tenth of the money spent on fighting the pandemic

During the first wave of COVID-19, monitoring authorities and decision-makers may not have been aware of 10% of all the money spent…

One out of five paid political ads on Facebook targeted a specific group of people

Political parties and their campaign leaders showed at least 532 different paid advertisements on Facebook during the last month of the political…

Every fourth municipality in Lithuania invites its residents to decide how to spend a part of their municipalities budget

Every fourth municipality (15 out of 60) is implementing participatory budgeting: every eighth (8 out of 60) municipality invites its residents to…

An overview of meetings with interest groups held by Lithuanian MPS in 2017-2020

This report provides the analysis how members of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania (2016-2020) have been publishing their meetings with…

AML in Lithuanian real estate is not effective enough

This report seeks to understand what is the extent of money laundering in Lithuanian real estate sector, whether and in what ways…

Anti-money laundering in Lithuanian real estate is not effective enough

Institutions responsible for the prevention of money laundering do not have sufficient capacity and information regarding the scale of the issue to…

Lithuania should improve its implementation of the OECD anti-bribery convention

According to a study by “Transparency International”, Lithuania is ranked among countries with limited implementation of international commitments and was rated worse…

Political parties in parliamentary elections pledge to publish whom they meet and to open up more data

Two out of three (12 out of 17 in total) parties running in the elections pledge to publish meetings with interest groups,…

One out of ten media outlets is owned by politicians or state officials

In 2019, one out of ten media outlets (101) in Lithuania was owned by 44 politicians, state officials and their spouses. According…

In the current parliament, 100 MPS declared almost 4 thousand meetings with interest groups representatives

Since the beginning of this parliamentary term, two thirds of parliamentarians (100 out of 154) published at least one meeting with interest…

11th Transparency School held virtually

This week, from the 17th to the 22nd of August, 130 youth leaders from more than 60 countries around the world will…

7 out of 10 heads of municipalities publish their work calendars

7 out of 10 mayors, heads of municipal administration and deputy mayors publish their agendas. Every fifth mayor (13 out of 60)…

Every third executive of state and municipality owned enterprise is affiliated with a political party

4 out of 10 state-owned (SOE) and 1 out of 10 municipality-owned (MOE) enterprise CEOs were connected to political parties in 2019,…

In the past three years, MPs had over 3,5 thousand meetings with interest group representatives

Since spring 2017 MPs have published a total of 3597 meetings with interest groups and registered lobbyists. In autumn of 2019, 74…

Our achievements of 2019

We present to you our main achievements in 2019. We are glad that last year we helped Kalveliai “Aušra” and Eitminiškės gymnasiums’…

Lithuania scores 1 point more, ranks 3 places higher in Corruption Perceptions Index 2019

In the most recent Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019, Lithuania received a score of 60 on a 100-point…

TI Lithuania’s income sources in 2019

TI Lithuania’s income in 2019 was 275,629.66 Euros, 41,20 percent of which came from non-project funding. Please find more detailed information about…

Honesty is the most important value for students

To mark International Anti-Corruption Day, students from more than 100 schools creatively mapped out their values. The most commonly shared school values…

TI Lithuania: Every 5th euro from municipalities’ publicity budgets goes to politician-affiliated companies

Every 5th euro from state and municipal budgets (1.4 M euros) and every 7th euro from European Union investments (10.6 k. euros)…

Open data and political integrity in the Nordic region

This report seeks to understand to what extent seven countries in the Nordic region (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden)…

Lithuania does not open data on beneficial owners, looks worse than neighbouring countries

A study conducted by Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter (TI Lithuania) and partners shows that the “Center of Registers” data on ultimate owners…

Transparency International (TI) Lithuania Wins Prestigious Anti-corruption Award

On Sunday Transparency International (TI) Lithuania won the prestigious “Amalia” anti-corruption award. This award was granted for the TI Transparency School, the…

Businesses have become more accountable

According to a study conducted by Transparency International (TI) Lithuania, “Circle K Lietuva” UAB (100 points), “Energijos skirstymo operatorius” AB (100 points),…

Vilnius ranks amongst the most accountable capital cities

Vilnius, Tallinn, Madrid, Prague, Pristina, and Kyiv provide the best access to information about their cities to their citizens, according to a…

Lithuanian parliamentarians declared fewer meetings in spring 2019

During the spring 2019 Parliamentary session, the number of Lithuanian MPs who declared their meetings with interest groups and lobbyists decreased by…

The 10th Transparency International School starts in Vilnius

This week, from the 8th to the 14th of July, 140 youth leaders from more than 60 countries around the world will participate in...

