- The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2006.
- The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
EstoniaMain Legislation
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Penal Code: § 294, 296, 298, 2981, 300, 3001, 301, 4023, 4024
(Karistusseadustik: § 294, 296, 298, 2981, 300, 3001, 301, 4023, 4024), (Estonian/English); -
Anti-Corruption Act
(Korruptsioonivastane seadus), (Estonian/English).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
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Prosecutor’s Office
(Prokuratuur), (Estonian/Russian/English); -
Ministry of Justice
(Justiitsministeerium), (Estonian/English); -
Anti-Corruption Portal of Ministry of Justice
(Justiitsministeeriumi korruptsioonivastane portaal), (Estonian); -
Internal Security Service
(Kaitsepolitseiamet), (Estonian/English).
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
- GRECO’s member since 1999.
- The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2001.
- The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2000.
- The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
- The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2004.
- The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Indices
Overall Score:
76 out of 100
Rank:
13 out of 180
Rank:
125 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,82 out of 1
Rank:
10 out of 142
Overall Score:
95 out of 150
Rank:
48 out of 140
Overall Score:
9,03 out of 10
Rank:
5 out of 119
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