From 7 to 11 April 2025, a GRECO delegation visited Estonia to launch the first on-site evaluation under its new 6th Round, aimed at preventing corruption and promoting integrity at the sub-national level by strengthening local integrity systems and anti-corruption measures. The team – comprising evaluators from Finland, Germany, Romania, and Slovenia, along with three Secretariat members - focused on how Estonia is tackling corruption in its cities and municipalities.Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, and Tartu, the second-largest city, volunteered to participate in this evaluation.
During the visit, the delegation met with numerous authorities and stakeholders from central coordinating and oversight bodies, city councils, municipal governments and public administration, as well as from civil society, media, academia and the legal professions.
An evaluation report assessing the situation in the country and the two selected sub-national authorities will be drawn up and examined by the GRECO plenary in 2026.
