The Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) aims to support the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia in their fight against corruption by providing a regional forum for the promotion of anti-corruption activities, exchange of information, elaboration of best practices and donor coordination. [more...]

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Anti-corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia meetings to be held in Paris, on 22-24 February 2012

31-Jan-2012

The meetings of the Anti-corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia will take place on 22-24 February 2012 at the OECD headquarters in Paris.

Corruption: Armenia should step up implementation of anti-corruption policies and laws

20-Oct-2011

Armenia should step up its fight against corruption by ensuring an effective enforcement of laws and giving institutions the resources they need to tackle it, according to a new report by the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP). [French]

Corruption: Kazakhstan should strengthen legislation and integrity of state institutions

20-Oct-2011

Kazakhstan should complete the reform of its criminal legislation in order to comply with international standards and strengthen integrity in the public administration, according to a new report by the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP). [French; Russian]

Anti-corruption Network meetings to be held in Paris, 28-30 September 2011

from 28-Sep-2011 to 30-Sep-2011

The meetings of the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) will take place on 28-30 September 2011 at the OECD headquarters in Paris. Meetings will include the 10th Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan Meeting and the 12th ACN Steering Group Meeting.

Expert Seminar: “Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption: financial investigations and links with money laundering”, 28-30 June 2011, Kyiv, Ukraine

28-Jun-2011

This expert seminar aims at fostering exchange of experience and good practice among investigators, prosecutors and other specialists in charge of fighting corruption and money laundering from Eastern ...

Asset declaration in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

01-Apr-2011

Many countries have introduced systems of asset declarations for public officials in order to prevent corruption. This book analyses existing practices in asset declaration in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and in some OECD countries in Western Europe and North America.

Expert Seminar: “Anti-Corruption Policy and Integrity Training", 23-25 March 2011, Vilnius, Lithuania

from 23-Mar-2011 to 25-Mar-2011

This expert seminar aims at fostering exchange of experience and good practice among public sector practitioners from Eastern Europe and Central Asia and other regions, including sharing experience with OECD countries.

Anti-corruption Network meetings held in Paris, 5-8 December 2010

from 05-Dec-2010 to 08-Dec-2010

The meetings of the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) took place on 5-8 December 2010 at the OECD headquarters in Paris. Meetings included the 9th Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan Meeting, the 11th ACN Steering Group Meeting and the Donors Coordination Meeting.

Expert Seminar: “Effective Means of Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption"

from 20-Oct-2010 to 22-Oct-2010

This expert seminar was aimed at fostering exchange of experience and good practice among practitioners from investigating, prosecuting and anti-corruption authorities with law enforcement powers in ACN countries and other regions.

Anti-corruption Network meetings held in Paris, 29-31st March 2010.

from 22-Apr-2010 to 30-Apr-2010

The meetings of the OECD Anti-corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia took place in Paris on 29-31st March at OECD Headquaters. Among the outcomes of these meetings were the adoption of the second round Monitoring Reports of Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Azerbaijan must broaden anti-corruption reform efforts, says OECD

15-Apr-2010

Azerbaijan has continued to make progress in fighting corruption but needs to build its capacity to investigate and prosecute corruption and regulate conflicts of interest. These are among the findings of a new report by the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP) adopted on 31 March.

Georgia: OECD report finds anti-corruption achievements must become sustainable

15-Apr-2010

 Georgia has significantly reduced its levels of corruption over the past four years. Reforms should continue to strengthen the Anti-Corruption Interagency Council and improve judicial integrity. These are among the findings of a new report by the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP) adopted on 31 March.

Fighting corruption and promoting good governance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

17-Feb-2010

The proceedings from the conference held on 16-18 September 2009 in Kazakhstan focus on policies, progress made and good practices in fighting corruption and promoting good governance in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Report from the 7th General Meeting of the Anti-Corruption Network

24-Nov-2008

The 7th General Meeting of the ACN was held in Tbilisi, Georgia on the 25-27 June 2008.  This report, available in English and Russian, provides a summary of the meeting sessions which addressed a range of international corruption issues, and includes key meeting documents such as the opening speeches, available presentations and the list of participants.

IAP process to continue into a second round

24-Nov-2008

At its meeting in September 2007, the ACN Steering Group confirmed that the monitoring process under the Istanbul Action Plan should continue.  Following the Steering Group's instructions, the ACN Secretariat developed a proposal for both the procedures and the questionnaire for the second round of monitoring. In August 2008 the ACN Steering Group, through written procedure, adopted a final version of the document: "Procedure and Questionnaire for the Second Round of Monitoring (English)" / Russian

An update on the ACN Ukraine project

01-Oct-2008

First implemented in 2005 by the ACN Secretariat and the ABA CEELI to support the reform of the law-enforcement system and the strengthening of specialised services for combating corruption in Ukraine, this project entered its second phase in 2007. Now called “Strengthening the Capacity for Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption in Ukraine”, this project continues to be funded by the US Department of State’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and aims to build on the progress which has been achieved thus far.

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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.