It is common knowledge that the issues that concern Cypriot
justice at the moment and the discussion that takes place around
the arrival of GRECO on the island have without a doubt occupied
all the disciplines of legal science.
What exactly does the arrival of GRECO entail, how does this
Commission work and what are the previous recommendations for
Cyprus, are all issues that will be discussed extensively
below.
The first key question that needs to be answered is what is
the GRECO Commission?
GRECO comes from the original saying "Go For Zero
Corruption" and is comprised of 49 member states (48 European
States and the United States of America). It was established in
1999 by the Council of Europe to monitor the compliance of States
with the organisations anti-corruption standards. The aim of the
GRECO Commission is primarily to improve the ability of its members
to combat corruption, always in accordance with the standards of
the Council of Europe, through a
