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GRECO credits Bosnia and Herzegovina with sufficient progress on safeguards for parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors to end enhanced non-compliance monitoring, although nine of its 15 anti-corruption recommendations remain outstanding
The Fourth Interim Compliance Report records six recommendations as implemented satisfactorily, eight as partly implemented and one as not implemented. The assessment covers ethical rules, conflicts of interest, asset and interest declarations, restrictions on outside activities and enforcement arrangements across parliament and the judiciary.
GRECO’s Compliance Report on Armenia highlights progress in anti-corruption and integrity measures, while noting remaining gaps in conflict of interest, accountability and oversight
The Fifth Round First Compliance Report assesses Armenia’s implementation of 22 recommendations on integrity in central government and law enforcement, with public summaries reporting that six recommendations were implemented satisfactorily, 15 partly implemented and one not implemented. GRECO welcomed progress on the status of unpaid government advisers, the code of conduct for senior public officials, police transparency…
OECD records enforcement by parties to its Anti-Bribery Convention through the end of 2025, covering foreign-bribery cases as well as related accounting and money-laundering offences
The Enforcement Data of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention 1999–2025 policy brief compiles outcomes reported by the Convention’s 46 parties since it entered into force. By separating proceedings against individuals and companies and distinguishing foreign bribery from associated offences, the data provide a comparative measure of how consistently participating countries are detecting, prosecuting and sanctioning corruption in international business.
TI-EU challenges the European Commission over a consultancy advising its hydrogen policy while also working for fossil-fuel and gas-storage interests that could benefit from the same programme
The complaint concerns Guidehouse’s work for DG Energy on the European Hydrogen Bank while it was also engaged by H2eart for Europe, an alliance promoting underground hydrogen storage projects. Transparency International EU and four partner organisations have asked the Commission to explain its due-diligence procedures and urgently review Guidehouse’s contracts for potential professional conflicts of interest.
GRECO’s submission to the EU Anti-Corruption Strategy calls for stronger prevention, implementation of integrity measures and greater alignment with standards to strengthen accountability across Europe
GRECO’s submission calls for a stronger, coordinated EU Anti-Corruption Strategy focused on effective implementation, prevention, integrity frameworks and risk-based approaches. It recommends greater use of GRECO’s monitoring findings, enhanced training and transparency measures, and EU membership in GRECO to strengthen accountability and oversight…
GRECO’s 5th Evaluation Round Compliance Report finds limited progress in Italy’s integrity reforms, with only 1 of 19 Rec. for central Govt and law enforcement fully implemented
The Fifth Round First Compliance Report assesses Italy’s progress on GRECO recommendations covering persons with top executive functions and law enforcement agencies, with summaries reporting that one recommendation was fully implemented, 13 partly implemented and five not implemented. The underlying concerns include Italy’s fragmented integrity framework, conflict-of-interest rules, lobbying transparency…
GRECO’s Second Compliance Report finds that Lithuania has fully implemented 13 of 17 anti-corruption Rec., strengthening integrity across government and law enforcement
The second compliance report finds that Lithuania has satisfactorily implemented or dealt with 13 of GRECO’s 17 recommendations on integrity in central government and law enforcement, including improvements to public consultation rules, guidance for senior officials, gift registration, lobbying transparency, police ethics procedures and integrity checks for senior police and border guard roles. GRECO says further work is still needed to clarify…
BridgeGap consortium flags weak EU corruption control and urges a data-driven Anti-Corruption Directive with measurable enforcement on bribery, transparency, procurement, and accountability
GRECO’s 2025 Annual Report urges government leaders to lead by example on integrity, warning that democratic resilience depends on ethical leadership and effective anti-corruption safeguards
The report assesses anti-corruption measures across Europe and the United States, highlighting progress in embedding integrity frameworks while noting that implementation remains slow in some areas. It reports improved implementation of Fifth Round recommendations on central governments and law enforcement, but calls for further reforms on codes of conduct, lobbying transparency, conflicts of interest, asset declarations, access to information and oversight of integrity standards.
EC consults on its first EU Anti-Corruption Strategy, inviting feedback until 6 July 2026, aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption, ML, organised crime, and illicit finance
The EU’s first dedicated Anti-Corruption Strategy is expected to be adopted in Q4 2026. The initiative aims to strengthen a coordinated EU-wide approach to tackling corruption by preventing, detecting, and addressing corruption both within and outside the EU, while also closing regulatory gaps, enhancing transparency and oversight, and promoting a stronger culture…
TI’s ‘Whistleblowing Authorities in Europe’ report finds that whistleblower protection remains weak across Europe despite progress in implementing the EU Whistleblowing Directive
The report examines national whistleblowing authorities across Europe, assessing their mandates, independence, resources and ability to support people reporting corruption, misconduct and other public-interest wrongdoing. It finds that legal frameworks have improved, but practical protection remains uneven, with gaps in advice, retaliation response, compliance monitoring, enforcement, data collection and public awareness…
GRECO closes its June plenary with fresh country scrutiny, advancing Sixth Round evaluations and follow-up pressure across governments, parliaments, judiciaries and law enforcement
The decisions document relates to GRECO’s 103rd plenary meeting, held in Strasbourg from 8 to 12 June 2026, where GRECO adopted Sixth Round evaluation reports on Luxembourg, Slovenia and the United Kingdom covering corruption prevention and integrity at sub-national level. GRECO also adopted compliance reports on Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Armenia, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro and Serbia, and discussed early lessons from the Sixth Round and its contribution to the EU’s forthcoming Anti-Corruption Strategy.