HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Lithuania
Belarus
Indices
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
Rank:
34 out of 180
Rank:
103 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,77 out of 1
Rank:
18 out of 142
Overall Score:
62 out of 150
Rank:
115 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,03 out of 10
Rank:
17 out of 119
Overall Score:
37 out of 100
Rank:
98 out of 180
Overall Score:
0,45 out of 1
Rank:
104 out of 142
Overall Score:
38 out of 150
Rank:
136 out of 140
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
UN
GRECO
Lithuania
  • 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 2002.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • 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 2017.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2013.
Belarus
  • 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.
  • GRECO’s member since 2011 (representation limited as per the decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of 17 March 2022).
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The fourth evaluation round is completed. The status of the evaluation report is confidential. The summary is available here.
Main Legislation
Lithuania
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 123, 225-228, 230, Article 20 – Criminal Liability of a Legal Entity
    (Baudžiamasis Kodeksas: straipsnis 123, 225-228, 230, 20 – Juridinio asmens baudžiamoji atsakomybė), (Lithuanian);

  2. Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in Civil Service
    (Lietuvos Respublikos viešųjų ir privačių interesų derinimo valstybinėje tarnyboje įstatymas), (Lithuanian);

  3. Law on the Civil Service
    (Lietuvos Respublikos valstybės tarnybos įstatymas)(Lithuanian);

  4. Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Prevention of Corruption
    (Lietuvos Respublikos korupcijos prevencijos įstatymas), (Lithuanian);

  5. Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Lietuvos Respublikos Pranešėjų Apsaugos Įstatymas), (Lithuanian).
Belarus
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 235, 252, 253, 396, 424, 429-433
    (Уголовный кодекс: статьи 235, 252, 253, 396, 424, 429-433​)(Russian);
  2. Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus: Article 24.59
    (Кодекс Республики Беларусь об административных правонарушениях: статья 24.59​)(Russian);
  3. Law of the Republic of Belarus of July 15, 2015 No. 305-3 «On Combating Corruption»
    (Закон Республики Беларусь «О борьбе с коррупцией» от 15 июля 2015 года № 305-3), (Russian);
  4. Law of the Republic of Belarus of June 1, 2022 No. 175-З «On Civil Service»
    (Закон Республики Беларусь от 1 июня 2022 г. № 175-З «О государственной службе»), (Russian);
  5. Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of September 12, 2019 No. 619 «On Award and Other Compensations to Natural Persons Facilitating the Detection of Corruption»
    (Постановление Совета Министров Республики Беларусь от 5 февраля 2016 года № 101 «О выплате вознаграждения и других выплат физическому лицу, способствующему выявлению коррупции»), (Russian)
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Lithuania
  1. Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania
    (Lietuvos Respublikos specialiųjų tyrimų tarnyba), (Lithuanian/English);

  2. Chief Official Ethics Commission
    (Vyriausioji tarnybinės etikos komisija), (Lithuanian/English).

Belarus
  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus, (Russian/English).

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