A similar proposal had previously been approved during last year’s budgetary vote, but Livre explains in its justificatory note that it is resubmitting the project because the strategy has yet to be implemented by the Government.
The Livre party aims for the Government to define objectives, the role of responsible entities, and set a timetable and deadlines for the execution of the anti-corruption strategy for the next three years.
“With the current Strategy having ended, Livre considers it essential to strengthen public policies of transparency and integrity through the continuation and improvement of this instrument,” the party justifies.
The party wants this strategy to incorporate recommendations from the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), such as the regulation of lobbying, increased efficiency in access to information, and public availability of all income declarations of public office holders.
Excluded from the Livre’s project, due to opposition from the majority of parties, was an item that proposed, for security forces, “new codes of conduct with practical guidelines,” internal and external reporting channels with whistleblower protection, promotion of gender balance, creation of confidential advisory mechanisms, and strengthening the investigative capacity of the General Inspection of Internal Administration (IGAI).