TI Lithuania: Integrity pledges and discussions promote academic integrity

After discussions about academic integrity, students tend to cheat less, shows Transparency International Lithuania initiative carried out in eight schools in Kaunas...

Direct democracy in schools increases transparency

Participatory budgeting initiatives lead to greater transparency in schools. Students asked to decide on how to spend their school’s budget know how…

In the last 2 years, the number of parliamentarians who declare their meetings with interest groups or lobbyists has doubled

In the last 2 years, the number of Lithuanian MPs who declare with which interest groups or lobbyists they meet has doubled….

Every second municipality bought from media related to politicians

Since 2015 Lithuanian municipalities spent one third (2 million euros) of their publicity budgets to media outlets related to politicians. Media linked...

Our achievements of 2018

We present you the main achievemets of Transparency International Lithuania in 2018. More about our activities here:

Corruption Perceptions Index

In the most recent Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2018, Lithuania yet again received a score of 59 on…

Lithuanian municipalities became more transparent

Lithuanian municipalities have become more transparent since 2014. A 2018 study conducted by the Lithuanian chapter of Transparency International (TI) concluded that...

Progress report 2018: assessing enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Transparency International’s 2018 Progress Report is an independent assessment of the enforcement of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Bribery…

On the occasion of the international anti-corruption day, students from more than 60 schools create transparency flags

On International Anti-Corruption Day, students from more than 60 schools create their own transparency flags, illustrating the values that are the most important...

State investment programme lacks transparency

The study conducted by Transparency International Lithuania (TI Lithuania) and the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative (CoST) shows that the State Investment Program (SIP)…

Infrastructure governance in Lithuania

This case study by CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative (CoST) in partnership with Transparency International Lithuania (TI Lithuania) aims to provide...

More than half of the parliamentarians declare their meetings during work hours

During the regular spring session of 2018, more than half (75) Lithuanian MPs made declarations regarding their meetings with interest groups and...

The 9th International Transparency School starts

This week, from the 2nd to the 8th of July, 130 youth leaders from more than 50 countries around the world will participate in…

Business would like more transparent public procurement in Vilnius and Kaunas

One out of three businesspeople in Vilnius (31%) and to one out of five businesspeople in Kaunas (19%) have encountered a situation…

The number of parliamentarians declaring their meetings during work hours increased by one third

During the regular autumn session, the number of declarations made by members of Lithuanian Parliament (the Seimas) regarding their meetings with interest…

Last year 4 out of 10 executives of state and municipality-owned enterprises were connected to political parties

In 2017, 4 out of 10 executives of state and municipality-owned enterprises were connected to political parties, mostly to social democrats, liberals…

Lithuania’s CPI score has not changed

In the most recent Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2017, Lithuania received a score of 59 on a 100-point...

Our achievements of 2017

We present you the main achievemets of Transparency International Lithuania in 2017.

How transparent is business in Lithuania? | Assessment of Largest Companies

The newest report on business transparency evaluates 49 largest companies in Lithuania which were selected based on their income records for 2016. TI Lithuania analyzed...

Transparency flags

Students from Integrity Network of Schools will create their own transparency flags. This week, on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day,...

