Lithuania s ballooning defence spending leaves holes for corruption – Transparency International
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With Lithuania s defence budget going up 232 percent over a decade, the lack of open procurement has left opportunities for corruption to thrive. The country, along with the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, should be vigilant, warns Transparency International.
Decades of progress towards greater democratisation across Central and Eastern Europe threatens to be undone unless urgent steps are taken to safeguard against corruption, new research from Transparency International warns.
The Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI) finds more than half of the 15 countries assessed in the region face a high risk of corruption in their defence and security sectors.