A long-standing proponent of transparency and anti-corruption measures at local and regional level, the Congress is preparing a strategy in this area, which are all the more important as no country is immune from public corruption. A former president of the Congress and chair of the thematic group on public ethics, Herwig van Staa (Austria, EPP/CCE) pointed out, in a debate in Strasbourg on 22 March, how corruption threatens the rule of law and invited experts to work with the Congress on this issue. he Congress’s Governance Committee is currently drawing up preventive a strategy to increase transparency and enhance public ethics in conjunction with other partners, including the European Union’s Committee of the Regions.     

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Speech - Marin MRCELA
Speech - Imrich ŽIGO