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UK, France and Switzerland announce new alliance to tackle bribery and corruption threat

Swiss Government

London, 20.03.2025 -- On 20 March 2025, the UK's Serious Fraud Office, France's Parquet National Financier (PNF) and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) affirmed their shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption. To strengthen their cooperation, the three partners signed a 'Founding Statement' that includes the establishment of a task force.

All three countries have wide-reaching anti-bribery legislation with jurisdiction to prosecute criminal conduct that occurs overseas, if there is a link to the prosecuting country. The taskforce will strengthen existing ties between these countries and lead to greater joint working on cases, as well as sharing of insight and expertise.

Great importance for Switzerland
The Attorney General of Switzerland Stefan Blättler emphasizes the importance of international cooperation in tackling bribery and corruption and welcomes its intensification. In his speech at the signing of the declaration, he calls on like-minded authorities to join the Serious Fraud Office, the Parquet National Financier and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland. "As part of this cooperation, we will be able to help ensure that fraud and crime can be better combated in the future. This task force is therefore of great importance for Switzerland." Mr Blättler also recalled the agreements concluded almost 30 years ago under the "Geneva Call" to create a fairer and safer European judicial area, from which corruption will be truly eradicated. "These magistrates were pioneers at the time, and today we are following in their footsteps," said Attorney General Blättler.

Also highly relevant for SFO and PNF
Nick Ephgrave, Director of the Serious Fraud Office, said: "The commitment we have made today reaffirms our individual and collective commitment to tackling the pernicious threat of international bribery and corruption, wherever it occurs. We will make use of every power and partnership available to confront this criminality. This taskforce is an important step forward in our approach."

Jean-François Bohnert, Head of the Parquet National Financier, said: "I am delighted that ten years of operational cooperation between the PNF, SFO and OAG are developing today into the setting up of a prosecutorial Taskforce. This Taskforce will definitely strengthen our current cooperation in order to fight more efficiently against bribery and corruption in individual cases."