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NEWS: Council of Europe slams Spain for failing to enact 19 anti-corruption reforms

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is also a leader of the Socialist ruling party (PSOE), holds a press conference after a senior official of the Spain's Socialists Party Santos Cerdan quitted over corruption claims, in Madrid, Spain, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Ana Beltran/ File Photo

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By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

SPAIN has not fully implemented any of the 19 anti-corruption recommendations it received five years ago, according to a new Council of Europe report.

The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) said Spain has made “unsatisfactory” progress on reforms.

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