RAI News - Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative

Presentation of Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative in NATO Headquarters - February 26, 2010 - Brussels, Belgium

The representatives of Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) Ms. Vesna Ratkovic - Chairperson of RAI, Mr. Edmond Dunga - Head of RAI Secretariat made a presentation of the Initiative and its role and activities in South East Europe in NATO Headquarters in Brussels on February 26, 2010. The meeting was attended as well by the representative of Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), Mr. Sorin Sterie - Senior Political Advisor on Security, Defence and Justice and Home Affairs in RCC's Liaison Office in Brussels.

Regional Conference on "Strengthening Regional Cooperation in South-Eastern Europe in the Implementation of the UNCAC" - December 09-10, 2009 - Sofia, Bulgaria

The UNODC Regional Program Office for South-Eastern Europe (RPOSEE), based in Sofia, and the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat co-organized a Regional Conference on "Strengthening Regional Cooperation in South-Eastern Europe in the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption" on December 09-10, 2009, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event had been endorsed by the Bulgarian government and was organized under the patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Workshop on Strengthening Regional Cooperation in Asset Recovery by Creating a Regional Network of Practitioners - December 02–04, 2009 - Sofia, Bulgaria

The "Workshop on Strengthening Regional Cooperation in Asset Recovery by Creating a Regional Network of Practitioners and Building a Platform for Exchange of Information, Experience and Good Practices" was held on December 02-04, 2009 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event was co-organized by the joint Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Bank, UNODC Regional Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe (RPOSEE) and the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat.

Regional Conference on "Sharing Experience in Fighting Corruption", November 24-25, 2009 - Prishtina, Kosovo

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency co-organized a Regional Conference on "Sharing Experience in Fighting Corruption" on November 24-25, 2009, in Prishtina, Kosovo. The event focused mainly on Declaration of Assets and Conflict of Interest issues. It brought together practitioners from Albania, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey, as well as representatives of the international community engaged with the fight against corruption.