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BRUSSELS — The European Commission will urge Spain and Hungary to step up reforms to strengthen judicial, transparency and anti-corruption safeguards.
In its annual Rule of Law report, the EU executive is to criticize Spain for making only limited progress in tightening conflict-of-interest rules and asset declaration requirements for senior public officials, according to the report, part of which was seen by POLITICO.
While Madrid has tabled a draft Public Integrity Law and adopted a State Anti-Corruption Plan, the Commission said the “practical implementation” of the existing rules has not improved, and called for stronger enforcement, including an independent supervisory body with effective investigative and sanctioning powers.
The report, due to be published on Friday, comes out once a year and grades all 27 EU member countries on their compliance with the rule of law, issuing recommendations accordingly. POLITICO has not seen the full report.
