EU directive proposals address corruption in member states and worldwide

The European Union (EU) is to secure harmonised penalties and criminalisation of corruption offences across the 27-nation bloc and a global sanctions regime potentially punishing graft elsewhere in the world, under proposals unveiled on 3 May.

By Sara Lewis, in Brussels

The European Union (EU) is to secure harmonised penalties and criminalisation of corruption offences across the 27-nation bloc and a global sanctions regime potentially punishing graft elsewhere in the world, under proposals unveiled on 3 May [2023].