Slovak Republic – Publication of an Addendum to the Second Compliance Report of Fourth Evaluation Round
GRECO just published its Addendum to the Second Compliance Report of Fourth Evaluation Round on the Slovak Republic (Corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors), as adopted by GRECO at its 82nd Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg, 18-22 March 2019). Link to the…
Luxembourg – Publication of GRECO’s Interim Compliance Report of 4th Evaluation Round
GRECO has just published its Interim Compliance Report of Fourth Evaluation Round on Luxembourg (dealing with Corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors), as adopted at its 82nd Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg, 18-22 March 2019). Link to the Interim Compliance…
Outcome of GRECO 82
The GRECO Plenary has adopted the following decisions that ended last Friday: click here.
Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body GRECO publicly declares the country non-compliant with the CoE anti-corruption standards
Today, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption, in an unprecedented move, has publicly declared Belarus non-compliant with GRECO’s anti-corruption standards. Since 2012, when GRECO addressed 24 recommendations to Belarus and invited the authorities to authorise the publication…
San Marino – Publication of 3rd Round Compliance Report
GRECO has just made public its Compliance Report of Third Evaluation Round on San Marino (”Incriminations (ETS 173 and 191, GPC 2)”; ”Transparency of Party Funding”), as adopted by GRECO at its 80th Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg, 18-22 June 2018). Link to the report in English – French – and also…
82nd Plenary Meeting of GRECO (Strasbourg, 18-22 March 2019)
In a plenary meeting GRECO will discuss, with a view to their adoption, 5th round evaluation reports on Malta, North Macedonia and Sweden focusing on corruption prevention in central governments, including top executive functions, and law enforcement. GRECO is also expected to adopt a public…
Hungary – High level visit
GRECO delegation ends its high level visit to Hungary. [more]
Czech Republic – Publication of a compliance report (4th Evaluation Round)
GRECO has just published its Fourth Round Compliance Report on the Czech Republic as adopted by GRECO at its 80th Plenary Meeting (Strasbour, 18-22 June 2018), after authorisation by the authorities of the Czech Republic. Link to the Fourth Round Compliance Report on the Czech Republic Link to…
Heads of Council of Europe anti-corruption and anti-torture bodies call on member states to take decisive action against corruption and torture
In a joint statement issued at the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Marin Mrčela, President of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), and Mykola Gnatovskyy, President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…
The Netherlands needs to enhance measures to preserve integrity in the government and in the police
In an evaluation report published today, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) called for measures to prevent corruption in the Netherlands in respect of persons entrusted with top executive functions, including ministers, state secretaries, political advisors; and in…
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Publication of the Second Compliance Report of Third Evaluation Round
GRECO has published its Second Compliance Report of Third Evaluation Round on Bosnia and Herzegovina, as adopted by GRECO at its 81st Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg, 3-7 December 2018) following the authorisation from the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Link to the report in English / French…
Corruption in Croatia: Code of conduct for MPs still lacking, but progress made to limit conflict of interest, among findings by expert group
Assessing measures taken by Croatia to implement recommendations that had been made in 2014, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) regrets that its recommendation to the Croatian Parliament to adopt a code of conduct for its members still has not been realized. The…
Poland: Anti-corruption group calls for more transparency and preventive measures to promote integrity in central government and in law enforcement agencies
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) says that it is a “top priority” for Poland to establish a system for appointment, promotion and dismissal of all senior managers in the Police and Border Guards, which would be based on objective, merit-based criteria and…
Belgium – Publication of the 2nd Addendum to the 2nd Compliance Report of Third Evaluation Round
GRECO has published today its Second Addendum to the Second Compliance Report of Third Evaluation Round on Belgium, as adopted by GRECO at its 81st Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg, 3-7 December 2018), following authorisation by the authorities of Belgium. Link to the Second Addendum to the Second…
Georgia – Publication of the 2nd Addendum to the 2nd Compliance Report of Third Evaluation Round
GRECO has published today its Second Addendum to the Second Compliance Report of Third Evaluation Round on Georgia (dealing with “Incriminations (ETS 173 and 191, GPC 2)” and ”Transparency of Party Funding”), as adopted by GRECO at its 79th Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg, 19-23 March 2018), after…
International Conference on “Implementation of Corruption Prevention Mechanisms”, Belgrade, 13-14 December 2018
GRECO President, Marin Mrčela, participates in the International Conference on “Implementation of Corruption Prevention Mechanisms” organised by the Serbian Anti-Corruption Agency with the support of the Government of Italy and the OSCE Mission to Serbia. Link to the Programme Link to the Speech…
Italy should speed up reforms to prevent corruption among MPs, judges and prosecutors, says anti-corruption body GRECO
In a report publish today, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) concludes that Italy has made progress to prevent corruption in respect of the judiciary, but significantly more is still needed to comply with all its recommendations, in particular those concerning…
Sweden – Publication of the 2nd Addendum to the 2nd Compliance Report of 3rd Evaluation Round
GRECO has published today its Second Addendum to the Second Compliance Report of Third Evaluation Round on Sweden, as adopted by GRECO at its 81st Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg, 3-7 December 2018), after authorisation by the authorities of Sweden. Link to the Second Addendum to the Second…
International Anti-Corruption Day
“We must never lower our guard in fighting corruption”, said Marin Mrčela, President of the Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO), ahead of the International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December. “Perception of low levels of corruption must not lead to complacency. No…