Anti-corruption, San Marino in progress
Implemented 10 out of 14 recommendations, the Greek report promotes the Titan with flying colors. The Government expresses satisfaction with the results obtained by the San Marino technical delegation which flew to Strasbourg on 15 June to participate in the examination on the Compliance Report by the 91st Plenary Assembly of the Greek (Council of Europe Group of States against corruption) .
Justice sector
With a percentage of over 70% of “fully compliant” recommendations, San Marino ranks as the “most virtuous country in the fourth evaluation cycle”. Only two other countries, of the 46 monitored so far, have exceeded 50% compliance at this stage of the report. Over twenty, on the other hand, ended up under enhanced monitoring. Given in hand, of the 14 recommendations received, relating to the corruption of parliamentarians and judges, 10 are deemed “fully compliant, one” non-compliant “and three” partially compliant “. On this last point, from the Public Palace they explain that only “for temporal reasons the bodies provided for by the Code of Conduct for Council members have not yet been activated”.
Code of conduct and the judiciary
As regards the measures against the members of the Council, the report highlights that “the adoption of the Code of Conduct is welcomed” and that it represents “encouraging developments both in the establishment of the Advisory Committee and in the obligation to disclose conflicts of interest”.
Turning to the hot topic of the judiciary, we welcome “with particular favor the extensive reform initiated on the composition and functioning of the Council as well as the greater guarantees of independence which has been planned especially excluding political participation”. Consent also for the measures that regulate “the recruitment of magistrates, including through internal career advancement processes, and clarify the appointment, mandate, renewal, revocation and responsibility of the court manager”. The Greek also approves the legislative and practical initiatives launched “to improve and streamline the functioning of the judicial system and increase its transparency”. However, there is an invitation to “accompany the adoption of the Code of Conduct with practical orientation, training and awareness”.