(ANSA) - Strasbourg, January 19 - The Council of Europe's
anti-corruption body on Thursday told Italy it must introduce
"clear and applicable" rules to regulate the "thorny question"
of conflict of interest among members of parliament.
The Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) said "this
unsatisfying situation translates to a rather difficult process
of verification of the possible causes of ineligibility and
incompatibility, which risks compromising the efficiency of the
entire system".
The report said "the existing rules are difficult to apply"
and this "is a detriment to the system's overall transparency
and efficiency".
"The high number of laws and provisions, the relative
amendments and a general lack of consolidation and
rationalisation of regulations lead to a confusing picture of
conflicts of interest," the report said.
It said the situation "creates problems for the application
of existing rules and also in understanding them".
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