Indeed, transparency begins with a democratic and accountable set of institutions. However, there is hardly a day without being informed about events suggesting that these institutions are operating imperfectly or even scandalous corruption. When cases of corruption are revealed to the public it is always clear that there would have been no corruption and no scandal if decision-making process was transparent and regulated. With a slightly simplified approach Transparency International is often called an anti-corruption organisation, while it is much more than that. Transparency International means a social collaboration to improve the world around us and the quality of our life by making transparent the different decision-making processes.
Many people believe that corruption is an inextricable part of our life.
It is present in the industrialised and developing countries, in the North and in the South, in the totalitarian regimes an in the democracies. It existed already in ancient Egypt and we can observe it in the post-industrial societies. The fight against corruption has already brought results in the world and in our country, too. In several developing countries the repugnance to limitless corruption has overthrown antidemocratic governments, and a growing number of countries forbids its companies to exercise corruption abroad and there is more and more countries having introduced just laws on public procurement and politicians in more and more countries feel that they have to take a stand against corruption. Money laundering faces obstacles in an increasing number of states.