The role of the prosecutor in the fight against corruption and economic and financial crime (2019)
Preliminary work - preparation of Opinion No. 14 (2019)
For 2019, the Committee of Ministers entrusted the preparation of an opinion on the role of the prosecutor in the fight against corruption and economic and financial crime (2019). The draft opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 14th plenary meeting of the CCPE, on 21 and 22 November 2019.
The Bureau members of the CCPE participate to the meetings of the CCPE Working group in charge of the preparation of the draft texts. The Bureau members are:
- José Manuel SANTOS PAIS (Portugal, President of the CCPE)
- Antonio VERCHER NOGUERA (Spain, Vice-President of the CCPE)
- Robert GELLI (France)
- Alessandra GIRALDI (Denmark)
Working group
The first meeting of the working group in charge of preparing the draft opinion took place in Paris on 5-6 February 2019. The second meeting will take place in Paris on 6-7 June 2019.
The Working group is composed as follows:
Members:
- Milica ANDJELIĆ-MANDIĆ (Montenegro),
- Erkin ALIKHANOV (Azerbaijan),
- David MELKONYAN (Armenia),
- Han MORAAL (The Netherlands),
- Peter McCORMICK (Ireland),
- Antonio MURA (Italy),
- Ali RIZA ÜLKER (Turkey),
- Cédric VISART de BOCARME (Belgium),
- Vladimir ZIMIN (Russian Federation).
Substitute member:
- Jana ZEZULOVA (Czech Republic)
Gender Equality Rapporteur
- Ms Gordana BOSILJCIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Scientific expert
- Dr Rainer HORNUNG-JOST, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Lörrach Prosecution Office, Former Director of the German Judicial Academy (Germany)
Resources
Legal instruments and other texts adopted by the Council of Europe bodies
Conventions
- Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS No. 173)
- Civil Law Convention on Corruption (ETS No. 174)
- Additional Protocol to the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS No. 191)
- Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (CETS 2015)
- Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime [CETS 141]
- Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism [CETS 198]
- Convention on Cybercrime and Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
Resolutions and recommendations of the Committee of Ministers or the Parliamentary Assembly
Committee of Ministers
- Recommendation No. R (2017) 2 on the legal regulation of lobbying activities in the context of public decision making
- Recommendation No. R (2003) 4 on common rules against corruption in the funding of political parties and electoral campaigns
- Recommendation No. R (2000) 10 on codes of conduct for public officials, including a Model code of conduct for public officials (in appendix) - Explanatory Memorandum
- Resolution (97) 24 on the twenty Guiding Principles for the fight against corruption
- Recommendation on measures against the transfer and safekeeping of funds of criminal origin [Recommendation No R (80) 10]
Parliamentary Assembly
- Fight against corruption (Doc 7827, 2 May 1997) Motion for a recommendation
- Threat to Europe from economic crime (Doc. 7971, 22 December 1997) Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development
- Financing of political parties (Doc. 8470 13 July 1999) Motion for a resolution
- Role of parliaments in fighting corruption (Doc. 8652, 18 February 2000) Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development
- Role of parliaments in fighting corruption (5 April 2000) Resolution 1214 (2000)
Congress of local and regional authorities of Europe
- Recommendation 60 (1999) on political integrity of local and regional elected representatives
- Resolution 79 (1999) on political integrity of local and regional elected representatives
- Recommendation 86 (2000) on the financial transparency of political parties and their democratic functioning at regional level
- Resolution 105 (2000) on the financial transparency of political parties and their democratic functioning at regional level
- PACE - Resolution 2130 (2016) - Lessons from the “Panama Papers to ensure fiscal and social justice
Venice Commission
- Venice Commission (with OSCE) – Guidelines on Political Party Regulation
- Compilation of Venice Commission opinions and reports concerning media and elections
GRECO
- Corruption and Human Rights
- 18th General Report (2017)
- Summary Analysis of Selected Private Sector Bribery Cases
- Report on Trends and Conclusions of Fourth Evaluation Round in the field of Corruption Prevention of MPs, Judges and Prosecutors
- Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (1999)
Economic Crime and Cooperation Division
- 2017 Highlights Report: Council of Europe's Cooperation against Economic Crime
- PECK II: Corruption risk assessment of the public procurement
- PECK II: Corruption risk assessment of the judicial system
- PECK II: Corruption risk assessment of the prosecution system
- PECK Final Report: Project Against Economic Crime
Secretary General
- Programme of action against corruption
- State of democracy, human rights and the rule of law: Role of Institutions, Threats to Institutions
Consultative Council of European Judges
Case law of the ECHR
- Grand Chamber judgment Guja v. Moldova 12.02.08 / Press Release
- Grand Chamber judgment Creanga v. Romania 23.02.12 / Press Release
- Grand Chamber judgment Ramanauskas v. Lithuania 05.02.08 / Press Release
- Grand Chamber decision in the case of Berlusconi v. Italy 27.11.2018 / Press Release
Other international instruments on the subject (UN, etc.)
- United Nations Convention against corruption
- OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
- G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group Interim Report 2017
- Corruption Perceptions Index 2017
- Report from the Commission to the Council on the modalities of European Union participation in the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
- Regulation (EU) No 250/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 establishing a programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European Union (Hercule III programme) and repealing Decision No 804/2004/EC
- Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament EU anti-corruption report /* com/2014/038 final */
- Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector
- Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 (2) (c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union
- Explanatory Report on the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (Text approved by the Council on 3 December 1998)
- Explanatory Report on the Protocol to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests (Text approved by the Council on 19 December 1997)
- Council Act of 27 September 1996 drawing up a Protocol to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
Web resources
- International Anti-corruption related Treaties and Instruments
- Corruption Perception Index (CPI)
- Ease of Doing Business Index (EDBI)
- Control of Corruption Indicator (CCI)
- Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
- Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL)
- European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC)
- European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ)
- Office of the Directorate General of Programmes (ODGP)
