The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) this Wednesday called on Portugal to improve the effectiveness of the system for preventing corruption in the main executive functions of government and in law enforcement agencies.
In the 5th round of assessment report published this Wednesday, GRECO recognizes that Portugal has developed an extensive legal and institutional system to combat corruption, but the effectiveness of this system largely depends on the full functioning of the National Anti-Corruption Mechanism and the Anti-Corruption Structure . Transparency like never before.
GREGO emphasizes that all people holding senior management positions should be subject to effective integrity checks before joining government, as well as post-employment restrictions, and should be required to file declarations of assets and interests.