THE MEDAL OF THE LOUD: Speak, do not keep silent! Premiere of the first regional documentary film on whistleblowers held in Belgrade   Belgrade/Sarajevo, 06 December 2016 – The premiere of ‘The Medal of the Loud’ documentary film, dealing with whistleblowers in the region through testimonials of people who reported corruption, pointed to it as […]

The 24th RAI Steering Group Meeting will be held on December 5, 2016, in Belgrade, Serbia. During the meeting, the Steering Group will select the new Head of RAI Secretariat and the participants will take decisions to be implemented within RAI’s framework in the near future. The Meeting will be held back-to-back with the regional event to […]

Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI), in cooperation with the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption and Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), supported by Austrian Development Agency (ADA), organized a Training on Corruption Proofing of Legislation, on 28-29 of November in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The objective of the Training was to build and strengthen the capacity of […]

The 16th Annual Professional Conference and General Assembly came to a successful close in Riga on 17 November 2016. Close to 100 delegates representing more than 50 members had a fruitful discussion of latest developments, elected a new President, and adopted the 2016 Riga Declaration. The Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) generously hosted […]

The South East Europe (SEE) Coalition on Whistleblower Protection held its second Annual Meeting organized by the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) and Blueprint for Free Speech (BPfFS) with support of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), in Zagreb’s Double Tree by Hilton on November 14. The event builds on the results achieved so far, providing additional […]

From November 7th to 9th 2016, the Centre for Security Studies organized a training in Mostar: “Integrity in Public Procurements: Values, Rules and Behaviour”. The training was held within the project “Integrity Building and Strenghtening Anti-Corruption Practices in the Security Sector – ACroSS” which is financially supported by the European Union. The project aims to […]

On Friday 4 November a workshop on cooperation between Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe (PCC SEE) and Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) was held at the RAI Secretariat’s offices in Sarajevo, the attendees were Mr. Ottavio Bottecchia and Ms. Jelka Klemenc for PCC-SEE, Mr. Radu Cotici for RCC, Mr. Tomislav Curic, Ms. Jasna Panjeta and […]

Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) organized the 3rd Regional Meeting of the Oversight Bodies for Asset Disclosure and Conflict of Interest on October 20-21, 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria, in collaboration with Commission for Prevention and Ascertainment of Conflict of Interest of Republic of Bulgaria and Regional Cooperation Council, and supported by the Austrian Development Agency. The event […]

Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat organized a Workshop on implementation of “Regional Programme on Strengthening the Capacity of Anti-corruption Authorities and Civil Society to Combat Corruption and Contribute to the UNCAC Review Process“ in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 26 September, 2016 in Sarajevo. The objective of the Workshop was to present Programme potentials, discuss its […]

Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat is pleased to announce that the 23rd RAI Steering Group Meeting will be held on September 23 – 24, 2016 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The meeting is the main forum of the Organisation, which will provide ground to the participants to take the decisions that will be implemented in […]

Cooperation between Governments and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in implementing the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and its second review cycle to prevent and fight against corruption was the focus of a recent multi-stakeholder workshop held at the UN Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Jointly organized by UNODC and the UNCAC Coalition, the workshop brought […]

Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI), in cooperation with Central European Initiative (CEI) and Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), hosted by the National Anti-corruption Centre of Moldova co-organized the annual Summer School for Junior Anti-corruption Practitioners from South Eastern Europe in Chisinau, Moldova. The Summer School gathered junior professionals from judiciary, prosecution bodies, and anti-corruption law enforcement bodies, […]

Regional Anti-corruption Initiative, in collaboration with the High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets and Conflict of Interest in Albania, and supported by the Austrian Development Agency, organized the Regional Meeting of the Oversight Bodies for Asset Disclosure and Conflict of Interest on May 23, 2016 in Tirana, Albania. The main objective of the […]

Workshop on Corruption Reporting and Whistleblower Protection, organized by RAI – Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative in cooperation with RACVIAC – Centre for Security who hosted the event, ReSPA – Regional School for Public Administration, and RCC – Regional Cooperation Council, took place on 10-11 May 2016 in Rakitje, Croatia. The objective of this Workshop was to increase […]