US withdraws from Council of Europe anti-corruption body GRECO, joining Russia and Belarus

The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from GRECO, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption monitoring group, making the US the third country to leave after Russia and Belarus. This marks a significant reversal of US engagement with European governance institutions and signals a broader retreat from multilateral anti-corruption commitments. The move is likely to weaken international anti-corruption enforcement cooperation and may be seen as a political signal to domestic audiences, though its direct market impact is limited.