| Hi there, This week, we're excited to see our work on important issues having impact in the media, with politicians and with international organisations. First, on Monday we published our Global Corruption Barometer for Latin America and the Caribbean. It’s a survey of how people experience corruption in their everyday lives, like whether they have to pay bribes to use basic services such as health or education. We also measured which institution people think is most corrupt. See below for more details. The results demonstrate once again the need for stronger anti-corruption institutions, accountability mechanisms and safety guarantees for the brave people who speak up against corruption. We found too many of them still face retaliation. The survey has been making headlines all across the region, proving that both citizens and journalists everywhere want a world free of corruption. Later in the week, 20 European Union member states took a big step towards ending the misuse of EU funds. There will now be an independent European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) that will investigate and prosecute cases involving corruption in EU spending and large-scale VAT fraud. However, there is much to be done. Eight EU member states didn’t sign up – we’re looking at you Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and the UK. Regardless, the EPPO is a major breakthrough in the fight against cross border corruption in the EU. Speaking of cross border corruption: remember the Azerbaijani Laundromat? On 6 October, the President of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Pedro Agramunt, resigned before a motion to remove him could be debated. A few days later the Assembly adopted a resolution overhauling its Code of Conduct, and two more resolutions criticizing the persecution of civil society, human rights and the flaws in the justice system in Azerbaijan. Also this week, Danske Bank, which was involved in the laundromat scheme, was charged with money laundering in France. Thanks to all of you for helping us keep up the pressure! | 