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At its 3717th meeting on October 7 and 8, 2019, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council discussed and adopted a position on a number of criminal justice, home and law enforcement issues.[1] The Council exchanged views on the topic of EU action against corruption. The overall majority of ministers supported the principle of a new comprehensive EU strategy or action plan to fight and prevent corruption both in the EU institutions and the Member States. In this respect, delegations emphasized the need to focus on areas where the EU work can bring added value and the need to look for possible synergies with existing international instruments, in order to avoid parallel actions in this field.[2]