EU Member States have made progress in combatting corruption in the private sector since the last reports published in 2007 and 2011 and have stepped up their efforts to amend national legislation and harmonise sanctions, the European Commission said on 26 July in a new progress report.
The aim was to see how Member States comply with the EU Council Framework Decision of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector, for example, on efforts to criminalise various aspects of...