Malta

Criminal Code: Articles 115-121A, 121C, 121D, 124-126, (Maltese/English);
Permanent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988, (Maltese/English);
Public Administration Act 2019, along with Code of Ethics, (Maltese/English);
Protection of the Whistleblower Act 2013, (Maltese/English);
Code of Principles of Good Corporate Governance for Listed Entities, (English).

Permanent Commission against Corruption of Malta, (Maltese/English).

UN

GRECO

The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2008.
The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.

GRECO’s member since 2001.
The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2004.
The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.

TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2023

Overall Score:

51 out of 100

Rank:

55 out of 180

Financial Secrecy Index 2022

Rank:

38 out of 141

The Rule of Law Index 2023

Overall Score:

0,68 out of 1

Rank:

30 out of 142

Global Right to Information Rating

Overall Score:

78 out of 150

Rank:

83 out of 140

Index of Public Integrity

Overall Score:

7,26 out of 10

Rank:

38 out of 119

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Anti-Corruption Results of 2023

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10th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption

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Summarizing the outcomes of the past year, we recall the main events in the field of prevention and combating corruption in Russia and other countries.Summarizing the outcomes of the past year, we recall the main events in the field of prevention and combating corruption in Russia and other countries.

Tags

Conflict of interest Corruption whistleblowers Corruption measurement Corruption in sport Illicit enrichment Asset disclosure Education and enlightenment Compliance Corruption in public procurement International cooperation Anti-corruption authorities Standards of conduct Foreign bribery Sanctions Anti-corruption policies and strategies Criminal prosecution

18 January 2024

10th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption

From 11 to 15 December 2023, Atlanta (US) hosted the 10th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

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International cooperation

29 December 2023

Assessment of Law Enforcement Effectiveness in EU Countries Released

The European Commission has published its traditional EU Justice Scoreboard where, for the first time, it included anti-corruption data.

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Anti-corruption authorities Criminal prosecution

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