OECD Criticizes Austria´s Anti-Corruption Policy

Politics ♦ Published: January 8, 2013; 19:08 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria’s enforcement of foreign bribery laws far too weak, but could pick up soon says OECD.

OECD Criticizes Austria´s Anti-Corruption Policy / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The OECD Working Group on Bribery regrets that Austria has not had a conviction of bribing foreign public officials despite a number of allegations, 13 years after ratifying the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. However, enforcement appears to be picking up, with one case being tried, two more cases soon to be tried, and four ongoing investigations.

The OECD Working Group on Bribery…