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Transparency International investigates flows of dirty money into French real estate in new report

July 5, 2023

finds unacceptable level of money laundering risk in French real estate, despite transparency measures.

GRECO calls on European governments to ensure access to information to help fight corruption

June 16, 2023

Governments should guarantee the overall principle of transparency of public documents in practice. Any exception to the rule of public disclosure should be limited to a minimum and be thoroughly justified specifically when it comes to public procurement, public scrutiny…

GRECO issues Compliance reports on Czech Republic, dealing with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors

June 16, 2023

GRECO recommended (i) ensuring timely publication of records of parliamentary committee meetings and enhancing the transparency of the work conducted in subcommittee meetings; (ii) introducing rules for members of parliament on how to interact with…

GRECO publishes Fifth Evaluation Round Second Compliance Report on Estonia, which deals with preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments and law enforcement

June 13, 2023

GRECO recommended (i) that a Code of Conduct for persons with top executive functions be adopted in order to provide clear guidance regarding conflicts of interest and other integrity related matters (such as gifts, contacts with third parties, ancillary activities…

EC announces stronger rules to fight corruption in the EU and worldwide

May 3, 2023

The measures include new and strengthened rules criminalising corruption offences and harmonising penalties across the EU, as well as a proposal to establish a dedicated Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) sanctions regime to target serious acts of corruption…

EC Handbook of good practices in the fight against corruption

February 15, 2023

To aid Member States, practitioners, researchers and civil society, the European Commission publishes a Handbook of good practices in the fight against corruption. The goal is to map a variety of anti-corruption practices in EU Member States that have proved to be useful in…

GRECO 5th round evaluation report on Ireland

February 15, 2023

GRECO calls on Ireland to pursue its efforts to prevent corruption in respect of persons with top Government executive functions and the police. It calls for codes of conduct in respect of persons with top government functions to cover conflicts of interest, lobbying…

GRECO Fourth Round 3rd Interim Compliance Report on Romania

January 25, 2023

The report assesses Romania’s Progress in Anti-Corruption measures in respect of MPs, Judges And Prosecutors. It stresses that the transparency of the parliamentary process needs further improvements, and that the use of urgent procedures should be reduced…

GRECO Fifth Evaluation Round Report on Bulgaria

January 19, 2023

GRECO stresses the need to strengthen the operational independence of the Police from political influence. A comprehensive mapping of corruption risks in various police structures is called for, and a dedicated anti-corruption strategy should be put in place…

OECD publishes phase 4 monitoring report on Spain’s implementation of the Anti-Bribery Convention

December 8, 2022

The Phase 4 looks at the evaluated country’s particular challenges and positive achievements. It also explores issues such as detection, enforcement, corporate liability and international cooperation, as well as covering unresolved issues from prior reports.

OCCRP on Beneficial Ownership data

December 4, 2022

Publicly available beneficial ownership registries are a key tool for exposing corruption and financial crimes like ML. In what OCCRP dubbed the “OpenLux” project, members and partners used this data to uncover secret Luxembourg companies used…

Global Witness on what BP could do with its £580m wartime Russian oil profits

December 2, 2022

BP told Global Witness that it ‘would not recognise this dividend as income’ and that under Russian regulations, payments would be made to ‘’a specific restricted Russian bank account, the contents of which could not be transferred outside Russia…

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