Transparency International Lithuania

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Transparency and Anti-Corruption Organizations Lithuania

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Transparency International Lithuania is a public policy organization that works to advance transparency and fight corruption in Lithuania. It is the Lithuanian chapter of the global Transparency International network. It researches and reports on corruption across politics, business and public administration.

It runs an interactive online tool called Otas that lets people search collected data, analyses and transparency indicators about politicians, institutions, companies and legal acts. Related tools it maintains cover parliament activity and company transparency. It also runs an annual Transparency School and publishes research on topics such as corruption perceptions, media ownership and forest policy.

The organization focuses on political integrity, public finance transparency, business integrity, media transparency, anti-corruption education and participatory budgeting. It offers consultations, training and seminars to public bodies, private companies, non-governmental organizations and media outlets. For public institutions it advises on involving citizens in decision making and setting transparency standards. For companies it helps assess corruption risks and build ethics policies, and it helps media organizations set up codes of ethics.

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