--- title: "Trump administration withdraws US from GRECO anti-corruption body" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-administration-withdraws-us-from-greco-anti-corruption-body" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/trump-administration-withdraws-us-from-greco-anti-corruption-body" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-administration-withdraws-us-from-greco-anti-corruption-body.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/trump-administration-withdraws-us-from-greco-anti-corruption-body" category: "Politics" area: "European Union" published: "2026-09-29T22:25:42.026Z" source_reported: "2026-09-29T21:34:43.000Z" updated: "2026-09-29T22:25:42.026Z" trust_score: 42 critic_score: 57 hype_score: 20 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-29T23:30:07.151154+00:00" --- # Trump administration withdraws US from GRECO anti-corruption body *The US joins Russia and Belarus as the only nations to have left the Council of Europe's watchdog.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 42 of 100, higher is better. The central claim is attributed to a US official and the Council of Europe, with two full reports. - Craft 57 of 100, higher is better. Two outlets provided full reports, quoting officials and providing context on previous withdrawals. - Hype 20 of 100, lower is better. The language used is factual and directly reports the event without sensationalism. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). - The Council of Europe confirmed the US withdrawal on Tuesday, stating that only Russia and Belarus had previously left the organisation. - The State Department said US participation in GRECO does not provide tangible benefits to US national security. - The US has previously withdrawn from other international bodies including the Venice Commission, WHO, and UN Human Rights Council. The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), a European anti-corruption watchdog. The Council of Europe confirmed the US withdrawal on Tuesday. Only Russia and Belarus have previously left GRECO. The US has also withdrawn from other international bodies, including the Venice Commission, the World Health Organization, and the UN Human Rights Council. ## Disagreement on notification timing ABC News reported that a US official confirmed the withdrawal had been submitted on Monday. WKMG stated the US formally notified the Council of Europe a day earlier, which was Tuesday. ## What the coverage left out None of the right-rated digests mention the statement from the State Department regarding the lack of tangible benefits to US national security from GRECO participation. ## Who covered it Shares of the 14 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 71% (10) - Centre: 29% (4) - Right: 0% (0) 1 of 15 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-29T23:30:07.151154+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 6 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-29T23:45:07.110Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - Eight left-rated reports led on the US withdrawal from GRECO as part of a broader pattern of disengagement from international organisations. ABC News and The Independent, which provided full reports, highlighted that the US had previously withdrawn from the Venice Commission, the WHO, and the UN Human Rights Council. The Toronto Star, NiagaraFallsReview.ca, The Hamilton Spectator, and WellandTribune.ca digests also noted the withdrawal from GRECO and the broader trend of disengagement. The Seattle Times and The Independent (US) digests also reported the withdrawal. ### Centre - Five centre-rated reports focused on the US withdrawal from GRECO. WKMG, The Record, WBAL, The Record (again), and Winnipeg Free Press digests all reported the withdrawal. WKMG's full report included a statement from the State Department that US participation in GRECO "does not provide tangible benefits to U.S. national security" and that "The era of writing blank checks to international bureaucracies is over." ### Right - India Today's digest reported the US exit from GRECO, stating it deepens the Trump administration's retreat from multilateral institutions and clouds future anti-corruption cooperation. **Provisional coverage gap:** right. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 1 - high: 6 - unknown: 1 - veryHigh: 7 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Avaz.ba](https://avaz.ba/vijesti/globus/1076296/tramp-povukao-sad-iz-evropskog-antikorupcijskog-tijela-greco) — Trump Withdrew the USA From the European Anti-Corruption Body GRECO - [India Today](https://indiatoday.in/world/story/us-quits-greco-amid-trump-administration-pullback-from-multilateral-bodies-ptag-3006152-2026-09-30) — US exits GRECO, deepening Trump administration's retreat from global watchdogs - [Klix](https://klix.ba/vijesti/svijet/trump-povukao-sad-iz-evropskog-antikorupcijskog-tijela-greco/260929253) — Trump Withdrew the USA From the European Anti-Corruption Body GRECO - [PressNewsAgency](https://pressnewsagency.org/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [The Record](https://troyrecord.com/2026/09/29/trump-corruption-watchdog) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [WBAL](https://wbal.com/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away - [The Toronto Star](https://thestar.com/news/world/united-states/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups/article_b57ed309-f8cb-52be-a475-730af9b3cef7.html) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [NiagaraFallsReview.ca](https://niagarafallsreview.ca/news/world/united-states/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups/article_668bc0f6-57c8-5dd7-ab49-45e5418130c4.html) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [The Seattle Times](https://seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [The Independent](https://independent.co.uk/news/council-of-europe-washington-trump-state-department-strasbourg-b3058597.html) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [The Independent (US)](https://the-independent.com/news/council-of-europe-washington-trump-state-department-strasbourg-b3058597.html) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [Associated Press News](https://apnews.com/article/trump-corruption-council-of-europe-31f7f0e4bba7bf26dfc99cd2c3a20d16) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [abc News](https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/us-withdraws-european-anti-corruption-panel-latest-shift-136870520) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [WKMG](https://clickorlando.com/news/politics/2026/09/29/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [KXL](https://kxl.com/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [The Hamilton Spectator](https://thespec.com/news/world/united-states/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups/article_15d647c9-1e74-59d6-8778-d8e4ecab76bd.html) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [The Record](https://therecord.com/news/world/united-states/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups/article_d06c4dd9-e9c6-5a57-9482-fec0261ae8a4.html) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [WellandTribune.ca](https://wellandtribune.ca/news/world/united-states/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups/article_2cd757b3-53a9-5df9-8922-503e256dc272.html) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups - [Winnipeg Free Press](https://winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/09/29/us-withdraws-from-european-anti-corruption-panel-in-latest-shift-away-from-global-groups) — US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups ## Questions **What is GRECO?** GRECO, the Group of States against Corruption, is a monitoring body created in 1999 by the Council of Europe. Its purpose is to monitor compliance with the organisation's anti-corruption standards. Membership is not limited to European Union members. **Which countries have left GRECO before the US?** According to the Council of Europe, only Russia and Belarus had previously left GRECO before the United States withdrew. The US joined GRECO a year after its founding in 1999. **Why did the US withdraw from GRECO?** The State Department stated that US participation in GRECO does not provide tangible benefits to US national security. It also indicated a shift towards prioritising higher-impact tools to combat corruption, such as visa restrictions and sanctions. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-administration-withdraws-us-from-greco-anti-corruption-body. 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