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While the State claims to pay elevated consideration to the danger of corruption amongst its most uncovered brokers, are the measures adopted efficient? On Wednesday April 10, a report from the Group of States in opposition to Corruption (Greco) gives a greater than blended response to this query.

In January 2022, this Council of Europe physique, which has round fifty member states and worldwide observers such because the UN, advisable eighteen measures meant to cut back the danger of corruption of public officers and people. working inside the govt energy (ministers and their advisors, Presidency of the Republic). Two years later, solely two proposals had been thought of carried out ” in a satisfying manner “. Yet they solely concern minor factors.

The first aimed toward higher cooperation between the French Anti-Corruption Agency and the High Authority on Transparency in Public Life (HATVP); the second, to be included within the legislation “the confidentiality of consultative procedures with ethics advisors/correspondents”. Of the sixteen others, ten had been “partially” and 6 haven’t seen any begin of execution.

Poorly managed govt energy

“France does not sufficiently comply with the recommendations made”, decides the report. Greco is especially harsh with regard to measures aimed toward limiting the danger of corruption or conflicts of curiosity inside the govt energy: most of his proposals have been, at finest, solely partially carried out.

On this chapter, the duty for individuals exercising “high functions” inside the govt to report “publicly and at regular intervals” of their exchanges with lobbyists, or the creation of prior management by the HATVP on “any person considered for an advisory position” ministerial or presidential.

Likewise, Greco had advisable that the declarations of property and pursuits of a President of the Republic be managed upon taking workplace. “with a view to preventing any real or perceived conflict of interest”. Without success.

Regarding the police, Greco takes observe of developments ” in progress “ going “in the right direction”, however deplores the absence of a “common global strategy”. Above all, he regrets that his suggestion of systematic and common checks on profession paths, missions, posts of law enforcement officials and gendarmes, all through their careers, has not had any impact.

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