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Anticorruption barometer



Current state

Non-corrupt and professional public administration — #54 Enforceable ethical code of public officials and financial liability

A binding ethical codex for public officers is adopted and is effectively enforced. Officers are held liable for illegal decisions made and the damage arising.


Justification and sources

Update history

12/2016 current The existing Act on civil service foresees the existence of a committee supposed to prosecute the violations of civil service rules by civil servants in a special procedure. There is an ethical code for civil servants; in addition, some state departments have their own ethical codes. However, some of the cases which appeared in the media show that the effectiveness in enforcement of the ethical code is low. Effectiveness
50%
Progression
90%
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08/2015 The existing Act on civil service foresees the existence of a committee supposed to prosecute the violations of civil service rules by civil servants in a special procedure. There is an ethical code for civil servants; in addition, some state departments have their own ethical codes. Effectiveness
75%
Progression
100%
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