HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Spain
Ukraine
Indices
Overall Score:
60 out of 100
Rank:
36 out of 180
Rank:
29 out of 141
Overall Score:
54 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,72 out of 1
Rank:
24 out of 142
Overall Score:
73 out of 150
Rank:
96 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,72 out of 10
Rank:
24 out of 119
Overall Score:
36 out of 100
Rank:
104 out of 180
Rank:
85 out of 141
Overall Score:
65 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,49 out of 1
Rank:
89 out of 142
Overall Score:
115 out of 150
Rank:
19 out of 140
Overall Score:
6,37 out of 10
Rank:
57 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
GRECO
Spain
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2010.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • 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 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Ukraine
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2006.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The fourth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
Main Legislation
Spain
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 419-431, 439, 441, 442, Title XIII, Chapter XI, Section 4 – Corruption in Business, Articles 31bis-31quinquies
    (Codigo Penal: Artículos 419-431, 439, 441, 442, Titulo XIII, Сapítulo XI, Sección 4  Delitos de corrupción en los negocios, Artículos 31bis-31quinquies​), (Spanish);

  2. Law on Civil Service, Division III, Chapter VIII
    (Ley articulada de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado: Titulo III, Capitulo VIII), (Spanish);

  3. Organic Law of December 26, 1984 No. 53/1984 «On Restrictions on Part-Time Work on Civil Servants»
    (Ley Orgánica 53/84, de 26 de diciembre, de Incompatibilidades del personal al servicio de las Administraciones Públicas), (Spanish);

  4. Law of March 30, 2015 «On the Duties of Persons Occupying Highest Positions in Public Administration»
    (Ley 3/2015, de 30 de marzo, reguladora del ejercicio del alto cargo de la Administración General del Estado), (Spanish);

  5. Law of February 20, 2023 «On the Protection of Persons Who Report Regulatory Offences and the Fight against Corruption»
    (Ley 2/2023, de 20 de febrero, reguladora de la protección de las personas que informen sobre infracciones normativas y de lucha contra la corrupción), (Spanish).

Ukraine
  1. Criminal Code: Chapter XIV1 – Criminal Law Provisions against Legal Persons, Articles 354, 364, 3641, 3652, 3662, 3663, 368, 3682-370
    (Кримінальний Кодекс: Розділ XIV1 – Заходи кримінально-правового характеру щодо юридичних осіб, статті 354, 364, 3641, 3652, 3662, 3663, 368, 3682-370), (Ukrainian/English);

  2. Law of October 14, 2014 No. 1700-VII «On the Prevention of Corruption»
    (Про запобігання корупції), (Ukrainian/English);

  3. Law of October 17, 2019 No. 198-IX «On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Prevention of Corruption” Regarding Corruption Whistleblowers»
    (Про внесення змін до Закону України "Про запобігання корупції" щодо викривачів корупції), (Ukrainian);

  4. Law of October 31, 2019 No. 263-IX «On Amendments to Specific Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Confiscation of Illicit Assets of Persons Authorized to Implement Public Functions or Functions of Local Government and Liability for the Acquisition of Such Assets»
    (Про внесення змін до деяких законодавчих актів України щодо конфіскації незаконних активів осіб, уповноважених на виконання функцій держави або місцевого самоврядування, і покарання за набуття таких активів), (Ukrainian);

  5. Law of September 23, 2021 No. 1780-IX «On the Prevention of Threats to National Security Related to the Excessive Influence of Persons of Significant Economic and Political Importance in Public Life (Oligarchs)»
    (Про запобігання загрозам національній безпеці, пов’язаним із надмірним впливом осіб, які мають значну економічну та політичну вагу в суспільному житті (олігархів))(Ukrainian);

  6. Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 18, 2015 No. 118 «On the Establishment of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption»
    (Про утворення Національного агентства з питань запобігання корупції), (Ukrainian).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Spain
  1. Special Prosecutor’s Office for Countering Corruption and Organized Crime
    (Fiscalía Especial contra la Corrupción y el Crimen Organizado), (Spanish);

  2. Office for Conflicts of Interest
    (Oficina de Conflictos de Intereses)(Spanish).

Ukraine
  1. National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
    (Національне антикорупційне бюро України), (Ukrainian/English);

  2. National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption
    (Національне агентство з питань запобігання корупції), (Ukrainian/English);

  3. Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine
    (Спеціалізована антикорупційна прокуратура України)(Ukrainian);
  4. High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine
    (Вищий антикорупційний суд України)(Ukrainian).

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