🎙️ 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 – 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 5: 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 📅 2 October | 14:30 CET 📍 Online – Register here: corruptiondata.eu/events/bridg... 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩’𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐞?

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? In a recent conversation with Knowable Magazine -Bob Holmes, Ina Kubbe, explored how expectations, peer pressure, loyalty, and reputation influence corruption in ways that laws alone cannot address. 📖 Read the full article: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

🔬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞 Led by Prof. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (LUISS), it brings together cutting-edge research on corruption, integrity & governance. 👉 Follow the Lab: www.researchgate.net/lab/BridgeGa... #BridgeGapProject #ResearchGate #HorizonEurope #AntiCorruption #OpenData

🇬🇷 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞’𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Despite decades of reforms, bailouts, and EU pressure, corruption in Greece remains deeply entrenched. According to the 2025 Eurobarometer, 97% of Greeks believe corruption is widespread — the highest rate in the EU. 📊 corruptiondata.eu/greeces-endu...

📑 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 A working paper by Andrea Longobucco and Joras Ferwerda (Utrecht University) maps public procurement data across #Europe to assess its suitability for AI-driven anti-corruption analysis. 📖 Read more: corruptiondata.eu/new-delivera...

@financialtimes.com’s Europe Express Weekend cites #BridgeGap data: 🇷🇴 Romania has lost more to corruption in the last decade than any other EU country. As PI Alina Mungiu-Pippidi notes, corruption erodes trust and fuels #populism across #Europe. 🔗 FT: ep.ft.com/permalink/em... #AntiCorruption

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞. Wealth concentration and state capture are on the rise in countries such as Cyprus, Malta, Turkey and Hungary, raising new corruption risks. ➡️ Read more: corruptiondata.eu/data-story-h... Massimo Privitera, University of Antwerp

📢 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by Lorenzo Crippa, Edmund J. Malesky, and @luciopicci.bsky.social: Making Bribery Profitable Again? Following #Trump’s 2025 suspension of the #FCPA, firms previously targeted saw an average market gain of $160M in one day. 📖 Read more: corruptiondata.eu/new-publicat...

🌍 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 2025 📅 26–29 August The ECPR General Conference is one of the largest events in political science research, and this year BridgeGap will join forces with RESPOND_EU to contribute cutting-edge work on (anti)corruption and integrity.

“𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” 🤖 👉 Learn more: www.youtube.com/shorts/qbf-K... #BridgeGapProject #HorizonEurope #AI #AntiCorruption #DigitalIntegrity

🌏 BridgeGap at Kyoto University — Today Today, BridgeGap researchers Lucio Picci and @denisserolivari.bsky.social are speaking at the international symposium Anti‑Corruption Revisited at Kyoto University, joined by RESPOND_EU’s @fernandaodilla.bsky.social. 📖 corruptiondata.eu/leading-eu-a...

📍 Snapshots from our participation at the 28th International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress! 📖 Read more about our panels and presentations: 👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...

📍 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 28𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚 🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025 🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations? 👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au... @manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social

🎓 𝐓𝐡𝐞 15𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐀) 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 26–28 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 2025 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐈𝐈𝐈 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝. 🔗 Learn more about the conference: epsanet.org

📢 New Video from #NETNOCON2025 – Now on YouTube! #BridgeGap joined Netnocon: The Global Netnography Conference 2025 in Marseille to explore how social media shapes corruption narratives. 🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKnR... 🔗 Learn more: corruptiondata.eu

🆕 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 ▶️ 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝? 🧭 As the EU moves forward with its Anti-Corruption Directive, this article asks a crucial question: 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐄𝐔 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬? 🔗 Read more: corruptiondata.eu/clean-at-hom...

🚨 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 – 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🔽 🔽 🔽 📍 Brussels | 🗓️ 05 June 2025 | ⏰ 10:30–12:30 CEST 🔗 Visit our website for full details and RSVP: corruptiondata.eu/high-level-p...

🎙️ 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 – 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 5: 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 📅 20 May | 16:00 CET 📍 Online – [Register here: bit.ly/3GTHLKF ] Join Alina Mungiu-Pippidi and Elettra Latini (LUISS) as they present the BridgeGap framework to better measure and understand corruption across the EU. 🇪🇺

📢 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #4 – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰! 📅 15 April | 🕓 16:00 CEST | 🌍 Online 📢 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 💻 Discover More on the website: corruptiondata.eu/events/bridg...

📢 At the 2025 #OECDIntegrity Forum the @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social partnered with @giace.bsky.social and @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social to host a partner session on corruption's persistence, its impact and how digital tools can help fight back.

🔹 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2025 @oecd-ocde.bsky.social 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 🔹 The #BridgeGap Project, with RESPOND_EU & @giace.bsky.social, joins the #OECD Anti-Corruption Forum on March 26-27! 📌 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥: 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐔 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬

🚀 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #3 – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰! Can high courts act as fail-safes for political elites? ⚖️ Join us for the third session of the BridgeGap Talk Series, where @manoelgehrke.bsky.social (Università di Pisa) will present:

📢 #VACANCY | Postdoc position in global governance. Join the Horizon Europe-funded project @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social, "Bridging the Gaps in Evidence, Regulation, and Impact of Anticorruption Policies." 🔗 All the info & application here: t.ly/89Yka

🚀 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 #2 – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰! How do administrative burdens fuel corruption? 📊💰 Join us for the second session of the BridgeGap Talk Series, where Bernhard Reinsberg (University of Glasgow) will present the study:

Today, 2-3 pm CET @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social webinar: Join our Chase for Oligarchs with New Tools presenting Follow the Money and the T-Index with Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Noé Letourneux, Mykhailo Koltsov and Ben Schmidt corruptiondata.eu/bridgegap-we...

Join us for this our first webinar on #InternationalAntiCorruptionDay! 💡 Learn how digital tools are revolutionizing the fight against corruption 🗓️ December 9 🕐 2-3pm (CET) ✍️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🔗 Details: corruptiondata.eu #AntiCorruptionDay #Transparency #Innovation