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News - Last up-date  : 25/04/2013


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GRECO publishes compliance reports on Czech Republic, Cyprus, Norway and Republic of Moldova
 
[Strasbourg, 05/04/2013] –  The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published compliance reports on the Republic of Moldova, the Czech Republic and Cyprus, and a second compliance report on Norway. The reports assess the level of compliance with the recommendations made by GRECO in its Third Round evaluation reports, which deal with the criminalisation of corruption and the transparency of party financing.

Links to the reports:
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Republic of Moldova / Council of Europe Web-TV
Norway


IslandeIceland urged to further strengthen anti-corruption measures

[Strasbourg, 28/03/2013] – Due to its unique circumstances, Iceland faces particular challenges in preventing corruption among its key institutions. Significant improvements have been made recently, notably since the collapse of the banking system, but there is still work to be done.
 
These are the main findings of an evaluation report published today by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), which focuses on anti-corruption measures among parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors.
 
The report noted that Iceland’s small population size and remote location mean that interlinked personal and professional relationships can give rise to conflicts of interest. It also highlighted the ongoing re-appraisal of the informal checks and balances in Icelandic society and the concepts of transparency and corruption following the banking collapse in 2008. (more...)

Report
Council of Europe's Web TV


FINLANDFinland encouraged to further sharpen its tools to prevent corruption

[Strasbourg, 27/03/2013] - Finland has an effective system for preventing corruption among members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. However, there is still room for improvement – particularly with regard to conflicts of interest among parliamentarians.
 
These are the main findings of an evaluation report published today by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO).

The report noted that Finland is widely regarded as being one of the least corrupt countries in Europe, and that perceptions of corruption among parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors are relatively low. Despite a long tradition of limited regulation in this area, Finland also has a good record of implementing anti-corruption measures suggested by GRECO itself. (more...)

Report
Council of Europe's Web TV


GRECO 59 - Strasbourg, 18-22 March 2013 - Decisions


UK FlagCouncil of Europe anti-corruption body praises UK parliament, judges and prosecutors for taking corruption prevention seriously
 
[Strasbourg, 06/03/2013] - Published today by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), an evaluation of the UK’s parliament, judges and prosecutors was largely positive.

“Nothing emerged during the current evaluation which could indicate any element of corruption in relation to judges, nor is there evidence of judicial decisions being influenced in an inappropriate manner”, according to the 46-page report.  (more...)

Report


Poland flagGRECO encourages Poland to pursue efforts in preventing corruption in the parliament and the judiciary

[Strasbourg, 25/01/2013] - The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published today its Fourth Round Evaluation Report on Poland. It focuses on the prevention of corruption of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors.
 
The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body (GRECO) acknowledges the solid legal framework established by Poland for preventing conflicts of interest, and ultimately corruption. (more...)

Report


T. Jagland addressing Parliamentary AssemblyThorbjørn Jagland: “Corruption is the biggest threat to democracy in Europe today”


[Strasbourg, 22/01/2013]
- Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland today issued an impassioned call for Europe to reaffirm its collective and individual commitment to protect human rights, solidarity and democracy, but warned that widespread corruption was undermining citizens’ trust in the rule of law. (more...)

Speech by the Secretary General
Video of the speech


Estonia flagGRECO urges Estonia to sharpen its corruption prevention policy concerning members of Parliament, judges and prosecutors

[Strasbourg, 08/01/2013]
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has called on Estonia to make a number of improvements in its corruption prevention policy in respect of members of Parliament, judges and prosecutors. (more...)

Report  



Latest Reports made public (available in PDF format)

12th General Activity Report (2011)


Third Round Publications

- Incriminations (thematic review)
- Political Funding (thematic review)

 
Fourth Evaluation Round

Evaluation reports
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Iceland (28 March 2013) 
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Finland (27 March 2013)
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United Kingdom (6 March 2013)
- Poland (25 January 2013)
- Estonia (8 January 2013)
- Latvia (17 December 2012)
 


Third Evaluation Round

Compliance reports
- Iceland (25 April 2013)
- Cyprus (5 April 2013)
- Czech Republic
(4 April 2013)
- Moldova (3 avril 2013)
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Serbia (6 March 2013)
- Romania (11 February 2013)
- Netherlands (6 February 2013)


Second Compliance reports
- Norway (3 April 2013)
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United Kingdom (6 March 2013)

Joint First and Second Evaluation Rounds

Addenda to Compliance reports
- Russian Federation
(15 March 2013)
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Austria
(19 February 2013)
- Monaco
(17 December 2012)
Meetings
Calendar 2013
Plenary meetings (Decisions & Summary reports)
"Tours de table"
Publications
Incriminations (thematic review of GRECO's
Third Evaluation Round)
Political Funding (thematic review of GRECO's
Third Evaluation Round)
Lessons learnt from the three evaluation rounds (2000-2010)
Evaluations
What are GRECO evaluations? Evaluation rounds: procedures, questionnaires, reports (more ...).
Fourth Evaluation Round on Corruption Prevention in respect of Members of Parliament, Judges and Prosecutors
 Reports adopted
 Questionnaire
 Reference texts
 Guidelines for evaluators
Third Evaluation Round
 Reports adopted
 Questionnaires
 Guidelines for evaluators
 Political financing:
  Training workshop March 2007
  General background and training material
 Incriminations:
  Background documents
  Training workshop May 2007
Second Evaluation Round
Reports adopted
First Evaluation Round
Reports adopted