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Andorra - Publication of the Fourth Round Addendum to the Second Compliance Report

The Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO) has published a follow-up report assessing Andorra’s progress in implementing the 13 recommendations contained in an evaluation report on the prevention of corruption in respect of parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors adopted in 2017.

GRECO concludes that Andorra has satisfactorily implemented 9 of the 13 recommendations and partly implemented three. One recommendation concerning the composition of the High Council of Justice has not yet been implemented.

Regarding parliamentarians, GRECO welcomes the adoption of a guide on the application of the Code of Conduct. It sets out parliamentarians‘ professional obligations and related procedures together with concepts, interpretation criteria and practical examples to facilitate the implementation of the Code. Another positive step is the appointment of external advisors to the Parliament to give parliamentarians confidential advice on issues of ethics and integrity.

The report recalls that Andorra had already partly implemented a recommendation to require parliamentarians to make declarations of assets but regrets, in this new assessment, that these declarations are not made public and do not cover members of the parliamentarian’s household.

With regard to judges and prosecutors, the report notes positively that the High Council of Justice provides ethics and integrity training for judges and prosecutors, although the system of confidential advice on ethical issues is not yet operational. GRECO regrets that the composition of the High Council of Justice fails to afford appropriate representation of members of the judiciary elected by their peers.

The adoption of this follow-up report closes the 4th round compliance procedure in respect of Andorra.

  • Link to the report: ENG – FRA
Strasbourg 04/12/2024
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Ever since antiquity, corruption has been one of the most widespread and insidious of social evils. When it involves public officials and elected representatives, it is inimical to the administration of public affairs. Since the end of the 19th century, it has also been seen as a major threat in the private sphere, undermining the trust and confidence which are necessary for the maintenance and development of sustainable economic and social relations. It is estimated that hundreds of billions of Euros are paid in bribes every year. (more)

A word from the President of GRECO

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I invite you to use it to look into the work we do with our 48 member States.  We use the dynamics of collective expertise and peer pressure to accomplish action by individual governments that will build durable barriers against corruption and bring to justice those who misuse their position for personal gain to the detriment of society as a whole.

Whether inspired by GRECO’s work, that of others with an anti-corruption agenda or our own experiences and principles, each one of us has a role to play in changing the mind-set to zero tolerance of corruption.

Members of GRECO Bureau

The composition of GRECO's Bureau is the following: Olivier GONIN (Switzerland), Panagiota VATIKALOU (Greece), Vice-President António DELICADO (Portugal), President David MEYER (United Kingdom), Lise CHIPAULT (France), Sorin TĂNASE (Romania) and Alexia KALISPERA (Cyprus).

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