GRECO has today published its latest report assessing Liechtenstein’s compliance with the recommendations issued to the country in 2020 to prevent corruption in respect of parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors.
GRECO concludes that Liechtenstein has so far fully implemented ten of the sixteen recommendations contained in the Fourth Round Evaluation Report. Of the other recommendations, five have been partly implemented, and one remains not implemented.
The report notes some steps forward regarding parliamentarians, including the adoption of a code of conduct. Further refinement of certain rules - particularly those governing contacts between MPs and third parties seeking to influence parliamentary proceedings - would help strengthen integrity frameworks.
On the other hand, no tangible progress has been made to increase transparency in the legislative process at the level of parliamentary commissions. Resolute steps are still necessary to expand confidential counselling for parliamentarians and effectively implement training and awareness-raising measures on integrity rules.
Moreover, the regime of public declarations should be strengthened, giving proper consideration to including relevant information on spouses and dependent family members in the declarations submitted by parliamentarians.
In the case of judges, GRECO welcomes that a first ethics training course has taken place, open to all judges in Liechtenstein, and that confidential advice has been made permanently available to all judges. That said, it reiterates that additional steps must be taken to increase the judiciary’s role in the selection of judges.
The report welcomes that almost all recommendations regarding prosecutors have been fully implemented. Only one recommendation remains partly implemented: amending Article 50 of the Public Prosecutors Act to provide additional safeguards in the event that the government terminates a public prosecutor’s employment.
GRECO asks the national authorities to report on progress in implementing the outstanding recommendations by 30 June 2026.
*unofficial translation, as provided by the authorities of Liechtenstein
