Following the Western Balkans Summit in London, the UK Parliament hosts an International Parliamentary Seminar on the Western Balkans under the auspices of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU). The Seminar is taking place in the Palace of Westminster from Monday 10th September to Wednesday 12th September 2018.   The purpose of the International Parliamentary […]

We are pleased to announce that today RAI welcomes two of its friends for the important occasion. Mr. Davor Dubravica the current Chairperson of RAI is transferring its role to Mr. Todor Kolarov. For this occasion, a formal meeting and takeover is taking place at the premises of RAI Secretariat in Sarajevo. RAI Secretariat is grateful […]

The 2018 Western Balkans Summit in London, United Kingdom, was the fifth annual summit within the Berlin Process initiative for European integration of Western Balkans states. The summit took place on July 9-10. Previous summits took place in Berlin in 2014, Vienna in 2015, Paris in 2016 and Trieste in 2017.     The issues primarily discussed in London included increasing economic stability within the scope of improving the business […]

(BRUSSELS) – New EU rules against money laundering, which entered into force July 9, introduce stricter transparency requirements on the real owners of companies and strengthen the fight against terrorist financing. The 5th Anti-Money laundering Directive, first proposed by the European Commission in July 2016, entered into force following its publication in the EU’s Official […]

On 10 July 2018 the UK hosted the Western Balkans Summit in London. The summit brought together the leaders of the Western Balkans countries and like-minded European partners to strengthen security co-operation, increase economic stability and encourage political co-operation. Western Balkans Ministers of Interior and Security pledged to share information better in the fight against […]

Brussels – July 2, 2018 The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure by sending a Letter of Formal Notice to Poland regarding the Polish law on the Supreme Court. On 3 July, 27 out of 72 Supreme Court judges face the risk of being forced to retire – more than one in every three […]

Romania’s Social Democrat-led parliament on July 4 adopted changes to the Criminal Code in an emergency meeting that took place a day earlier than scheduled – and despite criticism from the opposition, anti-corruption activists and foreign diplomats. Opposition parties say the changes could seriously undermine the rule of law in Romania, a view shared by […]

A working group has been set up at the Ministry of Justice who are working on the amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Corruption, and soon a new model for an anti-corruption commission is expected, said Minister of Justice Renata Deskoska at the Second Session of the Working Group – III (Principles of […]

The 27th Steering Group Meeting of the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) took place in Zagreb, Croatia on May 28, 2018. The meeting was organized by the RAI Secretariat and chaired by the Acting Chairperson Mr. Davor Dubravica. Focus of the Steering Group Meeting was election of the Chairperson. Following the procedure, Mr. Todor Kolarov was […]

June 2018 – The OSCE and the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative Secretariat are pleased to announce a study analyzing asset recovery mechanisms in Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova and Romania. The study looks at final court judgments in cases of corruption, with a particular focus on human rights standards and identifies shortcomings at the national level which can affect regional and […]