Luxembourg has not made any progress since March 2019, according to the interim compliance report by Greco which was adopted at the end of October. This report focuses on the recommendations pertaining to members of parliament, judges, and prosecutors. In total, only four out of 14 recommendations had been implemented since 2013.
Greco even identified a setback in one area. The group previously recommended that the Grand Duchy should strengthen the independency and neutrality of the public prosecutor's office. An amendment to the constitution was supposed to implement this recommendation, but due to the Christian Social People's Party's opposition to the amendment, the Chamber of Deputies is no longer able to pass it.
- Second report -
The second report deals with "preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments and law enforcement agencies".
Greco determined that Luxembourg had implemented one third of its recommendations in this area. Ten recommendations were only partially implemented, while four had so far been ignored.
The Group welcomed the introduction of declarations of potential conflicts of interest for MPs, but criticised that they were not "illustrative, specific, and complete" enough. Greco stressed that relations to lobbyists or conflicts of interest have to clarified.
Greco also welcomed the introduction of "open administration", i.e. the right of citizens to access administrative documents. The new professional ethics code for government officials, which was introduced in 2019, also received praise, with Greco's only criticism being that certain assessments of the ethics committee should be made public.
- Police force -
The report also included a very positive assessment of Luxembourg's police force. The independency of the police's General Inspectorate from the police itself, now guaranteed by law, was praised. So too was the professional ethics code for policemen, which introduced disciplinary measures for police officers who accepted gifts.
Greco also approved of the introduction of identification numbers, which made it possible to easily identify an officer while they were wearing their uniform.
In regard to the recommendations which have so far only been partially implemented or not at all, Greco demands that Luxembourg make progress in the 18 months to come.
