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The Russian Federation becomes 44th member of the Group of States
against Corruption (GRECO)
Strasbourg, 01.02.2007 - The Russian Federation has become the 44th
member State of GRECO, which now includes nearly all Council of Europe
member States, as well as the Republic of Montenegro and the United
States of America1. The Russian Federation thus joins other member
countries who have actively committed themselves to fighting corruption
by accepting to participate in the mutual evaluation process.
An evaluation team will go to Moscow during the course of 2007 to deal
with issues related to corruption in public administration, the
authorities in charge of investigating and prosecuting corruption
offences, the immunity from prosecution enjoyed by certain holders of
public office, the use of legal persons as shields for corruption and
confiscation of profits made by the perpetrators of corruption offences.
Representatives of the Russian Federation will attend GRECO's first
plenary meeting in 2007 (19-23 March).
* * *
When presenting, on 19 May 2006, the programme of the Russian
Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, Sergey Lavrov, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, underlined the Russian Federation's commitment to
"creating a common European legal space to protect individuals from
modern-day challenges". In this context, the Russian Federation stated
its support for the activities of GRECO.
The Council of Europe is also cooperating closely with the State Duma of
the Russian Federation within the framework of a project on
anti-corruption legislation (RUCOLA 2). The results of this project will
assist the Russian Federation in implementing international
anti-corruption standards and will thus complement GRECO's work.
For more information, see www.coe.int/greco/
1 GRECO is an enlarged partial agreement which was created at the
Council of Europe in 1999. It currently comprises 44 members: Albania,
Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Republic of Montenegro,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation,
Republic of Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Turkey,
Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States of America.
Press Release
Council of Europe Press Division
Ref: 079a07
Tel: +33 (0)3 88 41 25 60
Fax:+33 (0)3 88 41 39 11
[email protected]
internet: www.coe.int/press
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A political organisation set up in 1949, the Council of Europe works to
promote democracy and human rights continent-wide. It also develops
common responses to social, cultural and legal challenges in its 46
member states.
against Corruption (GRECO)
Strasbourg, 01.02.2007 - The Russian Federation has become the 44th
member State of GRECO, which now includes nearly all Council of Europe
member States, as well as the Republic of Montenegro and the United
States of America1. The Russian Federation thus joins other member
countries who have actively committed themselves to fighting corruption
by accepting to participate in the mutual evaluation process.
An evaluation team will go to Moscow during the course of 2007 to deal
with issues related to corruption in public administration, the
authorities in charge of investigating and prosecuting corruption
offences, the immunity from prosecution enjoyed by certain holders of
public office, the use of legal persons as shields for corruption and
confiscation of profits made by the perpetrators of corruption offences.
Representatives of the Russian Federation will attend GRECO's first
plenary meeting in 2007 (19-23 March).
* * *
When presenting, on 19 May 2006, the programme of the Russian
Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, Sergey Lavrov, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, underlined the Russian Federation's commitment to
"creating a common European legal space to protect individuals from
modern-day challenges". In this context, the Russian Federation stated
its support for the activities of GRECO.
The Council of Europe is also cooperating closely with the State Duma of
the Russian Federation within the framework of a project on
anti-corruption legislation (RUCOLA 2). The results of this project will
assist the Russian Federation in implementing international
anti-corruption standards and will thus complement GRECO's work.
For more information, see www.coe.int/greco/
1 GRECO is an enlarged partial agreement which was created at the
Council of Europe in 1999. It currently comprises 44 members: Albania,
Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Republic of Montenegro,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation,
Republic of Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Turkey,
Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States of America.
Press Release
Council of Europe Press Division
Ref: 079a07
Tel: +33 (0)3 88 41 25 60
Fax:+33 (0)3 88 41 39 11
[email protected]
internet: www.coe.int/press
To receive our press releases by e-mail, contact :
[email protected]
A political organisation set up in 1949, the Council of Europe works to
promote democracy and human rights continent-wide. It also develops
common responses to social, cultural and legal challenges in its 46
member states.