The Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) today published a report on France assessing progress made in implementing the recommendations addressed to the country in 2019 in the Fifth Round Evaluation Report on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies.
GRECO concludes that France has satisfactorily implemented or dealt with in a satisfactory manner four of the eighteen recommendations set out in the Fifth Round Evaluation Report. Nine recommendations have been partly implemented, and five recommendations have not been implemented.
GRECO notes some progress, particularly in raising awareness of integrity issues. Furthermore, the multi-annual national anti-corruption plan, adopted on 16 June 2025, was published on 14 November 2025. However, further efforts are needed in several areas fundamental to promoting integrity and preventing corruption in the executive as well as in the national police and national gendarmerie.
In light of these findings, GRECO concludes that France is not in sufficient compliance with the recommendations contained in the Fifth Round Evaluation Report and asks the authorities to provide a report on the progress in implementing the outstanding recommendations by 30 November 2026.
