Latvia to further boost the integrity, transparency and accountability of those exercising top executive functions in central government and of police and border guard staff. More...

In a report published today on Latvia, MONEYVAL acknowledges that large financial flows passing through the country pose a significant money laundering threat. Latvia is a regional financial centre, with a majority of its commercial banks focusing on servicing foreign customers, mainly from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. More...

In a report published today, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group (GRECO) considers that Switzerland has made no progress in implementing its recommendations on the transparency of political funding (see also the German and Italian versions of the report). More...

In its second compliance report released today, GRECO (Group of States against Corruption) finds that “the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” made no substantial progress in implementing recommendations on preventing corruption among MPs, judges and prosecutors. More...

We have been informed about a number of searches and arrests at some of the most prominent Belarusian media. This is of great concern to the Council of Europe. Some of the people concerned are long-standing partners of ours and are well-known and highly-respected professionals. The law must be respected but investigations do not always require arrests to be made; this should be used as a measure of last resort. More...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the conflict in Georgia, which is unfortunately still unresolved. In my capacity as Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, I wish to take this opportunity to reaffirm my unequivocal support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders. More...