The largest companies in Lithuania have become more transparent

According to the study by Transparency International (TI) Lithuania, Tele2 (100 points), Telia Lietuva (98 points), Maxima LT (96 points) provide most…

Let‘s clearly measure the results of the receipt lottery

„With the start of the national receipt lottery as a new attempt to cripple the black economy, it is important to reach…

Same standards of integrity is applicable for all academic community

„The same rules for academic integrity in universities must by applied to all community members, as well as penalties for breaking these…

Let‘s uncover those who influence politicians

“Influence is exerted not only by registered lobbyists but also by businesses, NGO’s, and religious communities,” said Rugilė Trumpytė on Lithuanian National…

What problems does public disclosure help to solve?

„When talking about the public declaration of assets, it is important to critically evaluate how difficult it is to check the income…

Would public declaration of assets help lessen unjust enrichment?

„When considering the possibility of making disclosure of public assets compulsory, we heve to anwer the question wheater State Tax Inspectorate is…

Corruption can be reduced by following the good examples

“Every year each of us suffer a loss of a couple thousand EUR due to political corruption,” says Sergėjus Muravjovas on Lithuanian…

The inevitability of punishment – no less important than its severity

„We often hear from law enforcement institutions, that the fines imposed for crimes of corruption do not deter the offenders, however it…

Public meetings – towards a more open culture

„One out of three members of parliament publicly declare their meetings with interest groups, which is the first step towards a more…

The scores of Lithuania in „Corruption Perception Index“ on 2015 has changed

We would like to bring attention to the fact that, due to a mistake, the result of Lithuania in the 2015 „global…

More attention to large-scale corruption

„Law enforcement began to pay more attention to large-scale corruption, however it’s very important to make sure that the research they are carrying out…

What changes are implemented by law enforcement?

“During the anticorruption meeting arranged by the Prime Minister, law enforcement agencies mentioned the importance of prevention and education more often than…

What kind of changes are created by law enforcement?

„During the anti-corruption meeting organised by the prime minister, representatives of law enforecement mentioned the importance of prevention and education significantly more…

Openness is the basis of trust in parliament

„Politicians have to understand that trust is built on openness and shared information, not on remaining it hidden,“ Said Lina Mačiulė to…

Part of the members of pralement are already setting good examples

„A third of all the members of parliament are already making public who they meet during work hours, which allows citizens to…

Impunity from prosecution for corruption remains a problem

Sergejus Muravjovas said to the news website „Lietuvos žinios“ that fines for corruption could be larger, however it is even more important…

Encourage NGO‘s to report publicly

“NGO’s are becoming more and more involved in decision-making, so it is important to know what interests these organisations represent and who…

Punishment – only one part of the anti-corruption puzzle

While commenting on the Presidents suggestion to stiffen penalties for corruption realted crimes, TILS member Sergejus Muravjovas said to LRT radio that…

Clear criteria is necessary for post selection

„When hiring or making decisions concerning employment, govenmental institutions must publicly and clearly specify the criterea and reasoning behind their actions,“ said…

Whistleblowers protection begins at the workplace

„The protection of the whistleblowers begins with a supervisor of every institution and company, who should encourage workers to report on suspicious…

The fight against bribery – a task for the heads of institutions as well

„Not only the ministry, but the supervisor of every medical institution must take action in order to decrease the scale of bribery,“…

Change needs a will

„Half a year has passed since Rasa Kazėnienė reported certain abuse at the interrogation insulator of Kaunas. However, we can see that…

People will report only if they feel safe

„It‘s great that we can agree on the need for a law protecting whistleblowers and in autumn we will witness the start…

Editorial independence – the essence of the action

„The fact that a person affiliated with a political party will own a media outlet is not something new in Lithuania,“ Rugilė…

How will we measure the success of the receipt lottery?

“Although receipt lotteries work in other countries, it is crucial not to simply adopt an idea, but to first determine by which…

To what extent do politicians follow the code of ethics

„The fact that the member of the parlement is pushing for legislative changes in which he might have personal interest is insulting,“…

Let‘s open up the data of the State Enterprise Centre of Registers

„I would like to see all the data of State Enterprise Centre of Registers open for the public, so that we would…

Let‘s create only the measured expectations

„Hot lines“ work in most govenmental institutions, however, in my eyes, it‘s a huge mess, they don‘t serve their purpose and end…

Mohammed ch. El Kadhi: the people want to create change

„A more accurate name for the revolution in Tunis would be „tear gas revolution“. Official press did not report about the protestors…

Safe reporting channels is a must-have

„The fact that it is going to be possible to report on violations concerning not only corruption is great, because citizens might,…

How to safely report on possible violations?

