EU DIRECTIVE PROPOSALS TACKLE CORRUPTION IN EU AND WORLDWIDE
May 12th, 2023
The European Union (EU) is to secure harmonised penalties and criminalisation of corruption offences across the 27-nation bloc and a global sanctions regime potentially punishing graft elsewhere in the world, under proposals unveiled in Brussels May 3. The European Commission proposal for a directive on combatting corruption (1) would require EU countries to ensure law enforcement and prosecutors have appropriate investigative tools to fight corruption, immunity is lifted during investigations and the statute of limitations on prosecutions is at least eight to 15 ...
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