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Slovenia: insufficient progress in implementing anti-corruption recommendations, robust action needed to strengthen integrity in government and police

The Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) today published a report on Slovenia assessing progress made in implementing the recommendations issued to the country in the Fifth Round Evaluation Report (2018) on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies.

GRECO concludes that Slovenia has implemented satisfactorily or dealt with in a satisfactorily manner six of the 15 recommendations from 2018. Six recommendations have been partly implemented and three have not been implemented.

While there has been certain progress toward the implementation of the outstanding recommendations regarding persons entrusted with top executive functions, namely in raising awareness of integrity matters in the government and disclosing and cross-checking contacts with lobbyists, tangible actions are required on an integrity plan for the government, managing conflicts of interests and carrying out substantive checks of asset declarations.

As for law enforcement agencies, steps have been made towards better identification of problems, management of risks and conflicts of interest. Measures have been put in place to increase the representation of women in the Police, and to strengthen the protection of whistleblowers. However, concrete action is required for all police officers to use the available channels for reporting wrongdoing; decisions regarding promotions should be made more fairly and transparently, and the authorities must develop mechanisms to prevent and manage conflicts of interest after police officers leave the Police.

GRECO concludes that Slovenia is not in sufficient compliance with the recommendations contained in the Fifth Round Evaluation Report and asks the Head of delegation of Slovenia to provide a report on the progress in implementing the outstanding recommendations by 30 June 2025.

  • Link to the report: ENG – FRA – SLO*

* unofficial translation, as provided by the authorities of Slovenia

Strasbourg 28/10/2024
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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: António DELICADO (Portugal), Vita HABJAN BARBORIČ (Slovenia), David MEYER (United Kingdom), President Marin MRČELA (Croatia), Vice-President Monika OLSSON (Sweden), Olivier GONIN (Switzerland) and Panagiota VATIKALOU (Greece).

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It has been brought to our attention that the name of GRECO is being used for fraudulent purposes. These scams may appear to use letterhead with the GRECO logo, or contain the signatures of actual or fictitious senior GRECO officials, aiming to give the appearance of a legitimate GRECO correspondence.  Sometimes they may include legitimate website addresses to give a veneer of credibility to the scam.

Typically, the solicitations asked potential victims to provide personal information such as signatures or bank account information, and to pay certain advance fees, often described as "processing fees." In return, the potential victim was promised sums of money that the person soliciting the "fees" had no intention of paying. In some cases, those seeking the funds used the names of actual GRECO staff members to sign the letters in order to bolster their credibility.

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We caution the public to be very wary of these and other similar solicitations that falsely claim to be affiliated with the GRECO. If you have received such a communication, we advise you to immediately terminate that contact.  If you have already paid them money, please contact your local law enforcement without delay.