Corruption in Latvia
Corruption in Latvia is examined on this page.
Extent
According to several sources, the
There is a widespread perception that politicians and businesses are too closely linked in Latvia. Business executives surveyed in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 believe that public funds are sometimes diverted to companies, individuals or groups due to corruption, and the lack of sufficient ethical behaviour of companies with public officials, politicians and other companies is a competitive disadvantage for the country.[6]
Reaction
The leading specialised anti-corruption authority of Latvia is the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB; Latvian: Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas birojs).[7] It was established in October 2002, following adoption of the Law on Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau on 18 April 2002.[8]
Since the start of 2020, the Whistleblowing law has entered force to promote whistleblowing on violations in public interests and ensure the establishment and operation of whistleblowing mechanisms, and also due protection of whistleblowers.[9]
Notes
- ^ Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
See also
- Police corruption in Latvia
- International Anti-Corruption Academy
- Group of States Against Corruption
- International Anti-Corruption Day
- ISO 37001 Anti-bribery management systems
- United Nations Convention against Corruption
- OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
- Transparency International
References
- ^ "BTI 2012 | Latvia Country Report". the Bertelsmann Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Global Corruption Barometer 2013". Transparency International. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Latvia". Transparency.org. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "CPI 2023 for Western Europe & EU: Rule of law and political integrity threats undermine action against corruption". Transparency.org. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "English presentation on KNAB official website". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "2016 KNAB Progress and results report" (PDF). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Trauksmes celšanas likums". LIKUMI.LV. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
External links
- Latvia Corruption Profile from the Business Anti-Corruption Portal