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Regional Conference 2017 “Money in Politics”
Much has been achieved in the last twenty years to regulate and control who funds political parties and election campaigns, transparency has increased and accountability was strengthened. Of the recommendations issued by the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) of Council of Europe in the...
Evaluation of impact “Strengthening integrity and combatting corruption in higher education in Armenia” (2015-2017)
When a project ends, it is a good time to reflect on its results and its impact. What it has achieved, what went well, what could be lessons learnt and provide guidance for future actions. This was the purpose of the evaluation report, conducted by Ms Teddi Fishman, an independent expert active...
How have we strengthened integrity and fought corruption in higher education in Armenia?
What has been the impact of our project “Strengthening integrity and combatting corruption in higher education in Armenia”? What have we achieved? We have helped grantee organisations develop public awareness strategies and communication campaigns to prevent corruption in higher education and...
Academic integrity hackathon
During a challenging but fun weekend, 45 enquiring minds from all over Armenia stood-up to the challenge of ‘hacking’ corruption and increasing integrity in higher education with creative ideas and unconventional communication tools. Short film about the academic hackathon activity The Apella...
Enhancing accountability and transparency in curriculum development and student assessment
How can you enhance accountability and transparency in curriculum development and student assessment? Management and academic staff from 12 Armenian Higher Education Institutions participated in two trainings of teachers on 19-20 June and 21-22 June in Armenia. These trainings focused on...
Developing codes of ethics – workshops for representatives of local universities in Armenia
Management and academic staff from 10 Higher Education Institutions of Armenia participated in two workshops on developing Codes of Ethics for Higher Education Institutions that took place on 5-6 May and 10-11 May. The two workshops organised in the framework of the project “Strengthening...
Representatives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) learn from British experience in corruption prevention and investigation
On 26 – 27 April 2017 a study visit to the Metropolitan Police Service in London for representatives of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine was organised by the Council of Europe. The aim of this activity was to allow participants to get first-hand information on the institutional and...
Conference on “Political Parties Financing in Ukraine: current legislation, recent developments and perspectives”
On 15 March, 2017 the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the National Agency on Corruption Prevention organised the international conference “Political Parties Financing in Ukraine: current legislation, recent developments and perspectives”. The conference...
A call for the provision of short-term international consultancy services on integrity in higher education
A call for the provision of short-term international consultancy services on integrity in Higher Education has just been published. The full call for expression of interest and the application form can be downloaded from the links below. The purpose of this call is to create a pool of interested...
Conference on combating corruption in higher education in Armenia
On 13 December 2016, a Conference, presenting main achievements of the European Union and Council of Europe Joint Programme 'Strengthening Integrity and Combatting Corruption in Higher Education in Armenia', opened in Yerevan. The conference, organised at the end of the second year of the project...
Expert discussion on the Draft Corruption Risk Assessment Methodology for the public sector
On 1 December 2016, CoE/EU Eastern Partnership Programmatic Cooperation Framework Project “Fight against Corruption in Ukraine” supported the National Agency on Corruption Prevention in organising an expert discussion on the Draft Corruption Risk Assessment Methodology for the public sector. The...
Public officials introduced to concepts of corruption risk assessments and public sector anti-corruption programs
Over 130 public officials responsible for anti-corruption programs in the public sector took part in the workshop on "Corruption risks assessment and drafting of anti-corruption programs in the public sector" which was organized under support of CoE/EU Eastern Partnership Programmatic Cooperation...
Cross-sector discussion of the challenges of implementing anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine
On 29 November 2016, representatives from a wide spectrum of institutions in Ukraine, including the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the High Specialized Court for Civil and Criminal Cases, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Constitutional...
National Anti-Corruption Bureau considers strengthening internal control structures through integrity testing and work with whistleblowers
A two-day workshop on “Integrity testing and whistleblower protection within law enforcement internal controls” took place on 21–22 November 2016 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Some 12 department officers from the Internal Control Department of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU)...
Expert discussion on good practices with internal control mechanisms for NABU
Fifteen department officers from the Internal Control Department of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) participated in a two-day workshop on “Good practices with internal control mechanisms in specialised law enforcement agencies” which took place on 27–28 October 2016 in Kyiv...
Council of Europe takes part in the Kyiv International Economic Forum 2016
On 6 October 2016, a Council of Europe expert took part in the panel discussion on “Anti-Corruption Global Experience” at the Kyiv International Economic Forum 2016. The expert presented the Council of Europe’s support to ongoing anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine. The event was broadcast live on...
The National Agency on Corruption Prevention begins developing key performance indicators
On 6-7 October 2016, representatives of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) met with Council of Europe experts to discuss good practices in developing key performance indicators and progress benchmarks for corruption prevention bodies. The meeting represents the first step of the...
The National Agency on Corruption Prevention discusses corruption risk assessment methodologies and anti-corruption programs for the public sector with Council of Europe experts
On 29-30 September 2016, representatives of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) met with Council of Europe experts to discuss standards and good practices in developing a corruption risk assessment methodology and anti-corruption programs for the public sector. According to the...
Anti-corruption detectives trained on international cooperation
Forty-four investigators of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) attended two back-to back trainings on Cross-border cooperation between law enforcement agencies on corruption and economic crime investigations, which took place on 2-3 and 4-5 February in Kyiv. A team of Council...
Developing Codes of Ethics in higher education in Armenia
In the framework of the Council of Europe project “Strengthening Integrity and Combatting Corruption in Higher Education in Armenia”, the team of the international and national consultants developed model Codes of Ethics for actors in Higher Education Institutions and Guidance on producing Codes...