Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

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24th July 2015 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Good Governance: Transitions Online:Former Czech health chief gets 8 ½ years in contracting/bribery scam (updated)

A major Czech corruption case came to an end on 23 July when a judge sentenced a former cabinet member and regional governor to 8 ½ years in prison. David Rath, who three years ago was arrested while in possession of a wine box stuffed with 7 million crowns ($284,000), was convicted of “manipulati...
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12th July 2015 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Good Governance: e15.cz: Interview with Head of Prague prosecutor's office Bradáčová on results of Czech state prosecution

Public perception of the Czech prosecution is negative. According to the Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2013, 52% of respondents in the Czech Republic felt that judiciary was corrupt or extremely corrupt. The proposed new act on State Prosecution drafted by the Ministry of ...
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10th July 2015 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Good Governance: Oživení: Anti-corruption NGO launches GlobaLeaks anonymous whistleblowing instrument

Anti-corruption NGO Oživení launched mid-June an anonymous whistleblowing system entitled GlobaLeaks. The technology is user-friendly even for individuals with weaker IT skills and is able to protect the information shared by whistleblowers from third persons, the authors of the project say. Read ...
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic