Transparency International e.V. (TI) is a German registered association founded in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank. Based in Berlin,its nonprofit and non-governmental purpose is to take action to combat global corruption with civil societal anti-corruption measures and to prevent criminal activities arising from corruption. Its most notable publications include the Global Corruption Barometer and the Corruption Perceptions Index. Transparency International serves as an umbrella organization. From 1993 to today,its membership has grown from a few individuals to more than 100 national chapters,which engage in fighting perceived corruption in their home countries. TI is a member of G20 Think Tanks,UNESCO Consultative Status,United Nations Global Compact,Sustainable Development Solutions Network and shares the goals of peace,justice,strong institutions and partnerships of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG). TI is a social partner of Global Alliance in Management Education. TI confirmed the dis-accreditation of the national chapter of United States of America in 2017.
The Homeland Union –Lithuanian Christian Democrats,also colloquially known as the Conservatives,is a centre-right political party in Lithuania. It has 18,000 members and 50 of 141 seats in the Seimas. Its current leader is Gabrielius Landsbergis,who replaced Andrius Kubilius in 2015. It is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the International Democracy Union (IDU).
The Labour Party is a populist political party in Lithuania. The party was founded in 2003 by the Russian-born millionaire businessman and member of Seimas Viktor Uspaskich.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) is a United States federal law that prohibits U.S. citizens and entities from bribing foreign government officials to benefit their business interests.
Artūras Zuokas is a Lithuanian journalist,businessman and politician who served as the mayor of the capital of Lithuania,Vilnius,from 2000 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2015,and as member of Lithuania's unicameral parliament,Seimas,from 2008 to 2009. He was the leader of the Liberal and Centre Union,then YES - Homeland Revival and Perspective and the Lithuanian Freedom Union,and has been the chairman of Freedom and Justice since 3 February 2024.
Irena Degutienė is a Lithuanian politician and member of the conservative Homeland Union. She is currently the Deputy Speaker of Seimas,and was twice the acting Prime Minister of Lithuania,first from 4 May 1999 to 18 May 1999 and then from 27 October 1999 to 3 November 1999. She has also been the Speaker of Seimas from 15 September 2009 to 14 September 2012,as well as Minister for Social Security and Labour from 1996 to 2000. In 1978,she graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in medicine. For almost twenty years,she worked in Vilnius Red Cross Hospital before becoming a secretary in the Ministry of Health in 1994. She was initially elected to Seimas in 1996. Degutienėis the first woman to be Speaker of Seimas in Lithuania's history.
Antanas Guoga,more commonly known as Tony G,is a Lithuanian-Australian businessman,poker player,politician and philanthropist. In November 2020,Antanas was elected to the 2020–2024 legislative period of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania in the Labour Party group.
Liberals' Movement,abbr. LS,is a conservative-liberal political party in Lithuania.
Dainius Kreivys is a Lithuanian businessman and politician who served as the Minister of Economy of Lithuania from 2008 to 2011 and is a member of Seimas since 2012. He is a member of the conservative political party Homeland Union –Lithuanian Christian Democrats.
Dalia Grybauskaitė is a Lithuanian politician who served as the eighth president of Lithuania from 2009 to 2019. She is the first and so far only woman to hold the position and in 2014 she became the first President of Lithuania to be reelected for a second consecutive term.
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 14 October 2012,with a second round on 28 October in the constituencies where no candidate won a majority in the first round of voting. All 141 seats in the Seimas were up for election;71 in single-seat constituencies elected by majority vote and the remaining 70 in a nationwide constituency based on proportional representation. Together with the elections,a referendum on the construction of a new nuclear power plant was held.
Finland's overall corruption is relatively low,according to public opinion and global indexes and standards. The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International scored Finland at 87 on a scale from 0 to 100. When ranked by score,Finland ranked second among the 180 countries in the Index,where the country or countries ranked first are perceived to have the most honest public sector. Finland has ranked first,second or third every year since the current version of the Index was introduced in 2012. For comparison with 2023 worldwide scores,the best score was 90,the average score was 43,and the worst score was 11. For comparison with regional scores,the highest score among Western European and European Union countries was 90,the average score was 65 and the lowest score was 42.
Remigijus Šimašius is a Lithuanian lawyer and politician,member of Seimas (2012–2015),Minister of Justice (2008–2012),Mayor of Vilnius from 2015 to 2023.
Gintaras Steponavičius is a Lithuanian former Liberal politician,retiring from politics in 2020. He was member of the Seimas and Senior Deputy Chair of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement Party. Steponavičius was the Minister of Education and Science in Kubilius Cabinet.
Mantas Adomėnas is a Lithuanian classicist and politician. He was first elected to the Seimas in 2008 and served until 2020. He earned a Ph.D. degree in classics from the University of Cambridge. His best known work is probably the article The Fluctuating Fortunes of Heraclitus in Plato.
The Way of Courage is an inactive populist political party in Lithuania. It was founded in 2012 and has an anti-corruption platform.
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 9 and 23 October 2016 to elect the 141 members of the Seimas. 71 were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system,and the remaining 70 in a single nationwide constituency using proportional representation. The first round was held on 9 October and the second round on 23 October.
Lithuanian Liberal Youth,is a political youth organization in Lithuania. It is the financially and organisationally independent of any political party. However,some prominent members of LLJ participate in active politics as representatives of political parties.
Mykolas Majauskas is a Lithuanian politician,a member of the Seimas,a former Vilnius city councillor and an accused sex offender. He was expelled from Homeland Union in November 2022.
Laurynas Kasčiūnas is a Lithuanian right-wing politician,political analyst,Member of the Seimas for the Homeland Union and Minister of National Defence of Lithuania since 25 March 2024,replacing Arvydas Anušauskas.
