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Comparison of countries
Croatia
Spain
Indices
Overall Score:
47 out of 100
Rank:
63 out of 180
Rank:
100 out of 141
Overall Score:
67 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,61 out of 1
Rank:
45 out of 142
Overall Score:
126 out of 150
Rank:
8 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,39 out of 10
Rank:
32 out of 119
Overall Score:
56 out of 100
Rank:
46 out of 180
Rank:
29 out of 141
Overall Score:
54 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,71 out of 1
Rank:
25 out of 142
Overall Score:
73 out of 150
Rank:
96 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,72 out of 10
Rank:
24 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Croatia
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2000.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2000.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Spain
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2010.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • 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 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Main Legislation
Croatia
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 131, 251-254, 291-296, 339
    (Kazneni zakon: Članci 131, 251-254, 291-296, 339​), (Croatian);

  2. Act on the Responsibility of Legal Persons for Criminal Offences
    (Zakon o odgovornosti pravnih osoba za kaznena djela), (Croatian), (English);

  3. Civil Servants Act
    (Zakon o državnim službenicima), (Croatian), (English);

  4. Act on the Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime
    (Zakon o Uredu za suzbijanje korupcije i organiziranog kriminaliteta), (Croatian), (English);

  5. Act on Preventing the Conflict of Interest in the Exercise of Public Office
    (Zakon o sprječavanju sukoba interesa), (Croatian);

  6. Act on the Whistleblowers Protection
    (Zakon o zaštiti prijavitelja nepravilnosti), (Croatian);

  7. Code of Ethics of Civil Servants
    (Etički kodeks državnih službenika), (Croatian).

Spain
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 419-431, 439, 441, 442, Title XIII, Chapter XI, Section 4 – Corruption in Business, Articles 31bis-31quinquies
    (Codigo Penal: Artículos 419-431, 439, 441, 442, Titulo XIII, Сapítulo XI, Sección 4  Delitos de corrupción en los negocios, Artículos 31bis-31quinquies​), (Spanish);

  2. Law on Civil Service
    (Ley articulada de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado), (Spanish);

  3. Organic Law of December 26, 1984 No. 53/1984 «On Restrictions on Part-Time Work on Civil Servants»
    (Ley Orgánica 53/84, de 26 de diciembre, de Incompatibilidades del personal al servicio de las Administraciones Públicas), (Spanish);

  4. Law of March 30, 2015 «On the Duties of Persons Occupying Highest Positions in Public Administration»
    (Ley 3/2015, de 30 de marzo, reguladora del ejercicio del alto cargo de la Administración General del Estado), (Spanish);

  5. Law of February 20, 2023 «On the Protection of Persons Who Report Regulatory Offences and the Fight against Corruption»
    (Ley 2/2023, de 20 de febrero, reguladora de la protección de las personas que informen sobre infracciones normativas y de lucha contra la corrupción), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Croatia
  1. Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime
    (Ured za suzbijanje korupcije i organiziranog kriminaliteta), (Croatian/English);

  2. Office for Countering Corruption of the Directorate for European Affairs, International and Judicial Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice
    (Sektor za suzbijanje korupcije Uprave za europske poslove, međunarodnu i pravosudnu suradnju Ministarstva pravosuđa), (Croatian);

  3. Commission on Conflict of Interest
    (Povjerenstvo za odlučivanje o sukobu interesa), (Croatian);

  4. Police Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime​
    (Policijski nacionalni ured za suzbijanje korupcije i organiziranog kriminaliteta), (Croatian).

Spain
  1. Special Prosecutor’s Office for Countering Corruption and Organized Crime
    (Fiscalía Especial contra la Corrupción y el Crimen Organizado), (Spanish);

  2. Office for Conflicts of Interest
    (Oficina de Conflictos de Intereses), (Spanish).

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