Civil Society for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption in South East Europe: Capacity Building for Monitoring, Advocacy and Awareness Raising- lead partner (Bulgaria) Center for the Study of Democracy

Donor: European Commission

House of Europe is a partner in a strategic regional effort to set up efficient mechanisms for monitoring, advocating and raising awareness on corruption in South Eastern Europe. The project involves CSOs from the following countries: Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The project’s objective is to Build an anti-corruption coalition of CSOs in the Western Balkans and develop a regional anti-corruption action agenda through strengthening the civil society capacity to influence the policy and the decision-making process related to this problem. This project intends to contribute to an enhanced cross-country public/civic support and participation for anti-corruption measures, to develop a comprehensive strategy for regional public- private cooperation in countering corruption in the region.

The SELDI Strategy and Action Agenda sets the mission and the aims of the SELDI coalition until the end of 2016 and outlines the specific actions of the network. SELDI is an open initiative, constantly aiming to expand and attract civil society organisations, policy-makers, and other stakeholders, which can contribute to its goals, share experience and support good governance and anti-corruption measures in Southeast Europe.

Latest news on this project: On 26-27 January 2016 the Directorate-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) and TACSO organized a regional conference in Brussels, dedicated to the sustainability of IPA networks. Six members of SELDI (our partners) attended the event. During the conference, 18 IPA networks, including SELDI, shared and discussed their plans, opportunities and obstacles in achieving sustainability of their outcomes. The participants exchanged ideas on the continuation of the established coalitions beyond the timeframe of the current projects. In conclusion, the networks suggested actions to be taken by DG NEAR in assuring recognition and sustainability of the CSOs’ efforts devoted to advocacy and policy reforms in the Western Balkans and Turkey. For more information on the project visit: www.seldi.net

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Fuqia e fshehtë – Vlerësimi i Korrupsionit dhe Ekonomisë së Fshehur në Evropën Juglindore

Ky raport siguron një këndvështrim të shoqërisë civile për gjendjen e korrupsionit dhe ekonomisë së fshehur në Evropën Juglindore. Ai është përgatitur nga sekretariati i SELDI-t (Qendra për Studimin e Demokracisë) pas konsultimeve të gjera me partnerët e SELDI-t. Raporti pasqyron gjetjet e Sistemit të Monitorimit të Korrupsionit (SMK) 2016 dhe Anketës për Ekonomi të Fshehur 2016 në vendet e SELDI-t. Dr. Aleksandër Stojanov dhe Dr. Alexander Gerganov nga Vitosha Research, Bullgari, dhe Dr. Todor Yalamov nga Universiteti i Sofjes kanë dhënë udhëzime metodologjike për zbatimin e SMK-së për korrupsionin dhe ekonominë e fshehur, respektivisht. Raporti është i bazuar në dy studime rajonale të përgatitura nga SELDI: Qeverisja e Energjisë dhe Rreziqet e Kapjes së Shtetit në Evropën Juglindore dhe Ekonomia e Fshehur dhe Qeverisja e Mirë në Evropën Juglindore. QSD do të donte të falënderohet për komentet e ofruara nga pjesëmarrësit gjatë punëtorisë për politikë nga SELDI: Forcimi i Qëndrueshmërisë ndaj korrupsionit dhe Kapjes së Shtetit në Evropën Juglindore më 14 qershor 2016 në Bruksel.

Për të parë raportin e plotë, klikoni këtu: Fuqia e fshehtë – Vlerësimi i Korrupsionit dhe Ekonomisë së Fshehur në Evropën Juglindore

Corruption Assessment Report Albania

February 16, 2015

The Corruption Assessment Report 2014 assesses the progress of anti-corruption in Albania by exploring the relationship between government anti-corruption policies, the institutional setup of governance and the levels of corruption victimization of the population. The motivation behind such approach is that the governance institutional design determines the legitimate rules for all society sectors. Corruption is a violation of these rules which aims the private benefit and is often described as particularistic governance favouring private interests. It occurs when established rules are dysfunctional or when public officials deliberately violate institutional norms, laws, etc. in order to benefit and/ or ensure privileges for others. – Download in Albanian – Download in English

– For the latest SELDI newsletters, click here to DOWNLOAD: SELDI Newsletter ISSUE NO 29, 5 APRIL 2016

SELDI Newsletter ISSUE NO 30, 18 MAY 2016

SELDI Newsletter ISSUE NO 31, 27 June 2016

SELDI Newsletter ISSUE NO 33, 20 October 2016

LATEST ACTIVITIES

SELDI Policy Workshop: Strengthening Resilience to Corruption and State Capture in Southeast Europe

June 14, 2016

Systemic corruption remains a problem in Southeast Europe in 2016, with many of the countries exhibiting at least some characteristics of state capture. This has been one of the key messages agreed upon by the participants at a policy workshop on 14 June 2016 in Brussels, when SELDI presented to the European policy community the results of its 2016 Corruption Monitoring System in SEE. The countries from Southeast Europe need to focus not only on the fight against corruption, but also on making institutions efficient, as recommended by Mr. Andrey Kovatchev, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. Boris Divjak, Director, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Bergen maintained that the EU accession process is key to removing the county-level monopolies, while Ms Sabine Zwaenepoel, Chapter Coordinator, Accession negotiations to the EU, Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission underlined the recent trend of using soft preventive tools and lack of effective enforcement. The Special Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia, Ms. Katica Janeva noted that her work is hindered by the refusal of cooperation and access to information from other public bodies. Ms. Milica Bozanic, Assistant Director for International Cooperation at the Serbian Anti-Corruption Agency highlighted that anti-corruption strategies do not truly drive or guarantee results. All institutions should have the necessary political will in order to achieve the desired change, with a key focus on tackling high-level corruption and ensuring whistleblower protection. To find out more about this activity, follow the Link: http://goo.gl/o0kVPK