OSCE and Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative publish comparative analysis of asset recovery legislation and practice in Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova and Romania

The OSCE and the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) have published a study on 8 June 2018 analysing asset recovery mechanisms in Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova and Romania. 

The report looks at final court judgments in cases of corruption, with a particular focus on human rights standards, and identifies shortcomings at the national level which can affect regional and international co-operation.

The study complements its sister publication Asset Recovery in the Western Balkans – A Comparative analysis of legislation and practice published earlier this year by the RAI Secretariat and the AIRE Centre with the support of the OSCE. Both studies are part of a broader project on combating corruption in South-Eastern Europe and strengthening regional co-operation in the field of asset recovery.

The conclusions of both studies will inform future activities in the OSCE region to strengthen the capacities of the relevant authorities in connection with the asset recovery process.