Daily Corruption News (15 April 2015) - Transparency International

15 April 2015 Today's top story Global: Lobbyists threaten European democracy, anti-graft body says Reuters (TI mention) Lack of control over lobbyists threatens to undermine European democracies, the anti-corruption pressure group Transparency International said on Wednesday, as it called for tight new regulation.

More news Australia: Federal police investigate surge in foreign bribery allegations The Canberra Times Brazil: Petrobras shows corruption is now a high-stakes game in Brazil Financial Times Canada: Michael Applebaum, ex-mayor of Montreal, returns to real estate despite corruption charges CBC Germany: German government poised to tackle healthcare corruption Euractiv (TI mention) Kenya: Graft unreported as Kenyans bribe for public services, says new survey The Star Kosovo: Report criticizes EU Kosovo mission’s handling of corruption allegations Wall Street Journal Mexico: Lanzan #3de3 para candidatos (Launching #3de3 for candidates) Milenio (TI mention) South Korea: Officials close to South Korean president accused of bribery Associated Press

Multimedia of the week Global: Europe at risk of corruption from lobbying - report BBC

Blogs and opinion Global: Documentar la corrupción (Documenting corruption) Excelsior

News from Transparency International

Web feature: Europe: a playground for special interests amid lax lobbying rules
Web feature: Welcome to Transparency International’s new corruption in sport initiative