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En el presente estudio comparativo —encargado por el Departamento Temático de Derechos de los Ciudadanos y Asuntos Constitucionales del Parlamento Europeo— se analiza la eficacia de las normas, políticas y prácticas existentes en los Estados miembros con respecto a los conflictos de intereses de las personas que ostentan altos cargos políticos (jefes de Gobierno, ministros y otros altos funcionarios). La investigación llevada a cabo hace hincapié en los aspectos teóricos y prácticos del concepto ...

Corruption in Russia is deeply entrenched and permeates all levels of Russian society. It causes significant financial loss to the Russian economy in terms of gross domestic product and considerably lowers the country's attractiveness as a foreign direct investment destination. Despite a recent positive trend Russia continues to lag far behind its G8 and G20 peers in the rankings.

This Study analyses some key trans-border situations in which citizens may find difficulties in exercising their electoral rights – both to vote in elections, and to stand as candidates. It focuses on the electoral rights of EU citizens when resident outside the state where they are citizens, and on the electoral rights of third country citizens resident in the EU Member States. It also covers several complementary issues by examining the consular representation of EU citizens outside the territory ...