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OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Report on Sweden details its achievements and challenges, including in enforcing its anti-foreign bribery laws

December 19, 2024

The Working Group’s Phase 4 evaluation highlights Sweden’s inadequate corporate liability framework for foreign bribery, with no company ever sanctioned and weak enforcement due to legal, resource, and evidentiary challenges. Key recommendations of the report include clarifying liability for third-party bribery, ensuring corporate accountability independent of natural person prosecutions, strengthening sanctions, and improving enforcement of false accounting offences.

OECD acknowledges Croatia’s progress in implementing the Anti-Bribery Convention but urges improvements in the enforcement of foreign bribery law

December 19, 2024

Outstanding issues with compliance remain for Croatia in the sphere of enforcement, with no investigations or convictions for foreign bribery. The report cites for this, unclear laws on bribing foreign legislators, limited corporate liability, rare confiscation of bribes, and delays in criminal proceedings. Recommendations include strengthening corporate enforcement, clarifying legislation, increasing sanctions, and reducing delays. Positive steps include promoting whistleblowing and legislative reforms that facilitated Croatia’s Convention accession…

GRECO President on Anti-Corruption Day: “States must take determined action to protect democracy against corruption”

December 15, 2024

GRECO President Marin Mrčela emphasized the importance of combating corruption to strengthen democracy and rebuild trust between institutions and citizens. He called for robust anti-corruption laws, youth engagement, and transparency in governance. He also announced that GRECO’s upcoming 6th evaluation round will focus on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in local…

GRECO’s latest compliance report on Armenia shows progress in addressing anti-corruption recommendations from 2015.

December 11, 2024

Out of 18 recommendations, 12 have been fully implemented, and 6 are partly implemented. GRECO notes improvements in rules on gifts acceptance, public engagement in parliamentary work, and measures to prevent conflicts of interest for MPs.

GRECO’s follow-up Compliance Report on Andorra shows that 9 out of 13 anti-corruption recommendations have been fully implemented, 3 are partly implemented, and 1 remains unaddressed

December 4, 2024

Positive steps include a guide for parliamentarians on the Code of Conduct and the appointment of external ethical advisors. However, asset declarations from parliamentarians are still not public. For judges and prosecutors, ethics training is provided, but a confidential advice system is not yet operational, and the High Council of Justice’s composition remains problematic. The report concludes Andorra’s 4th round compliance procedure.

GRECO calls on San Marino to strengthen its efforts to prevent corruption for top executive functions and the Police Corps

December 2, 2024

GRECO’s report on San Marino urges the country to enhance its anti-corruption efforts for top executive functions (PTEFs), including ministers and law enforcement. Recommendations include adopting a specific anti-corruption policy, conducting integrity checks, updating Codes of Conduct, providing regular training, and improving asset transparency. For law enforcement, GRECO calls for better internal oversight, gender balance, and whistleblower protection. San Marino must report on the implementation of these 23 recommendations by May 2026.

EC releases study on ‘High-risk areas of corruption in EU Member States: a mapping and in-depth analysis”, to advance the EU’s Anti-Corruption Strategy

December 1, 2024

Six EU-wide sectors emerged as high-risk areas of corruption where the Commission will be prioritising actions: healthcare, finance, public procurement, defence and security, construction and infrastructure, and sports. Corruption in these areas has cross-border implications and necessitates transnational action…

GRECO welcomes steps taken by Moldova to improve corruption risks associated with the judiciary, but notes frequent use of emergency procedure for adopting legislation

November 26, 2024

In latest follow-up report to the 2016 mutual evaluation report, GRECO finds that 13 of the 18 Recommendations have now been implemented satisfactorily.

OECD publishes phase 4 two year follow-up the implementation of the Anti-Bribery Convention in Portugal

November 15, 2024

This report presents the Working Group on Bribery’s summary and conclusions on Portugal’s progress on its implementation of Phase 4 recommendations, its foreign bribery enforcement actions, and developments related to the follow-up issues.

OECD urges Portugal to swiftly implement long-standing foreign bribery recommendations

November 14, 2024

This report presents the Working Group on Bribery’s summary and conclusions on Portugal’s progress on its implementation of Phase 4
recommendations, its foreign bribery enforcement actions, and developments related to the follow-up issues. It was adopted by the OECD
Working Group on Bribery during its plenary meeting on 8-11 October 2024.

EU is finalising its first Anti-Corruption Directive, focusing on public and private sector accountability and corporate liability, with the EP set to finalise this landmark law

October 28, 2024

The Directive is poised to significantly impact financial crime compliance across both the public and private sectors, while strengthening broader efforts to tackle corruption. The key highlights proposes a mechanism for removing immunity from high-level officials in cases of serious criminal offenses, introduces corporate liability for failing to prevent bribery and corruption…

GRECO finds that Slovenia has made insufficient progress in implementing anti-corruption recommendations in latest compliance report