In 2023, out of the 873 individuals required to submit asset declarations, 11 failed to do so.
The Parliament currently has no plans to advance this issue due to concerns related to the privacy of senior executive officials, despite existing GRECO recommendations.
Civil society organizations have criticized the lack of transparency in asset declarations as well as the organization of the system as a whole. Regarding additional mandate declarations, 9,567 out of the 9,609 individuals required by law to submit a mandate declaration in 2023 complied with this requirement, but in the absence of adequate verification, the accuracy of the declaration is solely the individual’s responsibility.
Some criticisms have been expressed about the unclear standard form for presenting information related to these mandates (such as remuneration) and the existing system’s failure to require the declaration of actual conflicts of interest.
A Federal Ethics Commission opinion on the accumulation of public sector positions has not yet been followed up on. Regional processes have also faced criticism for their lack of precision, transparency, controls, and sanctions."
is the human ability to determine oneself freely and independently, in order to act and think. This concept is opposed to determinism or fatalism, which claim that one's will is governed by "forces" that compel them.
