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Comparison of countries
Panama
Serbia
Indices
Overall Score:
33 out of 100
Rank:
114 out of 180
Overall Score:
5,39 out of 10
Rank:
18 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,52 out of 1
Rank:
72 out of 142
Overall Score:
93 out of 150
Rank:
56 out of 140
Overall Score:
35 out of 100
Rank:
105 out of 180
Rank:
110 out of 141
Overall Score:
51 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,47 out of 1
Rank:
94 out of 142
Overall Score:
135 out of 150
Rank:
3 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,35 out of 10
Rank:
33 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OAS
UN
GRECO
Panama
  • 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.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2012.
Serbia
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2003.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2002.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • 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.
Main Legislation
Panama

1. Criminal Code: Articles 254, 345-354, 364, 365
(Código Penal: Artículos 254, 345-354, 364, 365), (Spanish);

2. Law on the Careers of Civil Servants
(Por la cual se establece y regula la Carrera Administrativa), (Spanish);

3. Law on the Implementation of Article 299 of the Constitution and the Fight against Corruption in Public Authorities
(Que Reglamenta el Artículo 299 de la Constitución Política y Dicta otras Disposiciones contra la Corrupción Administrativa), (Spanish);

4. Law on Regulating Situations of Conflict of Interest in the Public Service
(Que Regula Situaciones de Conflicto de Intereses en la Función Pública), (Spanish);

5. Presidential Decree on a Unified Form for Declaration of Interests and Other Provisions
(Que adopta el Formulario Único de Declaración Jurada de intereses particulares y dicta otras disposiciones), (Spanish);

6. Uniform Code of Ethics for Public Officials
(Código Uniforme De Ética De Los Servidores Públicos), (Spanish);

7. Guidelines on Asset Declarations for Civil Servants
(Guía Básica sobre Declaración Jurada de Estado Patrimonial de Funcionarios Públicos), (Spanish).

Serbia
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 227, 228, 230, 231, 245, 359, 366-368
    (Кривични законик: Чл. 227, 228, 230, 231, 245, 359, 366-368), (Serbian), (English - amended 2019);

  2. Law No. 79/2005-13 «On Civil Servants»
    (Закон о државним службеницима 79/2005-13), (Serbian);

  3. Law No. 128/2014-3 «On Protection of Whistleblowers»
    (Закон о заштити узбуњивача 128/2014-3), (Serbian);

  4. Law No. 35/2019-6 «On Countering Corruption»
    (Закон о спречавању корупције 35/2019-6), (Serbian).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Panama

1. Public Prosecutor's Office of Panama
(Ministerio Público de Panamá), (Spanish);

2. National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information
(Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información), (Spanish).

Serbia
  1. Anti-Corruption Agency (site created but currently unavailable)
    (Агенција за спречавање корупције), (Serbian/English);

  2. Anti-Corruption Department of the Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office
    (Одељење за борбу против корупције Републичког јавног тужилаштва), (Serbian/Bosnian/English);

  3. Special Department for Organised Crime of the Higher Court
    (Посебно одељења за организовани криминал), (Serbian).

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