Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency
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Good Governance: EC to monitor Member States for rule-of-law breaches
The European Commission has presented a new procedure to be used in case of a future systemic and serious breach of rule of law in the Member States. As President Barroso has stated, rule of law is one of the fundamental values the EU is based on and the Commission´s role, being Guardian of the Trea...
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Good Governance: Corruption in EU “breathtaking”, despite efforts
During the presentation of the European Commission´s corruption report on 3 February, the Commissioner Malmstroem stated that the extent of corruption in the EU is “breathtaking” and costs every year at least a year´s budget of the Union, that is €120 billion. The long-awaited complex report by the ...
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Good Governance: EC corruption report
On 3 February, the European Commission issued the long-awaited report on corruption in the Member States. Each of the EU28 is looked upon and the Commission assesses every country in a very complex manner – both legislation and practice are taken into account, alongside with public opinion. Concern...
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