Jab of compliance for companies in Central and Eastern Europe

The increased focus of companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in tackling large-scale corruption through corporate criminal liability has resulted in an increasing number of companies being prosecuted each year. Companies have, therefore, been paying closer attention to their compliance efforts.

Jitka Logesová, Jaromír Pumr and Aleksandar Ristic contributed to the 2021 edition of Europe, Middle East and Africa Investigations Review published by Global Investigations Review. In their article, they discuss the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the shifting focuses of prosecuting authorities in the CEE region, the compliance status of companies and corporate investigation, as well as provides an outlook on the future.

Accreditation: An extract from the 2021 edition of GIR’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Investigations Review. The whole publication is available here.