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This conference delves into the gender dimensions of corruption, focusing on women's incorruptibility. Learn about GRECO, its anti-corruption policies since 1994, and its efforts to clarify the relationship between gender and corruption. Discover GRECO's findings and achievements in addressing gender disparities in corruption through data collection, research support, and collaboration with various organizations. Join the discussion on gender and corruption at the Prague Conference on 22 February 2016.
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Elucidating gender dimensions of corruption – GRECO‘s approach Conference „Incorruptible women? Gender dimensions of corruption“ Prague, 22 February 2016
General information – about GRECO • 1994: Conference of Ministers of Justice of the CoE in Valetta, Malta: anti-corruption policies become a new topic for the intergovernmental cooperation (+ priority following 2nd Summit of Heads of State and Government 1997): • → Preparation of programme of action against corruption (1996):multidisciplinary approachincludingpreventionand repressive aspects;identificationof issuesto be addressed
General information – about GRECO → 6 anti-corruption instruments adopted between 1997 and 2003, includingCriminalLawConvention on Corruption (ETS No. 173) anditsAdditionalProtocol (ETS No. 191), CivilLawConvention on Corruption(ETS No. 174) → Creation of GRECO in 1999: monitors the implementation of all anti-corruptioninstruments(mutual evaluations, peer pressure); to date: 49 memberStates (+ negotiations withtheEU), thematic evaluation rounds.Round 3 (2007-2011):incriminations; Round 4(2012-…):parliamentarians,judges and prosecutors;implementation of improvements examined through specificcompliance procedure– about 330 reports in total to date
GRECO - WHY GENDER? • Committee of Minister’s invitation of January 2012 • GenderEqualityRapporteur • Aim: TO FURTHER CLARIFY THE GENDER DIMENSIONS OF CORRUPTION
THE GRECO‘S THREE APPROACHES • A more systematiccollectionofdata • Supportingnationalresearchanddatacollection • Establishcommunicationadnco-operationwithinandoutsidetheCoE
GRECO‘S FINDINGS & ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE • Datacollectionrequest to MS withinthe 4thEvaluationRound • Genderrepresentation • Genderandcorruptionoffencesstatistics • Initiativestaken in different MS to supportnationalresearchanddatacollection
GRECO‘S FINDINGS & ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE • GenderEqualityCommission – GRECO invited to exchangeofviews • EqalityandNon-DiscriminationCommitteeofthe PACE – workingrelationsestablished • UNDP – invitation to GRECO to participate in thedevelopmentof a survey • UNODC – GRECO initiated a collaboration
GRECO‘S FINDINGS & ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE • GRECO Conference on „GenderDimensionsofCorruption“ (Prague, Dec2013) • Round Table on GenderDimensionsof GRECO‘s FourthEvaluationRound (Strasbourg, Oct2015)
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