Strasbourg, 17.12.2012 - The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published today its Fourth Round evaluation Report on Latvia. It focuses on the prevention of corruption of Members of Parliament, judges and prosecutors.

GRECO recognises that Latvia has implemented a clear and comprehensive framework for regulating conflicts of interest of public officials and that the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (Latvia’s anti-corruption agency) has used the law well in the fight against corruption. However, GRECO encourages all three groups under review: parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors, to step up their own capacity to self-regulate, to address real and potential conflicts of interests and to sanction those who fall short of acceptable standards of ethical conduct. (more…)

See also: Latvia and the Council of Europe