Corruption is a major challenge for the European Union (EU), with all its Member States affected by the problem to some extent. The EU has gradually adopted laws addressing a range of corruption-related issues. However, the current legal framework remains patchy, the lack of minimum rules on the definition of criminal offences and sanctions in the area of corruption being one important missing element. Recently, corruption-related issues have been addressed almost exclusively within the EU rule of law framework, a development criticised by various stakeholders, including the European Parliament.

EPRS Policy Podcast: Combating corruption in the European Union

EP Plenary session - Update of the anti-corruption legislative framework

EP Plenary session.- Update of the anti-corruption legislative framework

Workshop on ' How to better combat fraud? Follow up of the commission's anti-corruption sharing programme '

Lessons to be learned from Romania: exchange of practices of anti-corruption bodies in Romania and Ukraine

AFET Workshop on Fighting Corruption in the Western Balkans.

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (18-21 January 2021), Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, EC Vice-President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, debates with the MEPs on the arrest of Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future, in Moscow. MEPs strongly condemn Alexei Navalny’s arrest and call on the EU to extend sanctions against Russian officials to cover those involved in his jailing. Statement by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT), Urmas PAET (RE, EE), Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens/EFA, DE), Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI) and Guy VERHOFSTADT (RE, BE).

The arrest of Alexei NAVALNY: extracts from the debate

Debate on Recent revelations of high-level corruption cases in FIFA during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg.&nbsp;Vote

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