Preventing and Combating Corruption in the European Union: The Practice of Member States

Overcoming corruption is extremely important, as it is a danger to the state, society, and the individual. Of particular note is the experience of European Union member states that have implemented anti-corruption programs, achieved the necessary positive results, and laid the foundations for sustainable socio-political development, in particular in the context of guaranteeing national security. The aim of the study can be described as the analysis and detailed characterization of anti-corruption legislation and strategies to prevent corruption at the national and supranational levels of the European Union. The methodological basis of the work is scientific methods based on the requirements of objective and comprehensive analysis of social phenomena of a legal nature. A number of general scientific research methods were used in this study. The following methods can be distinguished: semantic and system analysis, discourse, methods of induction and deduction, historical-legal and formal-legal methods, and others. The article offers a detailed overview and thorough consideration of legal instruments of the Member States of the European Union on corruption and the relevant anti-corruption legislation of the European Union Member States.