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GRECO elects its Bureau for the Sixth Evaluation Round

GRECO, made up of representatives from 48 member states, is delighted to announce that it has elected David MEYER from the United Kingdom to serve as its new President from the 1st of January 2025. He succeeds Mr Marin MRČELA, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of  Croatia.

For the Sixth Evaluation round, GRECO also elected Mr António DELICADO (Portugal) as Vice-President,  and the following  members of the Bureau: Ms Alexia KALISPERA (Cyprus), Ms Lise CHIPAULT (France), Ms Panagiota VATIKALOU (Greece), Mr Sorin TĂNASE (Romania) and Mr Olivier GONIN (Switzerland).

David is currently head of International Engagement, Rule of Law and Overseas Territories at the UK Ministry of Justice. In this role, he leads the Ministry of Justice’s international collaboration, representation and capacity building work. Within the GRECO, Mr Meyer has been extensively involved in substantive work in various senior  positions, which grant him a deep knowledge of GRECO. He has  more than a decade of experience with GRECO, having led the United Kingdom’s delegation to GRECO since 2014. He has been a member of the GRECO Bureau since 2016 and was a member of the Working Groups that developed the Fifth and Sixth evaluation rounds. He also actively participated in several evaluations, ad-hoc evaluations and high-level visits, and acted as a rapporteur for multiple compliance reports.

GRECO extended its sincere thanks to Mr MRČELA and the outgoing Bureau members Ms Monika OLSSON (Vice-President, Sweden) and Ms Vita HABJAN BARBORIČ (Bureau member, Slovenia)  for their invaluable service to GRECO.

Strasbourg 27/11/2024
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Ever since antiquity, corruption has been one of the most widespread and insidious of social evils. When it involves public officials and elected representatives, it is inimical to the administration of public affairs. Since the end of the 19th century, it has also been seen as a major threat in the private sphere, undermining the trust and confidence which are necessary for the maintenance and development of sustainable economic and social relations. It is estimated that hundreds of billions of Euros are paid in bribes every year. (more)

A word from the President of GRECO

Welcome to this window on GRECO’s world! 
I invite you to use it to look into the work we do with our 48 member States.  We use the dynamics of collective expertise and peer pressure to accomplish action by individual governments that will build durable barriers against corruption and bring to justice those who misuse their position for personal gain to the detriment of society as a whole.

Whether inspired by GRECO’s work, that of others with an anti-corruption agenda or our own experiences and principles, each one of us has a role to play in changing the mind-set to zero tolerance of corruption.

Members of GRECO Bureau

The composition of GRECO's Bureau is the following: Olivier GONIN (Switzerland), Panagiota VATIKALOU (Greece), Vice-President António DELICADO (Portugal), President David MEYER (United Kingdom), Lise CHIPAULT (France), Sorin TĂNASE (Romania) and Alexia KALISPERA (Cyprus).

 BEWARE OF SCAMS

It has been brought to our attention that the name of GRECO is being used for fraudulent purposes. These scams may appear to use letterhead with the GRECO logo, or contain the signatures of actual or fictitious senior GRECO officials, aiming to give the appearance of a legitimate GRECO correspondence.  Sometimes they may include legitimate website addresses to give a veneer of credibility to the scam.

Typically, the solicitations asked potential victims to provide personal information such as signatures or bank account information, and to pay certain advance fees, often described as "processing fees." In return, the potential victim was promised sums of money that the person soliciting the "fees" had no intention of paying. In some cases, those seeking the funds used the names of actual GRECO staff members to sign the letters in order to bolster their credibility.

GRECO, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body, monitors the way in which its member countries implement the Council of Europe conventions and other instruments at national level. GRECO does not contact members of the public directly by email, telephone, Whatsapp or any other means about specific financial transactions or personal information.

We caution the public to be very wary of these and other similar solicitations that falsely claim to be affiliated with the GRECO. If you have received such a communication, we advise you to immediately terminate that contact.  If you have already paid them money, please contact your local law enforcement without delay.