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GRECO urges Italy to improve the effectiveness of its system to promote integrity and prevent corruption in the government and the law enforcement authorities

August 30, 2024

The Fifth Round Mutual Evaluation report considers the effectiveness of the framework in place in Italy to prevent corruption among persons with top executive functions and members of the State Police, the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza.

EPPO in Lithuania broadens a fraud investigation involving a former MEP, suspected of abuse of office, document falsification, illegal use of electronic documents, and acquiring high-value foreign assets

August 29, 2024

The investigation initially focused on the suspected non-performance or imitation of the actual duties of a parliamentary assistant, with the intent of fraudulently obtaining remuneration between 2014 and 2019, and unemployment benefits from 2019 to 2020. The potential damage to the financial interests of the EU exceeds half a million euros…

Europol arrests of Spanish lawyer for EUR 4.5 million fishery project bribe in Equatorial Guinea

August 9, 2024

The suspect’s company, which was registered in Spain, had reported limited commercial activity since its establishment. It had never developed any project, neither in Spain nor in any other country. However, between 2020 and 2022 the company reported two income streams for a total amount of over EUR 4.5 million. Further investigation showed that individuals close to the Equatorial Guinea government were among the beneficiaries of these sums.

GRECO publishes fifth round compliance report evaluating corruption prevention in Montenegro

August 8, 2024

GRECO concludes that Montenegro has implemented satisfactorily three of the twenty-two recommendations set out in the Fifth Round Evaluation Report. Of the outstanding nineteen recommendations, eleven have been partly implemented and eight have not been implemented.

GRECO makes public its Fifth Round Addendum to the Second Compliance Report on Iceland

August 1, 2024

GRECO concludes that Iceland has implemented satisfactorily or dealt with in a satisfactory manner nine of the eighteen recommendations contained in the Fifth Round Evaluation Report. Of the remaining recommendations, eight have been partly implemented and one not been implemented.

Guardian: UK to appoint corruption Tsar to recoup billions from COVID-19 fraud

July 29, 2024

The Chancellor believes the Treasury can recover £2.6billion lost to waste, fraud, and flawed pandemic contracts. A new Covid corruption commissioner will be appointed this week to work with the Department of Health and Social Care, as well as HMRC, SFO and the NCA Agency, to investigate £7.6 billion in Covid-related fraud…

GRECO calls on Monaco to supplement and extend its mechanism for fighting corruption in the executive and the police

July 24, 2024

GRECO recommends that the rules of ethics and the obligation to declare interests and assets be made applicable to the persons who work most closely with ministers, to the Secretary of State for Justice and to the Prince’s advisers. For all of the most senior posts in the executive, these rules need to be supplemented with better assessment of the integrity of appointees, greater transparency of their activity and more monitoring of compliance with the rules, as well as a system of penalties…

Council of EU Barometer reveals that 65% of citizens believe that high-level corruption cases are not sufficiently pursued, and only 30% think that government efforts to combat corruption are effective

July 21, 2024

Europeans remain doubtful about their national governments’ anti-corruption efforts, with 65% believing high-level corruption cases are inadequately pursued and only 30% finding government measures effective. Additionally, 68% of citizens view corruption as widespread in their Member States…

GRECO issues the Fourth Round Addendum to the Second Compliance Report on Germany, dealing with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors

July 14, 2024

GRECO recommended that the transparency of the parliamentary process be further
improved, e.g. by introducing rules for members of parliament on how to interact
with lobbyists and other third parties seeking to influence the parliamentary process.

Eurojust supports searches into bribery and money laundering involving the sale civilian and military equipment

July 12, 2024

A multinational company is being investigated for possible corruption and money laundering involving civilian and military equipment. French authorities have started multiple investigations into the company. The first investigation, opened at the end of 2016, concerns the sale of defence material and the construction of a naval base, around which there are suspicions of corruption…

Council of EU has agreed on an EU law to combat corruption, along with preventive measures and rules for more effective investigation and prosecution

July 7, 2024

The new law will consolidate rules on corruption in both the public and private sectors into a single legal act. It will also amend the 2017 directive on fraud and other criminal offences that affect the EU’s financial interests. The offences and penalties will include: Harmonised definition of offences, Penalty…

GRECO releases the the Second Addendum to the Second Compliance Report on Georgia, addressing Georgia’s implementation of recommendations for corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges, and prosecutors

July 3, 2024

Report concludes that Georgia has implemented satisfactorily or dealt with in a satisfactory manner nine of the sixteen recommendations contained in the Fourth Round Evaluation Report.

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