#Europe does not have the muscle to deal with Balkans organized crime and the Balkan Mafia States - Further reading on the Council of Europes report citing concerns of obstruction of justice in Liechtenstein and weak rule of law - Report on Liechtenstein - GRECO - Council of Europe: Publication: OCTOBER 31, 2013 coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/greco/news/News%2820121031%29Eval1&2Liechtenstein_en.asp Liechtenstein report highlights: 10. GRECO recommended to review the powers of the Prince, as enshrined in article 12 of the Constitution and other pieces of legislation, to block or discontinue criminal investigations and proceedings. 16. GRECO recommended to ensure that the selection of judges, including temporary ad hoc judges, is effected in an impartial manner. 27. GRECO recommended to ensure that adequate access to information and evidence is granted for the investigation of the various corruption-related offences. 53. GRECO recommended to develop ethical rules and codes of conduct for public administrations at central and local level and to provide adequate training on the use of these rules, including the conduct to be adopted vis-a-vis the offering of gifts and other gratuities. 81. Although the fight against corruption in Liechtenstein - in particular in the context of dealing with financial crime and money laundering - appears to be a priority of the Government, the reform process has been fairly slow and only limited progress has been achieved in order to comply with the recommendations issued by GRECO to Liechtenstein.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:15:24 +0000
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