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Comparison of countries
Bulgaria
Serbia
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
Overall Score:
45 out of 100
Rank:
67 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
106 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
79 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2023
Overall Score:
0,56 out of 1
Rank:
59 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
92 out of 150
Rank:
58 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
7,11 out of 10
Rank:
41 out of 119
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
Overall Score:
36 out of 100
Rank:
104 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
110 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
51 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2023
Overall Score:
0,48 out of 1
Rank:
93 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
135 out of 150
Rank:
3 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
7,35 out of 10
Rank:
33 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
UN
GRECO
Bulgaria
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • 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.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Serbia
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 2003.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2002.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Main Legislation
Bulgaria

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 282, 283, 283a, 301-307a
    (Наказателен кодекс: Чл. 282, 283, 283а, 301-307a), (Bulgarian);

  2. Law on Administrative Offenses and Penalties: Chapter 4 – Administrative penalties against legal entities and sole traders
    (Закон за административните нарушения и наказания: Глава четвърта – Административнонаказателни санкции спрямо юридически лица и еднолични търговци), (Bulgarian);

  3. Law on Civil Servants
    (Закона за държавния служител), (Bulgarian);

  4. Law on Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Assets
    (Закон за отнемане на незаконно придобитото имущество), (Bulgarian);

  5. Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Закон за защита на лицата, подаващи сигнали или публично оповестяващи информация за нарушения), (Bulgarian);

  6. Law on Combating Corruption
    (Закон за противодействие на корупцията), (Bulgarian);

  7. Code of Conduct for Public Officials
    (Кодекс за поведение на служителите в държавната администрация), (Bulgarian).

Serbia

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 227, 228, 230, 231, 245, 359, 366-368
    (Кривични законик: Чл. 227, 228, 230, 231, 245, 359, 366-368), (Serbian), (English - amended 2019);

  2. Law No. 79/2005-13 «On Civil Servants»
    (Закон о државним службеницима 79/2005-13), (Serbian);

  3. Law No. 128/2014-3 «On Protection of Whistleblowers»
    (Закон о заштити узбуњивача 128/2014-3), (Serbian);

  4. Law No. 35/2019-6 «On Countering Corruption»
    (Закон о спречавању корупције 35/2019-6), (Serbian).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Bulgaria
  1. National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy
    (Национален съвет по антикорупционни политики към министерския), (Bulgarian);
  2. Commission for Combating Corruption
    (Комисия за противодействие на корупцията), (Bulgarian);
  3. Commission for Confiscation of Illegall Property
    (Комисия за отнемане на незаконно придобитото имущество), (Bulgarian);
  4. General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministries of the Interior
    (Главна дирекция борба с организираната престъпност Министерства на вътрешните работи), (Bulgarian).
Serbia

  1. Anti-Corruption Agency
    (Агенција за спречавање корупције), (Serbian/English);

  2. Anti-Corruption Department of the Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office
    (Одељење за борбу против корупције Републичког јавног тужилаштва), (Serbian/Bosnian/English);

  3. Special Department for Organised Crime of the Higher Court
    (Посебно одељења за организовани криминал), (Serbian).

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