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8 practical recommendations against corruption

In view of the upcoming parliamentary elections, Transparency International – Greece (TI-G) has put forward eight practical recommendations against corruption and calls the contending political parties to commit themselves on their implementation:

  • Reform the Elections Committee that monitors campaign expenditures by: excluding MPs participation, developing a strong monitoring mechanism (i.e. cross-check with tax data), imposing stronger penalties with direct reference to the Electoral Court.
  • Post MPs’ asset disclosure declarations on the web (from the beginning of their political careers up to date).
  • Ban the granting of loans to political parties when using future state funding as collateral, beyond current fiscal year.
  • Breakdown major electoral districts into smaller ones (such as the Region of the greater area of Athens) that facilitate -due to extraordinarily high campaign costs- the interaction between politicians and other mechanisms (media, business etc), increasing opportunities of corruption.
  • Reform the selection process for the heads of the supreme judiciary positions by establishing an independent body of judges, ensuring total independence of the judiciary and excluding the intervention of the Executive Power from any step of this process.
  • Immediate referral of ministers accused of criminal offenses to the judicial council as per Article 86 paragraph 4 of the Constitution, which will decide whether to refer or not each case to the special court of that Article.
  • Implement Code of Ethics for MPs and members of the government.
  • Establish impediments (minimum 3 years delay) for the occupation of specific political positions by retired judges.

These recommendations have been sent to political parties and we are awaiting their response. Any silence, during this critical period that Greece is undergoing, will indicate the persistence of attitudes and perceptions that have led our country to this point. All answers from political parties will be posted on TI-G’s official website: www.transparency.gr


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Nagia Mentzi
Transparency International-Greece
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