Archives: Work Packages

WP1 lays the foundation for the project by developing a unitary conceptual framework, research design and the assembling of data that will allow the overall theoretical, methodological and empirical work. WP 1: Conceptualization, Methodology and Data Hub Conceptual framework and methodological guidelines 2025 Data Hub 2024 Historical background report on cross-border corruption 2025

The objective of WP2 is to map and model the ethnography of undue influence and cross-border corruption by studying the range of actors, ties, networks and mechanisms that enable institutional capture in closed and open societies, particularly across borders and political regimes, focusing on the energy sector, offshore and universities. WP 2: The Ethnography of…

The purpose of WP3 is to identify major areas of cross-border undue influence and state-driven corruption practices (covert or assumed) to assess which operating mechanisms are most widely employed and examine how states and the international community react to such practices. WP 3: Cross-Border Corruption And Kleptocracy Impact of sanctions on infiltration of Russia in…

WP4 aims to take stock, benchmark and model the integrity management systems of public, private and hybrid (public-private) organisations in the European Union and the effectiveness of their responses to current challenges. WP 4: Integrity Management Systems Case studies of best practice and critical incidents at organizational level (public, private and hybrid organization, as well…

The main objective of WP5 is to map and measure the deficit of both legal (de jure) and real (de facto) transparency in EU-27 and candidate countries and to clarify the interaction between diverse types of transparency on one hand, and transparency and citizen participation, on the other. WP 5: Corruption, Integrity and Transparency The…

The key objective of WP6 is to assess the adequacy, equity, explainability and effectiveness of digital technologies, in particular, artificial intelligence, to control corruption more effectively as both top-down and bottom-up approaches. WP 6: Artificial Intelligence Comparative study on public procurement data suitability for AI purposes in EU MSs and accession countries 2025 Paper on…

The primary goal of WP7 is to develop an EU media capture risk map and analyse how media capture might affect the coverage of corruption, and to analyse the impact of social media on how corruption is socially constructed, perceived, and dealt with in the public sphere. WP 7: Assessing Legacy and Social Media All-EU…

The main objective of WP8 is to map jurisdictional and regulatory deficits and assess the enforcement of policies based on criminal law that deal with corruption at EU and Member States’ levels. WP 8: Assessing The Role of Criminal Law In Limiting Domestic And Transnational Corruption Online comparative regulation database and map: EUCAL 2026 Comparative…

The main objectives of WP9 are: (a) to assess the state of corruption and its recent trends and (b) to assess the impact of European corruption prevention policies, including both national and EU regulation. WP 9: Regulatory And Enforcement Gaps In Preventive Anticorruption Policies A report on corruption risk in EU MS at national level…

This WP aims at the design and execution of a sound dissemination and awareness strategy in view of  an effective exploitation and take-up plan based on a shared business model. WP 10: Innovative Policy Options, Outreach and Dissemination Dissemination and communication plan 2024 Communication materials and project webpage linked to data and search engine 2024…

WP11 will ensure an effective monitoring of the project, in its administrative, technical, scientific and financial terms, with a view to guarantee the adherence of the work to the overall project plans, available resources and timing. WP 11: Management Project management handbook 2024 Data management plan and research ethics – first version 2024 Data management…