Corruption in the Balkans as an Obstacle to the Three-Seas-Initiative Overview of Anti-Corruption Institutions in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania and Slovenia

Paweł Zawadzki

doi:10.15290/eejtr.2020.04.02.04

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Title

Corruption in the Balkans as an Obstacle to the Three-Seas-Initiative Overview of Anti-Corruption Institutions in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania and Slovenia

Authors

Paweł Zawadzki (SzD) ^{[ 1 ][ 6.3 ][ D ]}

^{[ 1 ]} Szkoła Doktorska, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | ^{[ D ]} phd student

Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)

[6.3] Security studies

Year of publication

2020

Published in

Eastern European Journal of Transnational Relations

Journal year: 2020 | Journal volume: Vol. 4 | Journal number: No. 2

Article type

scientific article

Publication language

english

Keywords

EN

Corruption
Institutional law
The Balkans
The Polish Central Anti-Corruption Bureau
The Three-Seas-Initiative

PL

Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne
Inicjatywa Trójmorza
Korupcja
Prawo
Zapobieganie
Zwalczanie
Kraje bałkańskie
Bułgaria
Chorwacja
Polska
Rumunia
Słowenia

Abstract

EN The aim of this article is to show the high level of corruption offences and the ineffectiveness of the existing legal and institutional solutions in the Balkan states, which are part of the Three-Seas initiative. The effectiveness of the regulations in force in these countries deviates from the standards set by the European Union. This has implications for the success of the Three-Seas-Initiative. The current state of affairs is the result of clashing ideas about the membership of Balkan countries in a particular sphere of influence. The services of the Russian Federation (GRU or SWR) play a significant role in maintaining the current status quo. Observation of corruption offences in the Balkans shows that the bodies set up to investigate corruption offences do not have effective powers to prevent, detect and prosecute such offences. An evaluation of the regulations in force in this area shows that they are ineffective. A solution which would ensure that the Balkans meet European standards on preventing and combating corruption could be theimplementation of the institutional model of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in force in the Republic of Poland by reforming the Balkan anti-corruption services.

Pages (from - to)

69 - 86

DOI

10.15290/eejtr.2020.04.02.04

URL

https://repozytorium.uwb.edu.pl/jspui/handle/11320/10992

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CC BY-NC-ND (attribution - noncommercial - no derivatives)

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