Estonia

Penal Code: § 294, 296, 298, 298¹, 300¹, 402³, 402⁴
(Karistusseadustik: § 294, 296, 298, 298¹, 300¹, 402³, 402⁴), (Estonian/English/Russian);
Anti-Corruption Act
(Korruptsioonivastane seadus), (Estonian/English)

Prosecutor’s Office
(Prokuratuur), (Estonian/English/Russian);
Ministry of Justice
(Justiitsministeerium), (Estonian/English/Russian);
Anti-Corruption Portal of Ministry of Justice
(Justiitsministeerium), (Estonian/English/Russian);
Internal Security Service
(Kaitsepolitseiamet), (Estonian/English).

UN

GRECO

OECD

The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2006.
The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.

GRECO’s member since 1999.
The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2001.
The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2000.
The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.

The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2004.
The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.

TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2022

Overall Score:

74 out of 100

Rank:

14 out of 180

Financial Secrecy Index 2022

Rank:

125 out of 141

The Rule of Law Index 2022

Overall Score:

0,82 out of 1

Rank:

9 out of 140

Global Right to Information Rating

Overall Score:

95 out of 150

Rank:

47 out of 135

Index of Public Integrity

Overall Score:

8,42 out of 10

Rank:

12 out of 114

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