9-December-2019
English
The OECD has launched a call for contributions to the fourth phase of monitoring the implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in the Netherlands by the OECD Working Group on Bribery. The deadline for response is 9 December 2019.
16-October-2019
English
Latvia has continued to improve its framework against bribery of foreign public officials and subsequent money laundering but the reforms need to translate into further effective enforcement, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.
15-October-2019
English
The OECD Anti-Corruption Division offers short-term internships of 2-6 months for qualified students. These internships provide students with the experience of working in an international organisation on anti-corruption issues and more specifically the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
15-October-2019
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The OECD Working Group on Bribery is concerned by a request, issued by the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, to open a parliamentary inquiry into corruption prosecutions of a current member of the National Council. The National Assembly, the upper chamber of the Slovenian Parliament, launched the inquiry to investigate what have been alleged to be political motives of the prosecutors and judges involved in these cases.
3-September-2019
Spanish
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe resaltaron la importancia de la responsabilidad de las personas jurídicas en la lucha contra la corrupción y se comprometieron a trabajar con mayor profundidad el tema para fortalecer la aplicación de las leyes anticorrupción en América Latina
3-September-2019
English
The second meeting of the Latin America & Caribbean Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Network (“LAC LEN”), took place on 3-4 September 2019 in Brasília, Brazil and focused on the importance of corporate liability in the fight against corruption.
1-August-2019
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The Working Group is concerned that Hungary has not commenced any foreign bribery investigations or prosecutions in over nine years since the Phase 3 evaluation of implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
10-July-2019
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The OECD Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns that recent steps taken by Greece may leave the country in breach of the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention. On 11 June 2019, Greece amended the Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes. As a result, the main active bribery offence was converted from felony to a misdemeanour, which is a less serious offence.
3-July-2019
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Japan must step up enforcement of its foreign bribery laws and strengthen the capacities of its law enforcement agencies to proactively detect, investigate and prosecute the foreign bribery offence, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.
1-July-2019
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The OECD Working Group on Bribery reaffirms the importance of the independence of prosecutors and judges and is concerned that Brazil’s achievements in fighting corruption may be seriously jeopardised by recent legislative developments.