„The initiative to prepare a law ensuring protection to the whistleblowers is welcomed. Nonetheless, this project can be improved, because the safety of whistleblower…

Transparency School of Integrity – experiences in other countries

„The usual methods of combating corruption don‘t always work, therefore new ideas are required“, said Ingrida Palaimaitė during the morning talk show…

E. Panfilova: fight against corruption is responsibility of everyone

„If a drunk driver is not punished, because he gave a bribe and later caused an accident that left someone injured, we…

Inside the TI School of Integrity – new ideas for combating corruption

„During the School of Integrity we will be searching for new ideas on how young people can start making change in their…

Let‘s create the right conditions for those wanting to report

„Only when we ensure the proper standard of reporting the violations, we could expect people to participate and inform authorities about suspicious…

EU money influences media content

Media tends to avoid negative or provide positive coverage of those institutions that gave them publicity funding, journalists and experts say according...

It is enough to be unaccountable

It’s time to stop thinking that politicians may make decisions and pass laws without being accountable, said Sergejus Muravjovas to TV3 “Žinios”. For...

Defence index

AB “Telia” (74 points), UAB “Ericsson Lietuva” (55 points), UAB “Lietuvos monetų kalykla” (45 points) and UAB “Fima” (45 points) are among...

Is NGO transparency our priority?

It is very unlikely that new restrictions would make party funding more transparent, said Paulius Murauskas to the news portal “lzinios.lt”. According to...

Let’s evaluate the success of public procurements

Ministries and other public sector institutions should re-evaluate their job as it is not always clear if public procurement contracts were successful...

Cost of corruption – lost millions

It seems that our Government could distribute 1500 EUR to each citizen, if only it managed to function more transparently and less...

What meetings politicians should register?

We should have a more concrete definition of lobbysim and also agree that it is time for decision makers to register the...

We need more innovative ways to fight shadow markets

I am waiting for the Government to announce the national receipts' lottery because it could motivate citizens to ask for receipts, Sergejus...

TI Lithuania: The purpose of the observatory boards in healtchare institutions is ambiguous

In the public report on the activity in seven supervisory boards in the health care service institutions in Vilnius, „Transparency International“ Lithuania...

In 2016 Lithuania’s elected politicians and public servants owned 57 media outlets in Lithuania

In 2016, 26 politicians and civil servants owned 57 different media tools in Lithuania, shows the newly updated media monitoring website STIRNA.info. Throughout...

Our main activities in 2016

Public Procurement in Europe: Assessing the Red Flags platform

The study provides an overview of Red Flags (www.redflags.eu) – a platform that aims to identify the main risks within public procurements….

High school students cheat less if they promise not to cheat

If high school students promise not to cheat during the exam, they cheat less, an experiment carried out in 12 schools in...

Lithuania scores 2 points less, ranks 6 places lower in Corruption Perceptions Index

In 2016 “Transparency International“ (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) Lithuania scored 59 out of 100 possible points and ranks 38th of 176...

Almost 60 schools organized numeruous integrity initiatives on the International Anticorruption Day

On the International Anti-corruption day, students and teachers from almost sixty schools today are holding public readings of the “Declaration of Integrity”...

Lithuanians give less bribes to doctors and police officers

Every fourth resident of Lithuania gave bribe during the previous year. Even though a scale of bribery in road police and health...

Patients who evaluate their visit are less willing to give bribes

Patients, who evaluate their visit at the doctor are more willing not to give bribes and tend to think that bribery will...

“Jonvabaliai.lt” awarded EU “RegioStars 2016” prize

Transparency initiative “Jonvabaliai.lt” promoting integrity among EU-funded projects in Lithuania received the EU “RegioStars 2016” award. The initiative “Jonvabaliai.lt already helped implementing...

