European bribery enforcers' tie-up signals resolve despite US retreat
By Martin Coyle and Samuel Rubenfeld ( March 21, 2025, 15:02 GMT | Comment) -- News that Europe’s top foreign-bribery prosecutors will band together and collaborate more closely will inevitably be seen as a response to a US retreat from enforcement, even though they say it has been years in the making. Whatever the thinking behind the move, the public signing of a joint declaration sends a message that European prosecutors see global business bribery enforcement as still a priority. When Europe’s top foreign-bribery prosecutors said they would band together to strengthen enforcement, they played down the notion that they were responding to a US retreat — but the timing means it's hard not to make a link....
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