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Transparency International Belgium Annouces the winners of the first Belgian Integrity Award

On the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day, Transparency International Belgium proudly announced the winners of the first-ever Belgian Integrity Awards of the Year 2025.The official award ceremony took place on 8 December 2025 at the BELvue Museum in Brussels, bringing together key actors committed to integrity and good governance. A New Annual Initiative to Honour […]

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Transparency International Belgium calls for renewed discussions on the European Anti-Corruption Directive

On 2 June, Transparency International and 57 other civil society organisations published an open letter urging European institutions to strengthen anti-corruption standards during final negotiations. This open letter follows the deadlock in the trilogue discussions on the ‘Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against corruption, replacing Council Framework Decision […]

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World Whistleblower Day 2025: a Belgian overview

A look at what Belgium is doing to support those brave enough to reveal misdoings at their place of work. As of this year’s World Whistleblower Day, many Belgian companies and public sector organizations have implemented internal whistleblowing channels. Bit by bit, these start to function, although a lot depends on the visibility each organisation […]

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Save the date: 10 June, our latest conference on anti-corruption and investigative journalism

Transparency International Belgium (TIB) is pleased to announce our conference on the 10th of June: ‘Corruption Trends & the Crucial Role of Investigative Journalism in Belgium and Europe.’​ Belgium lost 4 points in our latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in 2024, dropping to a score of 69 out of 100, its lowest level ever recorded. […]

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Press Release: Belgium’s Application of the Anti-Bribery Convention Remains Limited, Transparency International Belgium Warns

TIB reacts to the OECD’s negative assessment of Belgium’s foreign policy in the fight against corruption. In 1999, Belgium became a member of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. In doing so, our country undertook to take the necessary measures to ensure that our companies do not […]

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Press Release: TIB calls for stronger anti-corruption measures in wake of EP probe.

Transparency International Belgium calls for stronger anti-corruption measures in wake of European Parliament probe. Brussels, 24 March 2025 Transparency International Belgium (TI Belgium) expresses deep concern over the latest developments in the European Parliament corruption probe, which has now resulted in charges against five individuals linked to suspected bribery by foreign entities, including Huawei.   Nicholas Aiossa, Director at TI EU, […]

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BELGIUM’s CPI 2024 is out 

Belgium’s Corruption Perception Score: A Closer Look at the worsening score  Belgium’s CPI score:   Belgium’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score has dropped four points in the latest Transparency International ranking, now standing at 69 points (22nd), down from 73 (16th) in 2023 and 77 in 2016 (15th). This decline places Belgium from 15th (2016) to […]