EU Reporter
Published 2 months ago
Nur-Sultan, 4 February 2021 – The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and with the support of the USA and other international partners, carried out an operation to return a group of Kazakhstan citizens from Syria to their homeland.
The group consists of four men, one woman and seven children, including two orphans. In accordance with the national legislation and international commitments, persons involved in terrorist activities will be prosecuted. Orphans are transferred to the care of close relatives and the government will ensure all the necessary assistance to them. The woman and children will be provided with the rehabilitation and resocialization programs.
EU Reporter
Published 2 months ago
Today, on 28 January 28, the global anti-corruption movement Transparency International published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020.This year, the main theme of a global study identified the disruptive impact of corruption on health systems and the exacerbation of violations of democratic principles in countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the end of 2020, Kazakhstan scored 38 points and took 94th position, sharing it with Brazil, Ethiopia, Peru, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Tanzania.
Kazakhstan, as before, was estimated based on 9 sources. Experts from four rating agencies raised their assessments of the anti-corruption measures taken, the other five - kept their assessments at the level of the previous year.