Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)

GRECO ( French Groupe d'États contre la Corruption , English Group of States against Corruption ) is a group of states of the Council of Europe . It was founded in 1999 by 17 members of the Council of Europe to fight corruption across Europe.

The organization has 50 members (as of January 30, 2020), including 48 European countries and the United States (USA). The European Union (EU) is examining membership.

The ratification of the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption of the Council of Europe is not a condition for membership in GRECO.

Working method

At its first meeting from October 4th to 6th, 1999, GRECO issued Rules of Procedure , which have been continuously updated since then.

The main instrument for reviewing the fight against corruption is the country examination. This is done on the basis of questionnaires and on-site inspections. The draft report will be adjusted and finalized together with the audited Member State. The report will then be discussed and adopted in the GRECO plenary. The report and any recommendations are strictly confidential. They are published with the consent of the audited Member State.

Web links

• GRECO website
• Evaluation report on Germany 2016 on the website of the Federal Ministry of Justice, is only available in English!
• Information on the fight against corruption by the Office for Foreign Affairs (AAA) of the Liechtenstein national administration
• Evaluation report on Austria 2016 on the website of the Federal Ministry for Constitution, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice
• Evaluation report on Switzerland on the website of the Federal Office of Justice
• The EU Anti-Corruption Report: A New Path to a Coherent Prevention Policy by Michael Kubiciel in HRRS, online magazine for highest judges' jurisdiction in criminal law , June 2013
• Questionnaire of evaluation round I
• Questionnaire of the evaluation round II
• Questionnaire of the evaluation round III
• Evaluation round questionnaire IV
• First GRECO report
• Second GRECO report
• Third GRECO report
• Fourth GRECO report

Individual evidence

1. ↑ COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION: Participation of the European Union in the Council of Europe group of states against corruption (GRECO) / * COM / 2012/0604 final * /
2. ↑ Kazakhstan becomes GRECO's 50th Member State. Retrieved January 30, 2020 (UK English). 
3. ↑ Rules of Procedure of December 5, 2011 (PDF; 177 kB)