Corruption (GRECO)

What is the issue?

Switzerland became a member of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) when the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption entered into force in 2006. The Group of States supports and strengthens the fight against corruption, and the integrity of Member States, by means of reciprocal examinations. Reports on the individual country examinations, and any recommendations, are essentially confidential, but in practice are published with the consent of the countries they concern.

Documentation

First and Second Evaluation Rounds

• Evaluation Report on Switzerland, adopted by GRECO at its plenary meeting from 31 March to 4 April 2008 (PDF, 226 kB, 01.12.2011)
• Media release dated 2 June 2008
• Joint First and Second Evaluation Rounds. Compliance Report on Switzerland, adopted by GRECO at its plenary meeting from 22 to 26 March 2010 (PDF, 134 kB, 01.12.2011)
• Joint First and Second Evaluation Rounds. Addendum to the Compliance Report on Switzerland, adopted by GRECO at its 54th Plenary Meeting from 20 to 23 March 2012 (PDF, 47 kB, 07.06.2012)

Third Evaluation Round

• Third Evaluation Round. Evaluation Report on Switzerland (Incrimination of corruption), adopted by GRECO at its plenary meeting from 17 to 21 October 2011 (PDF, 176 kB, 01.12.2011)
• Third Evaluation Round. Evaluation Report on Switzerland (Transparency of political party funding), adopted by GRECO at its plenary meeting from 17 to 21 October 2011 (PDF, 150 kB, 01.12.2011)
• Third Evaluation Round. Compliance Report on Switzerland, adopted by GRECO at its 61st plenary meeting from 14 to 18 October 2013 (PDF, 93 kB, 20.11.2013)
• Third Evaluation Round - Interim Compliance Report on Switzerland. Adopted by GRECO at its 64th Plenary Meeting, 16 to 20 June 2014 (PDF, 110 kB, 03.07.2014)
• Third Evaluation Round - Second Interim Compliance Report on Switzerland. Adopted by GRECO at its 68th Plenary Meeting, 15 to 19 June 2015 (PDF, 242 kB, 07.06.2021)
• Third Evaluation Round. Second Compliance Report on Switzerland, adopted by GRECO at its 87th Plenary Meeting, 22-25 March 2021 (PDF, 519 kB, 07.06.2021)
• Third Evaluation Round. Third Interim Compliance Report on Switzerland. Adopted by GRECO at its 72nd Plenary Meeting, 27 June to 1 July 2016 (PDF, 269 kB, 07.06.2021)
• Third Evaluation Round. Fifth Interim Compliance Report on Switzerland. Adopted by GRECO at its 80th Plenary Meeting, 18 to 22 June 2018 (PDF, 359 kB, 07.06.2021)
• Third Evaluation Round. Sixth Interim Compliance Report on Switzerland, adopted by GRECO at its 83rd Plenary Meeting, 17 to 21 June 2019 (PDF, 256 kB, 05.06.2020)

Fourth Evaluation Round

• Fourth Evaluation Round - Corruption prevention in respect of Members of Parliament, Judges and Prosecutors. Evaluation report, adopted by GRECO at its 74th Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg, 28 November - 2 December 2016) (PDF, 1 MB, 07.06.2021)
• Fourth Evaluation Round. First Compliance Report on Switzerland. Adopted by GRECO at its 82th Plenary Meeting, 18 to 22 March 2019 (PDF, 378 kB, 07.06.2021)
• Fourth Evaluation Round. Second Compliance Report on Switzerland, adopted by GRECO at its 87th Plenary Meeting, 22-25 March 2021 (PDF, 901 kB, 07.06.2021)

Note

For the complete documentation see the pages in German, French or Italian

Links

• GRECO (Council of Europe)
• Fight against corruption (seco)
• Fight against corruption (SDC)
• Corruption (FDFA)
• Verhaltenskodex der Bundesverwaltung

  (BBl 2012 7873; this document is not available in English)

• Corruption (Federal Office of Police fedpol)

Dossier

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Last modification 08.11.2021