Wednesday, December 2, 2020 – The RAI Secretariat, the Agency for Prevention of Corruption and the Health Clinical Center of Montenegro signed the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation (MoU) on the improvement of whistleblower policies and culture in the Montenegrin public sector, through activities provided under the EU funded project  ‘Breaking the Silence: Enhancing whistleblowing […]

In September and November 2020, the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative Secretariat (RAI Secretariat) signed the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation (MoUs) with two public institutions in North Macedonia, namely the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia, committing to improving their whistleblower reporting channels […]

The Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection (hereinafter: the Coalition) held its first video Annual Meeting on 30 November 2020, with the support of the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative Secretariat (RAI Secretariat), provided under its EU funded project ‘Breaking the Silence: Enhancing whistleblowing policies and culture in Western Balkans and Moldova’ (hereinafter: the Project). The meeting […]

As one of the partner organizations, RAI Secretariat prepared and on November 20, 2020, moderated Panel 5 on “Prevention and Countering Corruption in the Public Sector” as a part of the Fifth Regional (Jumbo) Security Coordination Conference (19-20 November 2020). The conference was organised by the RCC with the support of Ministry of Interior of […]

On November 18, 2020, the Head of RAI Secretariat, Mr. Vladan Joksimovic and the Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor, Ms. Aneta Arnaudovska had an official meeting with the Minister of Justice of North Macedonia, Mr. Bojan Maricic. The President and the Vice-President of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, Biljana Ivanovska and Vladimir Georgiev participated at […]

Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat has the pleasure to present the Work Plan for the 2021-2022 period that has been adopted by the Steering Group of the Initiative, following the drafting, consultation and revision process. RAI Work Plan 2021-2022 represents a compilation of national needs, regional demands and international commitments. Its intention is to inform […]

On November 17, 2020, Ms. Aneta Arnaudovska, the Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor, and the RAI Secretariat’s intern, Ms. Jaclin Mardari, participated at the online UNODC SEE-ACAD Anti-Corruption Academic Workshop on the capacity of Academia to deliver high-quality anti-corruption education in the Southeast Europe and Lebanon. Ms. Arnaudovska presented the key RAI’s projects in the targeted anti-corruption […]

The Moldovan Criminal Assets Recovery Agency (CARA), a specialized autonomous subdivision within the National Anticorruption Center of the Republic of Moldova, has received a set of copies of the Handbook “Confiscation of the Proceeds of Corruption – An overview of United Nations, Council of Europe and European Union Guidelines and Standards” and the “Tools and […]

The 32nd Steering Group Meeting of the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) was held via teleconference on October 21st, 2020. With the ambitious Agenda set for this meeting, the Steering Group discussed a number of issues pertaining to the effective functioning of RAI during the challenging period characterized by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other issues, the […]

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 – The RAI Secretariat and the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of the Fight against Corruption B&H signed the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation on the Enhancement of Whistleblowing Policies and Culture. The MoU signing event was witnessed by Director of APIK, Mr. Hasim Sabotic, and Head of […]