THE CIRCULAR PATH OF THE BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION

Abstract

Corruption is a widespread phenomenon in many countries and areas. Hence the need to establish mechanisms to combat corruption at the national and transnational levels. The United States, the European Union, as well as a large number of countries have engaged in the fight against corruption aimed at vital areas of society as well as in all political, economic, social and cultural domains. In order to achieve the expected goals in the fight against corruption, all combat mechanisms must be part of a global vision. Despite numerous studies, it is necessary to continue to research the concept of corruption and its consequences, emphasizing the various international efforts and proposals to improve the performance of these institutions in the fight against corruption. Any effective fight against the phenomenon of corruption depends on the willingness of countries to consolidate the principles of joint international cooperation and to strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption in more efficient and effective steps. These performances are an inspiration for the European Commission, which is trying to create mechanisms that will enable judicial authorities to cooperate with each other to guarantee the prosecution and punishment of corrupt individuals. Taking into account these premises, the imperative is imposed to find an answer to the following problem: To what extent do the institutional and legal mechanisms of international organizations, primarily the European Union, contribute to the fight against corruption and limit its spread throughout the world? To answer this question, we will start from the assumption that a) financial corruption is an abuse of the provisions of financial rules that apply in the administrative and financial areas; b) the phenomenon of financial corruption is present everywhere in all areas of life: political, economic and social and in different countries; c) within the EU as well as in the wider international community, numerous legal and international mechanisms have been created to fight financial corruption, by providing procedures and measures that will reduce and limit the spread of corruption. The development of the rich anti-corruption toolkit and legal tools in developed countries, primarily the USA and the EU, has gone through several evolutionary phases, but the development of these mechanisms is still ongoing.