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June 18th, 2007

by Sarah Laitner
Sarah Laitner

EU anti-bribery laws

Bizarre details come to light today in an EU report on laws to fight corruption in the private sector.

It turns out that “many” EU members have yet to make it a criminal offence to give or receive a bribe through an intermediary.

So, in theory, the cash-stuffed brown envelope deal-making school is alive, well and legal - so long as the gift is given indirectly. But is this really what it seems?

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