Switzerland still gets poor marks on fighting corruption

Switzerland is still not getting good marks from the Council of Europe’s Group of States when it comes to fighting corruption. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Although some progress has been made, not all recommendations have been satisfactorily addressed or implemented in Switzerland, according to the latest report by the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (Greco). Greco and the Federal Office of Justice published the report on Thursday. Greco criticises the lack of progress made by members of parliament. The declarations on vested interests submitted by government ministers don’t contain any quantitative data or liabilities, and they are not scrutinised by the Swiss parliament. Deliberate errors aren’t able to be uncovered in this way. And there is still no specific advisory centre for government ministers on integrity issues. They also aren’t trained on the topic. With regard to the federal courts, the committee criticises the ...