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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
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.
GRECO has called on Andorra to pursue its efforts to prevent corruption in respect of persons with top executive functions, such as members of the govt, high-level officials, and members of the Police Corps
Recognises progress regarding transparency, but pushes for rules requiring integrity checks prior to appointments of ministers and all other persons with top executive functions (PTEFs) should be adopted in order to detect and manage possible risks of conflicts of interest, and the legal status of special relationship personnel should be better regulated.
NCA has coordinated global action against illicit software: Cobalt Strike which has been used by cybercriminals for over a decade to infiltrate victims’ IT systems and conduct attacks
Unlicensed versions of Cobalt Strike, a penetration testing tool used to check for vulnerabilities in a company’s network and help improve cyber security, were targeted during a week of action last week (w/c 24 June).
SEC brings Cybersecurity Enforcement for internal control failures
RRD’s cybersecurity incident disclosure controls were ineffective in promptly delivering all pertinent information to management for decision-making, lacking clear guidance for reporting personnel. Their incident response policies did not set clear priorities or provide sufficient procedures for internal or MSSP personnel…
The Charity Commission confirms it has disqualified two individuals in The Captain Tom Foundation inquiry due to misconduct and mismanagement
Disqualification orders were made by the Commission for Hannah Ingram-Moore and Colin Ingram-Moore for a period of 10 and 8 years respectively. In this instance, the legal test for disqualification was met because there has been misconduct and/or mismanagement, the individuals are not fit to be a trustee or hold senior management functions and disqualification is in the public interest.
OECD issues Phase 4 two-year written follow-up report on Greece’s implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials
Evaluates the implementation of the recommendations in the Phase 4 Evaluation report on Greece’s implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and the 2021 Recommendation of the Council for Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
OECD publishes report on promoting public integrity across Ecuadorian society
This report analyses the main actions taken by the Ecuadorian government to bring together the public and private sectors, academia, civil society organisations and citizens in promoting public integrity.
OECD releases report on strengthening oversight of the Court of Auditors for effective public procurement in Portugal
This report looks at efforts by Portugal’s Court of Auditors (Tribunal de Contas, TdC) to make better use of data and analytics in assessing risks in public procurement.
OECD assesses the public procurement performance measurement framework in Hungary and provides recommendations for its improvement
Public procurement measurement frameworks are essential, both to assess progress and achievements periodically and consistently and to identify gaps in progress against objectives and targets.
GRECO marks its 25th anniversary with a high-level session on the evolving challenges to the fight against corruption
Speech delivered by Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
Spotlight on Corruption publishes the NCA’s response to its letter highlighting problems with the UK’s political finance enforcement regime
The letter suggests that the weaknesses in criminal enforcement of electoral finance laws may result, at least from the NCA’s perspective, from problems with those laws. The NCA said its decision to investigate depends on whether it can prove a crime has been committed as defined by the law. The NCA highlighted that the law, “…does not prohibit funds originating from overseas to be used in donations as long as the donating entity is eligible to donate in the UK.”…
TI publishes report on the progress of anti-corruption reforms in the Western Balkans and Turkey
Assessment based on national integrity system (NIS) assessments carried out between September 2022 and December 2023. Finds that ‘a complex mixture of slow and limited progress in strengthening integrity systems, along with democratic backsliding that strongly augments corruption levels’.