By John Warner. Even the regular operations of the NCAA are a kind of corruption. Let's bring everything into the light. More...
GRECO calls on Monaco to strengthen anti-corruption measures in parliament and the judiciary
In its report on Monaco published today, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body (GRECO) concludes that although the management of anti-corruption policies has continued to evolve in the right direction in recent years and anti-corruption mechanisms have gradually been strengthened, progress still has to be made. More...
Ukraine has made promising reforms to fight corruption, but now it must deliver
A new report published today by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) encourages Ukrainian authorities to pursue anti-corruption reform efforts it had launched following the Revolution of Dignity and calls for effective results to be delivered in practice. More...
Promoting integrity in governance to tackle political corruption
Stepping up the fight against corruption and restoring trust in the efficiency and effectiveness of democratic institutions “must be a priority” for many European democracies, including European institutions, the Assembly said today at the end of a debate on promoting integrity in governance to tackle political corruption. More...
GRECO issues critical assessment of the Parliamentary Assembly integrity framework
The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) today published an assessment of the Code of Conduct for Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in which it identifies significant shortcomings and points out the need for a number of improvements. More...
Council of Europe urges states to step up their action to prevent corruption
In its annual report, published today, GRECO provides a review of its 49 member states action against corruption in 2016, and points out that countries too often over-rely on the repressive aspects of fighting corruption and underestimate the effectiveness of preventive mechanisms, which often do not exist or are too weak. More...
Turkey: compliance with recommendations to fight corruption remains “globally unsatisfactory” GRECO says
The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group (GRECO) today published an interim compliance report on Turkey. The report examines the compliance of the member state with 17 recommendations adopted in March 2010. These recommendations cover “incrimination” and “transparency of political funding”. More...
Seeking global cooperation to fight corruption in HE
Parliamentary Assembly creates independent external investigation body to look into allegations of corruption
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today ratified the terms of reference of an independent external investigation body to carry out a detailed independent inquiry into the allegations of “corruption and fostering of interests” made against certain PACE members or former members. More...