The Penal Code of Slovenia defines corruption as the “abuse of position or violation of due conduct to procure a benefit for oneself or a third person” and ten offences meet the definition. In the opinion of some authors, Slovenia’s anti-corruption legislation is well arranged, since many countries in transition model their national systems on the Slovene system. Others, however, judge that the system is of average quality and emphasize several flaws. Among these, we may mention that the signs of offences are defined too loosely, that there are inconsistencies in differentiating between passive and active bribery and in the provided sanctions, as well as the requirement that the liability of the perpetrator is highly qualified: directly motivated intent. An analysis of the activities of the prosecution bodies, and partly of the courts, shows that their operation in the field of the struggle against corruption has been more successful in the past five years than a decade ago; however, public opinion surveys do not agree with this trend. The corruption perception index indeed indicates that Slovenia is perceived as not making progress in the struggle against corruption. Surveys show that people have not noticed any changes to the better and think that corruption is rife in the National Assembly and among government officials, and they also doubt whether citizens can be successful in the struggle against corruption. The struggle against corruption is a long-term process, and the most important weapon against corruption lies in enhancing awareness. In the short term, the proposal of the government of the Republic of Slovenia includes the following measures: awareness campaigns, supervisory mechanisms over public finances, transparent, economical, and efficient use of public funds, elaboration of regulations, and procedure management.
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