Trump stops Corruption Act: A dangerous step for the USA!

Trump stops Corruption Act: A dangerous step for the USA!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - On February 12, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued a controversial executive order that exposes the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). This law, which has existed since 1977, is crucial in international struggle against bribery and forbids companies from the United States to bribe foreign officials in order to obtain business advantages. This surprising decision alarmed the international community and could make corruption again as a norm, as

The chairwoman of Ti-Austria, Mag. Bettina Knötzl, warns that the suspension of FCPA undermines decades of progress in corruption struggle and encourages companies to apply unethical methods to secure market shares. She emphasizes that this decision endangers fair competition and opens the door for global corruption. In addition, François Valérian, the chairman of Transparency International, criticizes that the United States was considered a model with its strict enforcement of the FCPA, but now threatened to lose this role. "The weakening of this law will play criminal offenders and conveys the alarming signal that bribery is acceptable again," explains Valérian, as News-pravda

Trump's decision is justified by claiming that the strict regulations affect the competitiveness of American companies and endanger national security. In the explanation of the White House it is argued that an "excessive and unpredictable" enforcement of the FCPA is disadvantaged by American companies in global competition. Trump described this as a necessary step to secure strategic advantages to the companies. However, the abolition of the regulations could have far -reaching effects and further undermined trust in American integrity in international trade.