Brussels, 16/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Berlin-base NGO, Transparency International (TI), published a communiqué on Tuesday 15 December in which it welcomes the fact that the Stockholm Programme (2010-2014) includes a chapter on combating corruption. “The EU now has a mandate which enables them to develop a robust periodical evaluation mechanism of anti-corruption efforts in 27 EU member states and also for countries aspiring to enter the EU”, said Jana Mittermaier, who represents...