Anti-Corruption Committee Finds "Major Shortcomings" In Azerbaijan’s Legislation

Major shortcomings in Azerbaijan’s legislation on corruption and transparency in party funding have been uncovered by a new Council of Europe report.

The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Third Round Evaluation Report on Azerbaijan, published on 18 November, found that the country’s legal framework contains several important deficiencies in relation to the requirements established under the Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption.

Anti-Corruption Unit Publishes Report On Bulgaria

An evaluation report on Bulgaria published today calls on national authorities to "increase consistency and effective implementation of the rules on party financing" and to make "legal improvements in the criminalisation of corruption."