Prepare for the upcoming election in Lithuania with “ManoSeimas.lt”

From now on, people will be able to know which outgoing members‘ of the Seimas votes were similar to their attitudes in just...

TI Lithuania research and analysis

[tils-research] LOBBYING IN EUROPE: HIDDEN INFLUENCE, PRIVILEGED ACCESS Year: 2015 Report in English: download (5,61MB) Report in Lithuanian: download (3,61 MB) "Transparency International"...

Open cities. More transparency. More accountability. More convenience

The concept of Open City is an implementation of the open governance principle applied in cities, allowing city tenants to easily access…

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX (CPI)

The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sectors are perceived to be. The score...

Lithuania ranks 32nd In CPI 2015

According to 2015 “Transparency International” (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) research Lithuania scored 61 points out of 100 and took 32nd place...

NGO representatives: state support for NGOs often lacks transparency

One third of NGOs in Lithuania claim that state support to the third sector lacks transparency, representative survey of the NGO representatives...

The majority of football associations do not account for their activities

4 of 5 (81 %) football associations do not publicize their financial reports, 9 of 10 (85 %) do not publish any...

45 schools hold a public reading of the “Integrity declaration”

During the International Anti-Corruption Day, 45 schools across Lithuania held public readings of the Integrity Declaration. In doing so they declared that the most...

Transparency of the defense sector

Insufficient transparency of internal procedures and defense spending are the key challenges for anti-corruption in Lithuanian defense sector, according to “Transparency International”...

Transparency of the defense sector

Insufficient transparency of internal procedures and defense spending are the key challenges for anti-corruption in Lithuanian defense sector, according to “Transparency International”...

Whistleblower protection

Since 2009, Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter has been actively involved in the area of whistleblower protection. TI Lithuania advocates for stronger legal protection and...

TI Lithuania’s regional activity

City Transparency Camps ('Miesto Skaidrumo Dirbtuvės') City Transparency Camps – a series of events that encourage all participants, not just invited speakers, to...

Transparency line

The purpose of the www.skaidrumolinija.lt website is to create opportunities to report suspected cases of bureaucratism and corruption. If you have personally encountered...

National integrity study

The National Integrity Study includes the most important government institutions that are responsible for the fight against corruption. If these institutions function...

Media transparency

In 2009 Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter started an initiative for media transparency called Breakfast of Journalists, which was the result of two studies...

Transparency of public finances

The activities of TI Lithuania in the field of transparency of public finances include projects and initiatives dealing with: transparency of EU...

Technology and transparency

One of the most important priorities for Transparency International Strategy for 2015 is increasing public participation in anti-corruption and civic activities. Since 2010, TI...

Access to information

Freedom of and access to information are some of the most crucial aspects of good governance and corruption prevention. The opportunities for...

Transparency School

Transparency International School on Integrity The Transparency International School on Integrity is a week-long series of lectures, seminars and workshops where students...

Film festival ‘BRAVE WORD’ („DRĄSUS ŽODIS“)

The 'Brave word' festival is the first and, so far, the only film festival in Europe that aims to show the problems...

Towards a more transparent Lithuania

At the end of 2013, Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter (TI Lithuania) signed an agreement with the Human Rights Monitoring Institute, the designated...

Open Courts

In commemoration of the International Right to Know Day – a step towards the openness of courts The local court of Raseiniai...

Transparency of municipal companies

Accountability level of the largest Lithuanian municipal enterprises is only 35 points out of 100 possible, shows the latest “Transparency International” Lithuania...

ManoSeimas.lt

Members of the Parliament participate in only slightly more than half (53%) plenary votes, shows the latest “Transparency International” Lithuania site “Manoseimas.lt”....

NGO Atlas

In 2015 "Transparency International" Lithuanian Chapter signed an agreement with Human Rights Monitoring Institute, an implementing body of funding mechanism "NVO programa"...

CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY

Swedish bank ‘Swedbank’(91 point) and Lithuanian state-owned enterprise ‘Lietuvos energija’ (81 point) accounts best for their activities in Lithuania. One quarter of...

FUTURE LEADERS MET AT TI SCHOOL ON INTEGRITY

Tomorrow’s leaders of Africa and other continents met all this week at the Transparency International (TI) Summer School in Vilnius. Over 150...

TRANSPARENCY IN LOBBYING

In most cases interest groups seek to influence politicians and civil servants in unofficial ways using acquaintances, offering financial rewards, donating or…

Other international research

We invite you to visit the "Transparency International" Secretariat research website, where you will find research and analyses about corruption in various...

EU COUNCIL FAILS TO PRIORITISE ANTI-CORRUPTION

How did the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU contribute to the fight against corruption? Transparency International finds that while...

Transparency in municipalities

Municipalities of Alytus (78 points from 100), Šakiai (74 points) and Plungė (74 points) districts accounts for their activities best, shows the...

2014: our year in review

We’ve been publishing our annual activity reports since 2007. This year we present the summary of our main achievements in 2014. For…

Schools for Integrity

In order to commemorate the International Anti-Corruption Day, on 9th December over 1500 pupils around Lithuania promised not to cheat at schools…

Accountability standards for state-owned enterprises

According to Jermyn Brooks, who is a member of TI board, it is crucial to understand that similar governance principles apply to…

How successful was the Greek Presidency?

How much did the Greek Presidency of the EU do to fight corruption? Transparency International finds that while Greece gave the issue…

Transparency School

On 7-13 July some 130 future leaders from 60 countries will gather in Vilnius, Lithuania at the fifth global Transparency International School…

EP candidates sign Anti-corruption pledge

More than 500 candidates for the European Parliament elections have committed to greater transparency in drafting legislation and dealing with interest groups….

Helping prepare for elections with MANOBALSAS.LT

ManoBalsas.lt shows you the declared values of each candidate for the President of Lithuania and indicates who thinks more like you do…

EU institutions are vulnerable to corruption

EU institutions are vulnerable to corruption due to loopholes and poor enforcement of rules on ethics, transparency and financial control. This is…

Anti-corruption assessment of Lithuanian EU Presidency

Under the Lithuanian Presidency, national governments as part of the EU Council failed to make progress on important anti-corruption issues in two…

IACC 2014

IACC 2014 The International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) will take place in Tunis, from 21 to 24 October 2014. You will be able…

Tracking parliamentary voting

On the first day of the Parliamentary spring session, TI Lithuania introduced the newly updated www.manoSeimas.lt webpage. The tool provides lithuanians with…

Part of Lithuanian sportsmen are involved in match-fixing

One-fifth of football players and one-seventh of basketball players either know or suspect that they have participated in fixed matches. More than…

Lithuania got 57 points in Corruption Perceptions Index

Lithuania was awarded 57 points out a possible 100 and ranked 43rd out of 177 countries in the 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index…

EU negotiations with its Eastern neighbours lack transparency

On the eve of the third EU Eastern Partnership summit Transparency International is calling for more information on the use of EU…

Whistleblowers lack protection in Lithuania

ACCORDING TO TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL, LITHUANIA IS AMONG THOSE EU STATES THAT DO NOT ENSURE PROTECTION FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS A study by Transparency International…

TI Lithuania presents 5 open data principles

Even though Lithuania has promised to make its data open to both businesses and the public, Lithuanian institutions are slow to do…

Ministries procured with greater corruption risks

Although last year ministries procured without disclosure less frequently than in 2011, they undertook to spend every seventh litas this way, as…

TI Lithuania presents media-ownership database

To commemorate the International Right to Know Day, Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter is proud to present its website, STIRNA.info, inviting the Lithuanian…

I will be an honest lawyer!

Corruption perception index 2012

Unpublished procurement of ministries

Today was signed up the contract of the project “Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Public Administration”.

Mrs. Cihan Sultanoglu, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Mr. Valentinas Junokas, director of Special Investigation Service of Republic of Lithuania,…

Vilnius City Municipal Government will cooperate with “Transparency International” Lithuanian Chapter in order to fight against corruption effectively.

