He Group of states against corruption of the Council of Europe (Greco) has concluded that Spain has “earring»Approve legislation on relations between pressure groups and parliamentarians and accuses the Government of Pedro Sánchez of not having fulfilled the recommendations scheduled against the corruption.
In a monitoring report on the fulfillment of recommendations adopted in June 2024 and which has been known this Wednesday, the one also called Greco points out that not even National Police nor the Civil Guard They have developed one Integrity strategy and fight against corruptionas warned.
In it, it is concluded that Spain has not implemented satisfactorily or satisfactorily addressed None of the 19 recommendations contained in the fifth round evaluation report ». The situation is close to «unsatisfactory“According to the report, and for it the authorities are urged to” take more determined measures in this area. “
Also, the Greco Remember in the report that is recommending the mark of rules for interaction between parliamentarians with the Pressure groups and other third parties that can seek an influence on the legislative process. The guideline has been partially implemented, as indicated by the European Council Group In the dossier, already emphasized that he recognized the “positive” measures adopted over the years to improve legislative transparency in the Parliament.
“However, The approval of pressure groups is still pending in Spain», Clarifies the Grecoand adds that reinforced transparency requirements for parliamentarians are established, including the obligation to publish their institutional agendas, “the practice presented great discrepancies.”
The European body states that the Spanish authorities “have not informed of any novelty” in this regard and points to “the successive delays in legislation approval on pressure groups ». Thus, from the European Council They point out that the 2023 report of the Office of Conflicts of Interest of Parliament indicated that less than 10 % of parliamentarians publish in their institutional agendas contacts with pressure groups and others that seek to influence the legislative process, although the Parliament Code of Conduct establishes the obligation to do so. For its part, the 2024 report reminds the parliamentarians that there is the obligation to Publish the meetings on their agendas They have maintained with representatives of interest groups.
Without Police and Civil Guard evaluation
In another document of recommendations, the Greco mentions that he advised that the National Police and the Civil Guard They will carry out a strategic risk assessment of the areas and activities prone to corruption to identify problems and threats, as well as to develop an integrity plan. Now the European body indicates that this recommendation “It was not implemented” And that he already regretted the “lack of specific measures” in this area, in addition to urging them to take them into account.
Regarding the National Policehe states that he is confident that the existing risk assessment tools, as well as those that are being developed, serve for the design of a specific “not developed” strategy of integrity and fight against corruption. In reference to Civil Guard, He expresses that “he is working” on that recommendation, but that “a specific integrity and anti -corruption strategy has not yet been developed.”
However, the Greco Celebrate that the authorities report on the «Good level of cooperation between the respective internal affairs units of the Police and the Civil Guard ».
