The problem identified by the experts is the risk that former officials or bureaucrats may use information, contacts and influence gained in the performance of their official duties for personal purposes, in the absence of effective control after leaving the public system.
To mitigate these risks, GRECO points to the need for clearer mechanisms to record and verify post-employment activities, as well as a system of advisory opinions on the compatibility of new activities with applicable legal restrictions.
Strengthening the role of the National Integrity Authority is also recommended, including by strengthening the institutional capacity to monitor and enforce the restriction regime.
Strengthening anti-corruption rules
As Logos Press has already written, these measures are part of the package of actions that Moldova should implement within the framework of the GRECO assessment and its anti-corruption commitments. They include stricter rules for appointments to managerial positions, integrity checks, management of conflicts of interest and uniform standards of behavior for civil servants.
There are also plans to increase the transparency of public institutions by publishing management data, registers of conflicts of interest and information on contacts with third parties, as well as strengthening digital control over the decision-making process.
In order to implement the recommendations of the fifth round of the GRECO evaluation on preventing corruption and promoting integrity at the central level and in law enforcement bodies, the government has drafted a package of measures. The draft is scheduled to be approved at a government meeting on Wednesday, May 13.
