Reference Texts Sixth Evaluation Round

The following list of reference texts includes:

Council of Europe standards, setting the basis for the Sixth Evaluation Round;
Other resources and background for GRECO evaluators and other persons involved in the evaluation procedure, which, where useful, and as applicable, may be referred to in evaluation reports.

1. Council of Europe standards

A. General instruments

Committee of Ministers’ Resolution (97) 24 on the twenty guiding principles for the fight against corruption.
Recommendation R (2000) 10 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on codes of conduct for public officials.
Recommendation 1908 (2010) of the Parliamentary Assembly on Lobbying in a democratic society (European code of good conduct on lobbying).
Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the legal regulation of lobbying activities in the context of public decision making and its Explanatory Memorandum.
Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)7 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the protection of whistleblowers and its Explanatory Memorandum.
Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)4 of the Committee of Ministers to members States on the participation of citizens in local public life and its Explanatory Memorandum
CM(2017)83 Guidelines for civil participation in political decision making
Recommendation (2019)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on supervision of local authorities’ activities.
Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on democratic accountability of elected representatives and elected bodies at local and regional level.
Recommendation (2023)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the principles of good democratic governance and its Explanatory Memorandum.

B. Specific instruments adopted by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

European Charter of Local Self-Government and the Additional Protocol
Resolution 79 (1999) and Recommendation 60 (1999) on political integrity of local and regional elected representative, including the European Code of conduct for the political integrity of local and regional elected representatives appended thereto.
Resolution 316 (2010)1 on Rights and duties of local and regional elected representatives: the risks of corruption.
Resolution 393 (2015) and Recommendation 383 (2015) on Conditions of office of elected representatives.
Resolution 401 (2016) on Preventing corruption and promoting public ethics at local and regional levels, including the Roadmap of activities for preventing corruption and promoting public ethics at local and regional levels appended thereto.
Resolution 402 (2016) on the misuse of administrative resources during election processes: the role of local and regional elected representatives and public officials.
Resolution 421 (2017) and Recommendation 405 (2017) on making public procurement transparent.
Resolution 434 (2018) and Recommendation 423 (2018) on conflicts of interest at local and regional level.
Resolution 435 (2018) and Recommendation 424 (2018) on transparency and open government.
Resolution 441 (2019) and Recommendation 428 (2019) on fighting nepotism within local and regional authorities.
Resolution 444 (2019) and Recommendation 435 (2019) on the Protection of whistleblowers: Challenges and opportunities for local and regional government.
Resolution 433 (2018) adopting the European Code of Conduct for all Persons Involved in Local and Regional Governance.
Resolution 443 (2019) and Recommendation 434 (2019) on Financial compensation of local and regional elected representatives in the exercise of their office.
Resolution 452(2019) on the Revised Code of Good Practice for civil participation in the decision-making process