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Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption publishes Report on Denmark

[Strasbourg, 25/02/2010] - The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) today published its Third Round Evaluation Report on Denmark, in which it recommends more severe penal sanctions for corruption offences and further transparency in party funding, among other measures.

The report focuses on two distinct themes: criminalisation of corruption and transparency of party funding, and addresses 14 recommendations to Denmark. GRECO will assess the implementation of these recommendations in early 2011. (more...)

Link to the report: Theme I and Theme II

Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption publishes Report on Lithuania

[Strasbourg, 17/02/2010] - The need to lower the level of proof required to convict a person for corruption and more clarity in supervision of party financing in Lithuania are the highlights of a report published today by GRECO, the Council of Europe’s monitoring body dedicated to the fight against corruption. Prepared within the framework of GRECO’s Third Evaluation Round, the report focuses on two distinct themes: criminalisation of corruption and transparency of party funding. (more...)

Link to the report: Theme I and Theme II

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Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption publishes report on Ireland

[Strasbourg, 25/01/2010] - The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) today published its Third Round Evaluation Report on Ireland, which focuses on two distinct themes: criminalisation of corruption and transparency of party funding. (read more...)

Link to the report: Theme I (Incriminations) / Theme II (Transparency of Party Funding)

Liechtenstein joins the Group of States against Corruption

[Strasbourg, 12/01/2010] - On 1 January 2010, Liechtenstein became a member of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the monitoring body established by the Council of Europe to improve the capacity of countries to prevent and combat corruption. On 17 November 2009 Liechtenstein signed the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, although it has not ratified it yet. (more...)

Latest Reports made public (available in PDF format)
Third Evaluation Round Evaluation reports - Denmark (Theme I / Theme II) (25 February 2010)  - Lithuania (Theme I / Theme II) (17 February 2010)  - Ireland (Theme I / Theme II) (25 January 2010) - Croatia (Theme I / Theme II) (9 December 2009) - Germany (Theme I / Theme II) (9 December 2009) - Malta (Theme I / Theme II) (10 November 2009) Compliance reports - Finland (4 December 2009)	Second Evaluation Round Addenda to Compliance Reports - Denmark (23 February 2010) - Spain (12 February 2010) - Albania (27 January 2010) - Romania (27 January 2010) Joint First and Second Evaluation Rounds Evaluation reports - Italy (16 October 2009) - Russian Federation (30 April 2009) Compliance reports - Ukraine (9 June 2009)