CoE report laments unchanged selection process for top judges, prosecutors

The Council of Europe's anti-corruption body GRECO had criticized Greece's refusal to allow peers to be involved in the process of appointing senior judges and prosecutors.

In its report released on Tuesday, the body said that, overall, Greece had "satisfactorily implemented or dealt with in a satisfactory manner" 13 of the 19 recommendations the Council of Europe body had previously made to the country, while five have been "partly implemented" and one "has not been implemented."

But while Greek authorities have said that the revised Code on the organisation of the courts has introduced a limitation to the absolute discretion of the government in selecting the top judicial officials, it has not altered the method for the selection.

"It is regrettable that the selection of the most senior positions of judges and prosecutors remains the responsibility of the...