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ECJ: No Right for Judicial Associations to Challenge Prosecutor Appointments 
31 May 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2024
In a Romanian case, the ECJ ruled that EU law does not require professional associations of judges to be granted the right to challenge decisions related to the appointment of prosecutors. Read more
Rule of Law Corruption
GRECO: The Link between Environmental Crimes and Corruption 
14 April 2024
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri in Issue 4/2023
On 8 December 2023, in the run-up to the annual International Anti-Corruption Day, GRECO President Marin Mrčela issued a statement in which he highlighted the links between environmental crimes (e.g., illegal forestry, illegal fishery, illegal wildlife trade, illegal mining, illegal dumping, and illegal transport of … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption Environmental Crime
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Portugal 
14 April 2024
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri in Issue 4/2023
On 10 January 2024, GRECO presented its 5th round evaluation report on Portugal. GRECO acknowledges the extensive anti-corruption legal and institutional framework developed by Portugal, made possible by transparency and anti-corruption legislative packages introduced in 2019 and 2021. These include the following:A national … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on USA 
14 April 2024
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri in Issue 4/2023
On 12 December 2023, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on the United States. The country joined GRECO in 2000 and has already been assessed in four evaluation rounds. According to GRECO, the USA implemented 100% of recommendations in the First Evaluation Round (June … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Romania 
14 January 2024
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 7 September 2023, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on Romania. The country joined GRECO in 1999 and had already been evaluated within the framework of GRECO’s First (October 2001), Second (February 2005), Third (November 2010) and Fourth (May 2014) Evaluation Rounds. Read more
Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Hungary 
14 January 2024
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 9 June 2023, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on Hungary. The country joined GRECO in 1999 and had already been evaluated within the framework of GRECO’s First (March 2003), Second (March 2006), Third (June 2010), and Fourth (March 2015) Evaluation Rounds. There is a declining track record in implementing GRECO’s recommendations: 90% of them were fully implemented in the 1st round, 58% in the second round, and 53% in the third round. Read more
Corruption
GRECO Annual Report 2022 
14 January 2024
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 15 June 2023, GRECO published its annual report for 2022. It provides insight into the most important findings of the fourth and fifth evaluation rounds and gives selected good practice examples. Read more
Corruption
Commitment to Fight Corruption on International Anti-Corruption Day 
29 December 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
8 December marks the International Anti-Corruption Day. On 8 December 2023, the European Commission reviewed the latest measures to fight corruption in the EU. The Commission stressed that the legislative anti-corruption package tabled in May 2023 (→ eucrim 2/2023, 139) represents a milestone in … Read more
EU Corruption
First Statements on Commission's Anti-corruption Proposal 
28 December 2023 (updated 2 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2023
In the last couple of months and weeks, the Commission proposal for a directive to combat corruption (presented in May 2023), saw several statements by European institutions and national parliaments. Although many statements welcome the objective, they have criticised the text in many respects. Read more
EU Corruption
EU Commits on International Anti-Corruption Day 
21 December 2023 (updated 2 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
On the eve of the International Anti-Corruption Day, the European Commission affirmed the EU's commitment to fight corruption in particular also at the global level. Read more
EU Corruption
Cooperation between EU and UN in Fight against Corruption 
7 December 2023 (updated 2 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2023
The EU and the UN have fostered their collaboration in the fight against corruption. On 5 October 2023, the second EU-UNODC Anti-Corruption Dialogue was held in Vienna. On 13/14 November 2023, the review for the implementation of the UNCAC in the EU was continued by an evaluation visit coordinated by UNODC. Read more
EU Corruption
MEPs Discussed Consequences from "Cyprus Confidential" 
4 December 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In light of the latest revelations on money laundering and evasion of sanctions against Russia in Cyprus, MEPs discussed counter-measures together with representatives from the Council n and the Commission in a hearing on 22 November 2023. Read more
EU Ukraine conflict Corruption Money Laundering
EP Reinforced its Anti-corruption Rules 
11 November 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 1 November 2023, amendments to the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure entered into force. The amendments strengthen integrity, transparency and accountability in the European Parliament (EP) as a response to the Quatargate corruption scandal. They were decided in plenary on 13 September 2023 and … Read more
EU European Parliament Corruption
German Lawyer Associations Voice Concerns over Commission's Anti-corruption Directive 
10 November 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In September 2023, the German Federal Law Society and the German Bar Association criticised the Commission's draft for a directive on combating corruption. Accordingly, the draft disregards the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity and extends civil law obligations into the area of criminal law. Read more
EU Corruption
Spotlight Europol Published First Threat Assessment on Financial and Economic Crime 
16 October 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of September 2023, Europol published a threat assessment on financial and economic crime. It is the first Europol threat assessment report in this criminal area. Under the title “The other side of the coin: an analysis of financial and economic crime in the EU”, the report deals with all financial and economic crimes affecting the EU. Read more
EU Europol Corruption Money Laundering Organised Crime Protection of Financial Interests
First Meeting of EU Network against Corruption 
9 October 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 20 September 2023, the EU network against corruption met for the first time. It was established by the EU's anti-corruption package of 3 May 2023. Participants inter alia discussed good practices and trends identified in the 2023 Rule of Law report, such as fight against corruption in seaports, use of technology for prevention and repression of corruption, and education and awareness-raising. Read more
EU Corruption