Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book presents an overview analysis of the evolution of European Union (EU) anti-corruption law and policy since 1997, leading to the production of the Report in 2014 and beyond. It introduces the Report and its content in several stages and the concept of reflexive governance and examines the transformation of new governance into reflexive governance in EU policymaking. The book explains the recommendations that the Report issued for the United Kingdom (UK) and how the UK has applied the recommendations into concrete policy actions. It analyses the case of Albania and the steps that it has taken in developing an anti-corruption policy field since 1990. The book summarises the results of the foregoing analysis of the Report, and addresses key areas of relevance for future EU anti-corruption policy.