CategoriesUncategorizedTransparency International Belgium – Belgian Integrity awards 2026 Oproep: freelancer voor de organisatie van het event Algemene informatie: Titel van het event: Belgian Integrity Awards 2026 Expression of interest: t.e.m 10 augustus 2026 Contract start- en einddatum: 1 september 2026 – 15 januari 2027 Adres: Universitaire Stichting – Egmontstraat 13, 1000 Brussel Wie zijn […]
On 23 June, World Whistleblower Day, Transparency International Belgium (TI-BE) highlights the implementation of the European directive on whistleblowers in our country. The aim of this article is to explore the main problems and obstacles concerning whistleblower protection in Belgium. This article is based on the report published on March 16 by Transparency International, […]
On 16 March 2026, Transparency International published a report entitled: ‘How effective is whistleblower protection in the EU?’ – available here: How-effective-is-whistleblower-protection-in-the-EU_Report.pdf. Nearly five years after the adoption of the European Whistleblower Directive, this report examines its transposition in various European countries, as well as the challenges that have arisen as a result. At Transparency International Belgium, we offer a brief summary of this […]
In recent weeks, the Belgian press has highlighted two major cases concerning money laundering. In the first case, as revealed by the EIC journalist consortium, Wise, a company specialising in international money transfers operating under a Belgian licence, is under investigation for alleged failures in money laundering controls. In the second case, Knack, Le Soir, and RTBF have investigated the rise of […]
On a cool spring evening in Brussels, lawyers, academics, journalists, policy experts, civil society leaders and business representatives gathered at the UCLouvain to discuss and dissect the legal and societal frameworks necessary to strengthen anti-corruption efforts. There was an acknowledgement from the start that corruption is not a distant or abstract issue. That it is […]
CategoriesUncategorizedLast week, we had the opportunity to introduce Transparency International Belgium (TI-Be) and its activities to the members of the renowed Société Royale d’Economie Politique de Belgique (Koninklijke Vereniging voor Politieke Economie van België), founded in 1855. The seminar “l’Economie face à la corruption” was introduced by Prof.dr. P.-Guillaume Meon, who went through scientific literature on determinants of corruption and its consequences. Corentin Hericher, professor at UCLouvain and board member of TI-Be, presented the Corruption Perception Index and what it tells about a country. Gudrun Vande […]
In January, the European Public Prosecutor’s office (EPPO) in Brussels announced that it was investigating suspected customs fraud, corruption, and document forgery at the Port of Antwerp in connection with Belgian authorities. According to the report published on the website of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, seven searches were carried out under the supervision of the investigating judge in Antwerp, and several bank accounts and cash were seized. Investigation […]
CategoriesCPIOn 10 February, Transparency International published the results of its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025. The CPI ranks 182 countries and territories worldwide by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. The results are given on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The CPI is one of the most cited ranking on corruption perception and anti-corruption measures. It reflects the perception of businesses and experts, using a scientifically based method. CPI for Belgium […]
CategoriesResearch#CPI2025 What is the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ? CPI 2025: Belgium stagnates, it’s time to act together #CPI2024 Our analysis of the 2024 CPI, read the article here. Getting ready for #CPI2024: What you need to know, read the article here.
