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Participatory budgeting
Nine out of ten municipalities in Lithuania implement participatory budgeting
october 29, 2024
Most (52 out of 60) municipalities in Lithuania are implementing participatory budgeting, with three more planning to do so in the near future. Since the firs...
Political integrity
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Seimas election candidates pledge to tackle corruption by opening up data and improving public procurement
october 10, 2024
Candidates for the Seimas elections identify corruption in public procurement and political corruption as the most prevalent corruption-related issues in Lith...
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Vilnius will host the 15th Transparency International School on Integrity
june 20, 2024
From June 20 to 25, Vilnius will be home to the 15th annual world Transparency International School on Integrity, where nearly 140 young leaders, academics, a...
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Lithuanian European Parliament member – MEP with the highest additional income
may 06, 2024
Viktoras Uspaskichas, European Parliament member (MEP), reported receiving 3 million euros of additional annual income related to the company “Edvervita” LLC....
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Lithuania scores 1 point less in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2023, drops by 1 place
january 30, 2024
In the most recent Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023, Lithuania received a score of 61 on a 100-point scale, rank...
Political integrity
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Lobbyists report lobbying activities more frequently than politicians and civil servants
november 21, 2023
Over the past two and a half years, lobbyists have declared 2.5 times more declarations (1963) than individuals who have experienced lobbying influence (792)....
Political integrity
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“Transparency International” Lithuania Branch recommends agreement on a transparency standard for artificial intelligence
november 17, 2023
At this time, Lithuania does not have an Artificial Intelligence (AI) transparency standard that would help oversee the algorithmic tools used by public secto...
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Participatory budgeting
Three-quarters of municipalities have implemented participatory budgeting at least once
october 24, 2023
Over the past five years, 44 out of 60 municipalities in Lithuania have implemented participatory budgeting at least once. Two-thirds of them do it annually, ...