Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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News

Eastern European and Central Asian countries step up their fight against corruption

26-Aug-2008

Senior government officials, non-governmental and business groups from almost 30 countries met on 25-27 June 2008 in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the 7th General Meeting of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) to step up their fight against corruption.


Specialised Anti-Corruption Institutions - Review of Models

25-Jan-2008

International anti-corruption treaties, including the UN Convention against Corruption, require from the member states to establish – or to ensure existence – of two types of anti-corruption institutions: one of them to prevent corruption and the other to combat corruption through law enforcement.

Kyrgyz Republic must pursue systemic anti-corruption reform and strengthen its Agency for Prevention of Corruption, says OECD

29-Oct-2007

The Kyrgyz Republic should strengthen the rule of law and step up its fight against corruption, according to a new report by the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Criminalisation of Corruption: Liability of Legal Persons for Corruption Confiscation of the Tools and Proceeds of Corruption Mutual Legal Assistance in Corruption-Related Cases

02-Jul-2007

On 26-28 March 2007 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the ACN’s member countries attended an expert seminar on “Criminalisation of Corruption” organised by the ACN, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Experts from member countries of the OECD and the European Union gave presentations on three of the most difficult issues facing ACN countries: the criminal liability of legal persons for corruption, confiscation of the tools and proceeds of corruption, and mutual legal assistance in corruption cases.


Events

6th Monitoring Meeting under the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan

from 11-Dec-2006 to 13-Dec-2006

The meeting examined progress in implementing the 2004 recommendations by Armenia  and Ukraine and adopted the monitoring reports for both countries. The meeting also discussed progress updates by Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic; the update of Tajikistan was distributed. The meeting agreed that the monitoring should be continued after the current phase is completed, and invited the Secretariat to develop a proposal for the next phase. The meeting discussed the priorities for the future work programme of the Anti-Corruption Network.

5th Monitoring Meeting under the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan

from 12-Jun-2006 to 13-Jun-2006

The Anti-Corruption Network held its 5th Monitoring Meeting under the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan for the ex-Soviet countries in Paris on 12-13 June 2006. The meeting adopted monitoring reports on Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Tajikistan which rate the progress these countries have made in implementing the recommendations of the Action Plan. The meeting also listened to the updates on measures taken to implement recommendations by Armenia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Ukraine.



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Recent Publications

Istanbul Action Plan - Progress and Challenges

An analysis of the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures recently implemented in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Istanbul Action Plan: 2nd Monitoring Round - Questions and Procedures

An outline of the procedures and the questionnaire for the second round of monitoring under the IAP.

ACN 7th General Meeting: Meeting Report (Tbilisi, June 2008)

Summaries of meeting sessions, key meeting documents, available presentations and list of participants.