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Comparison of countries
Spain
Germany
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2019
Overall Score:
62 out of 100
Rank:
30 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
66 out of 133
The Rule of Law Index 2020
Overall Score:
0,73 out of 1
Rank:
19 out of 128
Open Budget 2019
Overall Score:
53 out of 100
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
73 out of 150
Rank:
90 out of 128
Index of Public Integrity 2019
Overall Score:
8,14 out of 10
Rank:
24 out of 117
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2019
Overall Score:
80 out of 100
Rank:
9 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
14 out of 133
Index of Public Integrity 2019
Overall Score:
8,62 out of 10
Rank:
14 out of 117
The Rule of Law Index 2020
Overall Score:
0,84 out of 1
Rank:
6 out of 128
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
54 out of 150
Rank:
120 out of 128
Open Budget 2019
Overall Score:
69 out of 100
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
IACA
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
FATF
Spain
The United Nations (UN)
  • 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.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • 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.
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 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations 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.
Germany
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2014.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The report 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 2017.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The 5 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.
Group of Twenty (G20)
  • G20 Presidency in 2017.
  • The documents adopted under Germany’s Presidency are available here.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Main Legislation
Spain

  1. Criminal Code, Division XIX, Chapter V - Bribes, Chapter VI – Trading in Influence, Chapter IX – Talks and Actions Forbidden to Public Officials and Abuse of Functions; Division XI, Section 4 – Corruption in Business; Articles 31bis-31 quinquies
    (Codigo Penal, Titulo XIX, Сapítulo V, VI, IX; Titulo XI, Sección 4; Artículo 31bis-31 quinquies), (Spanish);

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

  3. 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);

  4. Organic Law of December 26, 1984 No. 53/84 “On Restrictions on Civil Servants”
    (Ley Orgánica 53/84, de 26 de diciembre, de Incompatibilidades del personal al servicio de las Administraciones Públicas), (Spanish);

  5. Law of December 9, 2013 No. 19 “On Transparency and Free Access to Information”
    (Ley 19/2013, de 9 de diciembre, de transparencia, acceso a la información pública y buen gobierno), (Spanish).

Germany

  1. Criminal Code, Sections 299-301 and 331-338
    (Strafgesetzbuch, § 299-301, § 331-338), (German), (English);

  2. Act on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
    (Gesetz zu dem Übereinkommen vom 17. Dezember 1997 über die Bekämpfung der Bestechung ausländischer Amtsträger im internationalen Geschäftsverkehr), (German), (English);

  3. Law on Federal Civil Service
    (Bundesbeamtengesetz), (German);

  4. Law on Countering Corruption
    (Gesetz zur Bekämpfung der Korruption), (German);

  5. Act on Regulatory Offences, Section 30
    (Ordnungswidrigkeitengesetz), (German), (English)

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)

Germany

  1. Federal Criminal Police Office
    (Bundeskriminalamt), (German).

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