Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee – Fighting Corruption in the EU

Four out of five EU citizens regard corruption as a serious problem in their Member State. Despite the fact that the European Union over the last decades has contributed significantly to opening up Europe and making it more transparent, it is evident that a lot remains to be done.

That is why the Commission will set up a new mechanism, the EU Anti-Corruption Report, to monitor and assess Member States' efforts against corruption, and consequently encourage more political engagement. Supported by an expert group and a network of research correspondents, and the necessary EU budget, the Report will be managed by the Commission and published every two years, starting in 2013.

EUR-Lex: COM(2011)308: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2011:308:FIN

European Commission: COM(2011)307: Report from the Commission to the Council on the modalities of European Union participation in the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2011:0307:FIN:EN:PDF

European Commission: COM(2011)309: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council based on Article 9 of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2011:0309:FIN:EN:PDF

European Commission: SEC(2011)663: Commission staff working paper http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=SEC:2011:0663:FIN:EN:PDF

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