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Slovakia strengthened its regulations for financial institutions
In a follow-up report released today, MONEYVAL concludes that the Slovak Republic has taken positive steps towards improving its anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regime, in particular concerning compliance with the Financial Action Task Force’s Recommendation 26 on the...
GRECO: Publication of the second addendum to the second compliance report of fourth evaluation round on North Macedonia
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth evaluation round to the second addendum to the second compliance report on North Macedonia, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This...
GRECO: Publication of fifth round evaluation report on the Republic of Moldova
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has acknowledged the progress achieved by the Republic of Moldova in setting up an institutional and legal framework to promote integrity and prevent corruption in the top executive functions of the central government and its law...
GRECO: Publication of the interim compliance report of 4th evaluation round on Liechtenstein
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth evaluation round interim compliance report on Liechtenstein, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was adopted by GRECO at...
GRECO: Publication of fifth round evaluation report on Czechia
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), in a report published today, calls for determined measures to prevent corruption in Czechia in respect of persons with top executive functions, including the Prime Minister, ministers, deputy ministers, ministers’ advisers, as...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on Poland
The Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its visit to Poland carried out from 21 March to 1 April 2022, together with the Government’s response. The main objective of the visit was to...
Azerbaijan should step up investigations and prosecutions of money laundering and improve supervisory arrangements, says MONEYVAL
In the new report published today, Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on Azerbaijan authorities to further strengthen measures to combat money laundering (ML), the financing of terrorism (TF) and financing of proliferation, in particular in the areas of preventive...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2023 ad hoc visit to the United Kingdom on immigration detention
The European Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CPT) has today published the report on its ad hoc visit to the United Kingdom (UK) in March/April 2023, together with the response of the UK authorities. The main objective of the visit was to...
Montenegro should step up efforts to investigate and effectively prosecute money laundering, and strengthen the supervision of high-risk non-financial businesses and professions
In a report published today, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on the Montenegrin authorities to further strengthen measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Since 2015, when MONEYVAL last provided a comprehensive evaluation of Montenegro,...
GRECO: Publication of the second addendum to the second compliance report of 4th evaluation round on France
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth evaluation round second addendum to the second compliance report on France, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was...
GRECO: Publication of the addendum to the second compliance report of 4th evaluation round on Ireland
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth evaluation round addendum to the second compliance report on Ireland, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was adopted by...
GRECO: Publication of 4th evaluation round third interim compliance report on Portugal
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth evaluation round third interim compliance report on Portugal, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was adopted by GRECO at...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on Albania
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its visit to Albania carried out from 4 to 15 May 2023. The main objective of the CPT’s 2023 visit to Albania was to review the treatment and...
GRECO: Portugal must improve the effectiveness of its system to promote integrity and prevent corruption in the government and law enforcement agencies
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has called on Portugal to improve the effectiveness of its system to promote integrity and prevent corruption in the top executive functions of the central government and in law enforcement agencies. In a 5th evaluation round...
GRECO: Publication of the second addendum to the second compliance report of 4th evaluation round on Cyprus
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its 4th round second addendum to the second compliance report on Cyprus, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges, and prosecutors. This report was adopted by GRECO...
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on Portugal
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its visit to Portugal carried out from 23 May to 3 June 2022 together with the Government’s response. The main objective of the visit was to the...
GRECO: Publication of a report on corruption prevention and integrity concerning top executive functions and the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the USA
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), in a report published today, calls on the United States to pursue its efforts to promote the integrity of persons entrusted with top executive functions, and as regards the personnel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)....
GRECO: Publication of the addendum to the second compliance report of 4th evaluation round on Serbia
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth evaluation round addendum to the second compliance report on Serbia, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was adopted by...
GRECO: Publication of the fourth interim compliance report of 4th evaluation round on Türkiye
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth interim compliance report of 4th evaluation round on Türkiye, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges, and prosecutors. This report was adopted by GRECO...
GRECO: Publication of the addendum to the second compliance report of 4th evaluation round on Luxembourg
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has made public today its fourth evaluation round addendum to the second compliance report on Luxembourg, which deals with corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. This report was adopted...
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