MONTENEGRO >>>
In its Report for 2007, the Commission repeats that the lack of appropriate control over the state institutions and the influence of organized crime further limit the capacity to fight corruption. Moreover, Council of Europe emphasizes that corruption is one of the key problems facing Montenegro’s society and its political, economic, judicial and law-enforcement institutions. For the first time the Commission is requiring results on the ground in particularly in the area of high-level corruption.
Council of Europe underlines, in its Secretariat Monitoring Report issued on 11 June 2008, that its support for the fight against corruption and organised crime should be amongst the priorities in the next period.
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SERBIA >>>
In its Report (2006), the Commission stresses that corruption is perceived as widespread, while GRECO underlines that corruption is one of the most serious problems that occurs throughout society, emphasizing that the fight against corruption is one of the Government’s highest priorities.
Following year, European Commission repeats its concern over the existence of corruption described as a widespread and a serious problem, while Council of Europe emphasizes again that the fight against corruption is a priority for the Government.
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MACEDONIA >>>
In their reports in 2005, European Commission and GRECO stress that the level of corruption in Macedonia remains high and represents a serious and widespread problem which affects many aspects of social, political and economic life.
Following year, the Commission repeats that corruption remains widespread and that it represents one of the main and most serious problems, which affects many aspects of social and economic life.
In 2007, the Commission repeats, for the third time, that corruption is widespread and represents a very serious problem.
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA >>>
In 2007, European Commission and Council of Europe stress that corruption is widespread and remains a serious problem, pointing out that limited progress is made in dealing with corruption.
Council of Europe, in its Report 2008, states that Bosnia and Herzegovina has made limited progress in fighting corruption.
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CROATIA >>>
In 2007, European Commission repeats that corruption remains widespread at the political, economic and institutional level, underlining that no indictment or verdict is issued in any of high-level corruption cases. It is stressed, again, that corruption in Croatia is aided by a lack of good governance, transparency and accountability in public administration and by a lack of ethics codes and codes of conduct in the public and private sectors. The European Commission calls, once more, the authorities to invest greater efforts to prevent, detect and prosecute corruption.
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KOSOVO >>>
In its Report (2007), the Commission stresses, again, that corruption is still widespread and remains a major problem – due to a lack of clear political will to fight corruption and due to insufficient legislative and implementing measures, underlining that corruption undermines a proper functioning of the institutions in Kosovo.
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ALBANIA >>>
In 2006, European Commission states that fight against corruption will require designing and adopting effective legislation for the required systemic reforms. It is pointed out that combating high-level corruption in rule of law bodies is hindered by a lack of strategy and of coordination between law enforcement officials and agencies.
Following year, the Commission repeats that corruption is widespread and a very serious problem in Albania, underlining that the efforts against organised crime are seriously hampered by corruption at all levels of law enforcement.
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BULGARIA >>>
European Commission states, in 2006, that in the area of fight against corruption very limited progress was made despite the fact that urgent action was requested in 2005. It is stressed, again, that indictments, prosecutions, trials, convictions and dissuasive sentences for high-level corruption remain rare, therefore the Commission emphasizes, again, that Bulgaria needs to present further tangible results – in particular in the cases of high-level corruption.
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ROMANIA >>>
In 2006, the Commission highlights that Romania made progress in fighting corruption, by establishing sound structures and launching investigations into a considerable number of high-level corruption cases. However, it states that Romania needs to continue efforts with a view to consolidating and building on the progress made in its fight against corruption, highlighting that further indictments, trials, final convictions of the guilty and dissuasive sentences in high-level cases are needed to ensure the sustainability and irreversibility of the achieved progress.