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CORRUPTION REMAINS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ARMENIA - EU
tert.am
16.05.12
The joint Document of the European Commission and EU High
Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on
implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy in Armenia in
2011 issued today reads that corruption remains a serious problem in
Armenia, Mediamax reports.
"Transparency International ranks Armenia in 129th place out of 183
(score 2.6 out of 10) in its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2011.
The authorities have regularly and publicly expressed their readiness
to fight corruption. However, despite the adoption of certain important
legal acts (e.g. the law on Procurement, and law on Public Service),
fulfilment of obligations from the Council of Europe Group of States
against Corruption (GRECO), OECD and other international bodies, as
well as the increased number of arrests and indictments of corrupt
officials, there have been no positive changes in the perception of
corruption by different segments of the Armenian population and the
government's measures have not been sufficient to change it. What is
lacking is effective implementation.
The anti-corruption coordinating mechanism created in 2004 is
weak. No institutional support or resources have been allocated to
anti-corruption work by the government. In May, the National Assembly
adopted the law on Public Service. Starting from 2012, declarations
on income and property will be submitted only by high-ranking public
officials, as well as persons related to them. This law has several
shortcomings regarding the capacity and powers of the Commission on
Ethics of High-Ranking Public Officials", the document reads.
From: Baghdasarian
tert.am
16.05.12
The joint Document of the European Commission and EU High
Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on
implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy in Armenia in
2011 issued today reads that corruption remains a serious problem in
Armenia, Mediamax reports.
"Transparency International ranks Armenia in 129th place out of 183
(score 2.6 out of 10) in its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2011.
The authorities have regularly and publicly expressed their readiness
to fight corruption. However, despite the adoption of certain important
legal acts (e.g. the law on Procurement, and law on Public Service),
fulfilment of obligations from the Council of Europe Group of States
against Corruption (GRECO), OECD and other international bodies, as
well as the increased number of arrests and indictments of corrupt
officials, there have been no positive changes in the perception of
corruption by different segments of the Armenian population and the
government's measures have not been sufficient to change it. What is
lacking is effective implementation.
The anti-corruption coordinating mechanism created in 2004 is
weak. No institutional support or resources have been allocated to
anti-corruption work by the government. In May, the National Assembly
adopted the law on Public Service. Starting from 2012, declarations
on income and property will be submitted only by high-ranking public
officials, as well as persons related to them. This law has several
shortcomings regarding the capacity and powers of the Commission on
Ethics of High-Ranking Public Officials", the document reads.
From: Baghdasarian