Concerning the Prevention of Corruption in Members of Parliament, the Judiciary and Prosecuting Authorities
The Addendum to Cyprus' Second GRECO Compliance Report, adopted on 25 March 2022 and published as a public document on Friday 8 July 2022, assesses the measures taken by the Cypriot authorities to implement the recommendations issued in the Report of the Fourth Round of Evaluation of Cyprus, dealing with the "Prevention of corruption with regard to members of Parliament, the judiciary and prosecution authorities".
In the Evaluation Report, GRECO addressed sixteen recommendations to Cyprus. Of these, GRECO concludes that Cyprus has satisfactorily implemented or addressed in a satisfactory manner nine, while of the seven remaining outstanding recommendations, six recommendations have been partially implemented and one recommendation has not been implemented.
In relation to the Prosecuting Authorities, the area concerning the Legal Service of the Republic, the GRECO recommendation concerning the autonomy of the Prosecutors remains as unimplemented, which will be fully satisfied with the promotion and adoption of a relevant bill concerning the independence/autonomy of the Legal Service, which has been completed and is before the Ministry of Finance.
In particular, in the Conclusions of the Report, GRECO states that, as regards the prosecution authorities, only one recommendation is pending, noting that work on the bill related to the Legal Service of the Republic has not progressed further. Therefore, GRECO urges the authorities to speed up the process in order to strengthen the independence/autonomy of the prosecutorial functions.
The GRECO Report itself, in Greek and English, is posted on the website of the Legal Service and on the website of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO).
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