Corruption is a cross-cutting concern, and vulnerabilities, as well as the most appropriate way of tackling them, differ from sector to sector. Member States should therefore, within appropriate intervals, perform an assessment to identify the sectors or occupations most at risk of corruption and develop measures to address the main risks in the sectors or occupations identified, including by regularly organising, as appropriate, awareness-raising activities adapted to the specificities of the sectors or occupations identified. Member States that have broad national anti-corruption strategies in place could also choose to address their risk assessments in those strategies, as long as the risks are assessed and the measures are reviewed regularly. For instance, as stated in the report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions of 23 January 2019 entitled Investor Citizenship and Residence schemes in the European Union investor residence schemes are among the sectors that bear high risks for corruption and should therefore be included in the assessments of the sectors most at risk of corruption and the training sessions to be conducted by Member States as provided for by this Directive.
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