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Comparison of countries
Bulgaria
Kazakhstan
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:
39 out of 100
Rank:
93 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
78 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
63 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2023
Overall Score:
0,53 out of 1
Rank:
65 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
60 out of 150
Rank:
119 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
6,14 out of 10
Rank:
61 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.
Kazakhstan
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2008.
  • 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 2020.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The second 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 2013.
SCO
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).

Kazakhstan

  1. Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Articles 218, 250, 253, 361, 364, 366-368, 417
    (Уголовный кодекс: статьи 218, 250, 253, 361, 364, 366-368, 417), (Russian);

  2. Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Kazakhstan of July 5, 2014 No. 235-V ZRK: Chapter 34 «Administrative Corruption Offences»
    (Кодекс Республики Казахстан об административных правонарушениях от 5 июля 2014 г. № 235-V ЗРК, Глава 34 - Административные коррупционные правонарушения), (Russian);

  3. Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of November 18, 2015 No. 410-V ZRK «On Countering Corruption»
    (Закон Республики Казахстан от 18 ноября 2015 г. №410-V ЗРК «О противодействии коррупции»), (Russian);

  4. Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of November 23, 2015 No. 416-V ZRK «On Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan»
    (Закон Республики Казахстан от 23 ноября 2015 г. № 416-V ЗРК «О государственной службе Республики Казахстан»), (Russian);

  5. Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of December 29, 2015 No. 153 «On the Measures for Further Improvement of Ethical Norms and Rules of Conduct of Civil Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (with the Code of Ethics of Civil Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
    (Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 29 декабря 2015 г. № 153 «О мерах по дальнейшему совершенствованию этических норм и правил поведения государственных служащих Республики Казахстан»), (Russian).

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).
Kazakhstan

  1. National Anti-Corruption Agency
    (Сыбайлас жемқорлыққа қарсы іс-қимыл ұлттық агенттігі), (Kazakh/Russian/English).

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