Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; SECTION 1; 1. An introduction: A short history of anti-corruption policy in the EU; 1.1 The first phase; 1.2 The second phase; 1.3 The third phase; 1.4 The fourth phase; 1.5 Conclusion; 2. The EU anti-corruption report; 2.1 Overview of general objectives and findings of the EU anti-corruption report; 2.2 Perceptions of corruption and experience of corruption in the EU; 2.2.1 Private citizen responses; 2.2.2 Commercial responses; 2.3 Public procurement

2.4 The EU anti-corruption report recommendations for each of the member states2.4.1 Austria; 2.4.2 Belgium; 2.4.3 Bulgaria; 2.4.4 Croatia; 2.4.5 Cyprus; 2.4.6 Czech Republic; 2.4.7 Denmark; 2.4.8 Estonia; 2.4.9 Finland; 2.4.10 France; 2.4.11 Germany; 2.4.12 Greece; 2.4.13 Hungary; 2.4.14 Ireland; 2.4.15 Italy; 2.4.16 Latvia; 2.4.17 Lithuania; 2.4.18 Luxembourg; 2.4.19 Malta; 2.4.20 The Netherlands; 2.4.21 Poland; 2.4.22 Portugal; 2.4.23 Romania; 2.4.24 Slovakia; 2.4.25 Slovenia; 2.4.26 Spain; 2.4.27 Sweden; 2.4.28 United Kingdom; 2.5 General limitations of the EU anti-corruption report

2.6 Conclusion3. The EU anti-corruption report and reflexive governance; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 New governance in the European Union; 3.3 The open method of coordination; 3.4 Reflexive governance; 3.5 Reflexive law; 3.6 An analysis of the EU anti-corruption report as reflexive governance; 3.7 Conclusion; SECTION 2 Country Case Studies; 4. The United Kingdom; 4.1 The EU anti-corruption report for the UK; 4.1.1 The UK attitude to ethics; 4.2 Foreign bribery in the UK; 4.2.1 Risk-based principles for preventing bribery; 4.2.2 Bribery of foreign public officials

4.2.3 Improving the accountability in the governance of banks4.2.4 A review of the failures of the financial system; 4.3 Political corruption in the UK; 4.3.1 Implementing a donation cap in the UK; 4.3.2 Integrity in elected officials; 4.3.3 Corruption concerns in the defence sector; 4.4 UK responses to the EU anti-corruption report; 4.5 Post-Brexit: the UK anti-corruption initiatives; 5. Romania; 5.1 The EU anti-corruption report for Romania; 5.1.1 The judicial system; 5.1.2 The political system; 5.1.3 Healthcare; 5.1.4 Public procurement

5.2 The EU anti-corruption strategy towards Romania-the CVM5.2.1 The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism for Romania; 5.2.2 Recommendations for Romania's judicial system; 5.2.3 Recommendations for the political system; 5.2.4 Recommendations for public procurement; 5.2.5 The threat of corruption in healthcare; 5.3 Post-EU anti-corruption report; 6. Albania; 6.1 The EU anti-corruption report for Albania; 6.2 Post-communist Albania and anti-corruption; 6.2.1 1990-1997: corruption as a new political chess game; 6.2.2 The collapse of the pyramid schemes and the international support to