The Council of Europe is pursuing a comprehensive approach against corruption by setting standards in the form of conventions and "soft law" instruments, by monitoring compliance with these standards through the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and by supporting their implementation through technical cooperation projects.

 

Standards Conventions Civil Law Convention on Corruption (ETS 174)   Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS 173) Additional Protocol to the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS 191)   Other Instruments   Rec(2000)10E 11 May 2000 on Codes of Conduct for Public Officials Rec(2001)11E 19 September 2001 Concerning Twenty Guiding Principles on the fight against Organised Crime Rec(2003)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on Common Rules against Corruption in the Funding of Political parties and electoral campaigns

Monitoring Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)

Technical Co-operation Projects The Council of Europe is supporting countries in the implementation of European and international anti-corruption standards through technical co-operation projects. These also help countries follow up to recommendations resulting from GRECO recommendations. They are funded from the budget of the Council of Europe but to a large extent also by contributions by countries and organisations such as the European Commission, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Sweden or the Netherlands.