Jolanta Piliponyte, TILC projects director, did the presentations about corruption issues in Lithuania and the abolition of the death penalty at the British Council Lithuania seminar on Human Rights Education / January 15, 2004, Druskininkai.

Journalist of Kauno diena interviewed TILC director Laima Zilinskiene on youth and corruption issues.

Laima Zilinskiene, TILC director, participated in the Regional working group on Corruption

Laima Zilinskiene participated in the Community of Democracies NGOs Forum / Bucharest, Romania / 14-15 November 2003.

The Corruptions Perceptions Index will be launched on 7th October at 11.30 h. local time.

Laima Zilinskiene, TILC director, did presentation “Map of Corruption and Local Governance” in the conference “The Ethics in Municipalities”, which was held in Seimas.

Laima Zilinskiene participated in the 5th Annual Meeting of the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies, which was organized on 10 – 12 September 2003 in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Annual Meeting was organized by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Steering Group of the Anti-Corruption Network…

Mr. Miklos Marschall, Transparency International executive director for East- and Central-Europe, visited TI Lithuanian Chapter, 3-5 August 2003.

Mr. Miklos Marschall had meetings with Mrs. Nijole Steibliene, Chairman of Anticorruption Commission in Seimas, Mr. Arturas Zuokas, Mayor of Vilnius and…

Correspondent of Lietuvos Rytas interviewed Transparency International executive director for East- and Central-Europe Mr. Miklos Marschall.

Lietuvos rytas / 4 August, 2003. No. 180 http://www.lrytas.lt/20030804/akt04_ap.htm

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene participated in the discussion: “Corruption: bribe or gift” in the Radio Free Europe.

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene participated in the discussion about corruption in courts in the Lithuanian Radio programme “Forumas”. R. Juozapavicius is moderator of the programme.

Representatives of TILC did the presentations in the seminar “Objectives and Priorities of the fight against corruption. The seminar was organized by the Center of Civil Resistance.

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene did the presentation about “Public Opinion on Corruption”. TILS expert Aleksandras Dobryninas presented Map of Corruption in Lithuania:…

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene did the presentation about anticorruption activities in the world and Lithuania. Presentation was done in the meeting of Parliament members and Lithuanian Community in USA.

Jolanta Piliponyte, TILC project director, participated in the conference “Corruption and anticorruption policy in the Baltic states”, which was held in Tallin, Estonia.

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene participated in the discussion about corruption in the Lithuanian Radio programme “Forumas”. Moderator of the programme – R. Juozapavicius.

“Map of Corruption in Lithuania – 2002” and “Additional Analysis of General Public and Entrepreneur’s Opinions about Reasons of Corruption Structure and “Technology” were presented to Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas.

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene and TILC expert Aleksandras Dobryninas did the presentation.

Laima Zilinskiene and Aleksandras Dobryninas participated in the dissusion programe “Spaudos klubas” on the Lithuanian National TV.

The conference “Active communities. Transparent Local Governance. Informative technologies” was held in Vilnius in 12 June 2003. TILC is one of the organizers.

About 180 rural communities and representatives of municipalities from Lithuania, which are participating in the TILC project “Transparency for Regional Decision Making:…

Laima Zilinskiene and Aleksandras Dobryninas, representatives of TILC, participated in the 11th International Anti-Corruption Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea (25-28 May 2003).

More information about the conference you can find: http://www.11iacc.org/iacc/index.html .

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene and TILC expert Aleksandras Dobryninas did the presentation.

TILS project “Establishment of Anticorruption Coalition in Lithuania” was presented in the Lithuanian Radio programme “Kitas kelias”.

Discussion was about the goals of coalition and study visit to Poland. Laima Zilinskiene, director of TILS, Andrejus Piliavecas, director of Centre…

The 15th Baltic Criminologists Seminar “Crime Control and Prevention in the Process of Integration into the European Union”, was held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 25 to 26 April, 2003.

