Ukraine has adopted bills reintroducing criminal liability for filing inaccurate information and failing to submit declarations and restoring the authority of the NAPC to verify them.

Croatian’s Commission for Conflict of Interest (Povjerenstvo za odlučivanje o sukobu interesa, hereinafter referred to as the Commission) has released a document entitled Main Responsibilities of and Restrictions for Officials in Accordance with the Act on the Prevention of Conflict of Interest (in Croatian, hereinafter, the Guidance).

Law No. 35/2019-6 “On Countering Corruption” (Закон о спречавању корупције) has entered into force in Serbia. It regulates, among other aspects, the activities of the Corruption Prevention Agency (Агенција за спречавање корупције; hereinafter, the Agency), rules for submitting asset and income declarations and procedure for preventing conflict of interest.

The OECD has published a report entitled Anti-Corruption Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Progress and Challenges, 2016-2019 (available in Russian and English). The document provides analysis of anti-corruption measures adopted from 2016 through 2019 by the member countries of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN).

Ukraine’s Constitutional Court has issued a controversial ruling recognizing that powers of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAPC) to review asset declarations of public officials and apply criminal liability for filing false information are unconstitutional.

GRECO has published its Fourth Round Compliance Report on the Russian Federation (in English), focused on corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors.

Pope Francis has issued an apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio entitled “On Transparency, Control and Competition in the Procedures for Awarding Public Contracts of the Holy See and Vatican City State”. It notably provides for the measures for preventing conflict-of-interest situations in awarding public contracts, enhancing transparency and accountability of procurement procedures and rationalizing the expenditure of public funds.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand issued a number of documents clarifying the legal provisions regarding the ban on “conducting business” and the restrictions on the benefits of public officials, along with the requirements to observe the cooling-off period when moving from public to private sector.

As the COVID-19 outbreak has raised the probability of specific corruption offences being committed, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published a document entitled “Corruption Risks and Useful Legal References in the Context of COVID-19”, which suggests essential guidelines for minimizing corruption risks during the pandemic.

The UK Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) prepared a report with a detailed overview of the standards landscape in public bodies and other public entities and an assessment of their effectiveness and prospects. Thereby the Committee marks its 25-year activities.

The New York Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) approached the need to inform the city officials about the established anti-corruption restrictions and duties with a touch of humour.

France has adopted a legal act defining the terms of having a secondary job for the public servants and engaging in commercial activities before and after being in the public service.

Ukraine has adopted bills reintroducing criminal liability for filing inaccurate information and failing to submit declarations and restoring the authority of the NAPC to verify them.

Croatian’s Commission for Conflict of Interest (Povjerenstvo za odlučivanje o sukobu interesa, hereinafter referred to as the Commission) has released a document entitled Main Responsibilities of and Restrictions for Officials in Accordance with the Act on the Prevention of Conflict of Interest (in Croatian, hereinafter, the Guidance).

Law No. 35/2019-6 “On Countering Corruption” (Закон о спречавању корупције) has entered into force in Serbia. It regulates, among other aspects, the activities of the Corruption Prevention Agency (Агенција за спречавање корупције; hereinafter, the Agency), rules for submitting asset and income declarations and procedure for preventing conflict of interest.

The OECD has published a report entitled Anti-Corruption Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Progress and Challenges, 2016-2019 (available in Russian and English). The document provides analysis of anti-corruption measures adopted from 2016 through 2019 by the member countries of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN).

Ukraine’s Constitutional Court has issued a controversial ruling recognizing that powers of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAPC) to review asset declarations of public officials and apply criminal liability for filing false information are unconstitutional.

GRECO has published its Fourth Round Compliance Report on the Russian Federation (in English), focused on corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors.

Pope Francis has issued an apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio entitled “On Transparency, Control and Competition in the Procedures for Awarding Public Contracts of the Holy See and Vatican City State”. It notably provides for the measures for preventing conflict-of-interest situations in awarding public contracts, enhancing transparency and accountability of procurement procedures and rationalizing the expenditure of public funds.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand issued a number of documents clarifying the legal provisions regarding the ban on “conducting business” and the restrictions on the benefits of public officials, along with the requirements to observe the cooling-off period when moving from public to private sector.

As the COVID-19 outbreak has raised the probability of specific corruption offences being committed, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published a document entitled “Corruption Risks and Useful Legal References in the Context of COVID-19”, which suggests essential guidelines for minimizing corruption risks during the pandemic.

The UK Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) prepared a report with a detailed overview of the standards landscape in public bodies and other public entities and an assessment of their effectiveness and prospects. Thereby the Committee marks its 25-year activities.

The New York Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) approached the need to inform the city officials about the established anti-corruption restrictions and duties with a touch of humour.

France has adopted a legal act defining the terms of having a secondary job for the public servants and engaging in commercial activities before and after being in the public service.

Ukraine has adopted bills reintroducing criminal liability for filing inaccurate information and failing to submit declarations and restoring the authority of the NAPC to verify them.

Croatian’s Commission for Conflict of Interest (Povjerenstvo za odlučivanje o sukobu interesa, hereinafter referred to as the Commission) has released a document entitled Main Responsibilities of and Restrictions for Officials in Accordance with the Act on the Prevention of Conflict of Interest (in Croatian, hereinafter, the Guidance).

Law No. 35/2019-6 “On Countering Corruption” (Закон о спречавању корупције) has entered into force in Serbia. It regulates, among other aspects, the activities of the Corruption Prevention Agency (Агенција за спречавање корупције; hereinafter, the Agency), rules for submitting asset and income declarations and procedure for preventing conflict of interest.

The OECD has published a report entitled Anti-Corruption Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Progress and Challenges, 2016-2019 (available in Russian and English). The document provides analysis of anti-corruption measures adopted from 2016 through 2019 by the member countries of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN).

Ukraine’s Constitutional Court has issued a controversial ruling recognizing that powers of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAPC) to review asset declarations of public officials and apply criminal liability for filing false information are unconstitutional.

GRECO has published its Fourth Round Compliance Report on the Russian Federation (in English), focused on corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors.

Pope Francis has issued an apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio entitled “On Transparency, Control and Competition in the Procedures for Awarding Public Contracts of the Holy See and Vatican City State”. It notably provides for the measures for preventing conflict-of-interest situations in awarding public contracts, enhancing transparency and accountability of procurement procedures and rationalizing the expenditure of public funds.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand issued a number of documents clarifying the legal provisions regarding the ban on “conducting business” and the restrictions on the benefits of public officials, along with the requirements to observe the cooling-off period when moving from public to private sector.

As the COVID-19 outbreak has raised the probability of specific corruption offences being committed, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published a document entitled “Corruption Risks and Useful Legal References in the Context of COVID-19”, which suggests essential guidelines for minimizing corruption risks during the pandemic.

The UK Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) prepared a report with a detailed overview of the standards landscape in public bodies and other public entities and an assessment of their effectiveness and prospects. Thereby the Committee marks its 25-year activities.

The New York Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) approached the need to inform the city officials about the established anti-corruption restrictions and duties with a touch of humour.

France has adopted a legal act defining the terms of having a secondary job for the public servants and engaging in commercial activities before and after being in the public service.