The seminar was devoted to the assessment of crime situation in the Baltic States as well as to analysis of crime control…

Results of TILC projects “Map of Corruption in Lithuania:2002” and “Additional Analysis of General Public and Entrepreneur’s Opinions about Reasons of Corruption Structure and “Technology” were presented to representatives of State Border Guard Service.

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene and TILC expert Aleksandras Dobryninas did the presentation.

Results of the TILC project “Map of Corruption in Lithuania – 2002” were presented to representatives of Lithuanian Customs.

Mishel Dane, representative of Organization of World Customs, Valerijonas Valickas, director of the Customs department, Laima Zilinskiene, TILC director and Aleksandras Dobryninas,…

Results of the TILC project “Map of Corruption in Lithuania–2002” were presented to members of Seimas (Parliament). TILC director Laima Zilinskiene and TILC expert Aleksandras Dobryninas did the presentation.

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene participated in the discussion about new corruption surveys results in the Lithuanian Radio programme “Forumas”.

Nijole Steibliene, Chairman of Anticorruption Commission in Seimas and President of Lithuanian Free Market Institute participated in the discussion also. The moderator…

Results of the TILC project “Map of Corruption in Lithuania – 2002” were presented to USA Embassy in Lithuania. TILC director Laima Zilinskiene and TILC expert Aleksandras Dobryninas did the presentation.

Results of the TILC projects “Map of Corruption in Lithuania – 2002” and “Additional Analysis of General Public and Entrepreneur’s Opinions about Reasons of Corruption Structure and “Technology” were presented to Chairman of the Seimas Arturas Paulauskas.

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene and TILC expert Aleksandras Dobryninas did the presentation.

TILC expert Aleksandras Dobryninas participated in the Vilnius TV programme “Vilniaus Pulsas” and did the presentation of results of new Map of Corruption in Lithuania – 2002.

TILC presented new results of the project “Map of Corruption in Lithuania–2002” and “Additional Analysis of General Public and Entrepreneur’s Opinions about Reasons of Corruption Structure and “Technology” of Nonofficial Payments”.

The project “Map of Corruption in Lithuania – 2002” sponsored by USA Embassy in Lithuania and “Additional Analysis of General Public and…

TILC will present the information based on new corruption surveys. Press conference will be at 12 o’clock on 5th of March in the conference place of Open Society Fund Lithuania.

TILC director Laima Zilinskiene and TILC expert Aleksandras Dobryninas will do the presentation. We are inviting representatives of mass media and all…

Representatives of TI Lithuanian Chapter Laima Zilinskiene and Jolanta Piliponyte led the seminar “Enhancing Good Governance and Fighting Corruption in Lithuania”. It was organized by Lithuanian Institute of Public Administration.

Laima Zilinskiene, director of TI Lithuanian Chapter, participated in the conference on OECD Bribery Convention in Estonia.

The conference on OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions among Lithuanian businessmen, politicians, lawyers and…

Lithuanian report “Monitoring the EU Accession Process: Corruption and Anti-corruption Policy in Lithuania” was presented and discussed on 3 of December in Vilnius.

On 6 of November 2002 in Brussels the Open Society Institute presented report on corruption and anti-corruption policy and the EU accession…

Jolanta Piliponyte, projects director of TI Lithuanian Chapter, did the presentation “Map of Corruption: Experience of Lithuania” in the international conference “Problems of fighting corruption in the Kyrgyzstan” in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Dr. Severinas Vaitiekus on the initiative of the Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter prepared the book “Corruption Prevention System in Lithuania: Review of Organization and Action”.

The book identifies conception and situation of corruption; legal acts of anticorruption, corruption prevention issues in Lithuania and ect. Presentation of the…

On 17th of September 2002 Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter in cooperation with Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists organized the seminar “Preparation of ratification the OECD Bribery Convention”.

On 17th of September 2002 Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter in cooperation with Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists organized the seminar “Preparation of ratification…

On 28th of August 2002 Transparency International Lithuanian Chapter organized presentation of Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2002. Chairman of the Board A.Dobryninas and Director L.Zilinskiene participated in the press conference