CEE Bankwatch Network a Priatelia Zeme-CEPA organizujú dňa 18. októbra 2010 seminár "Transparency and partnership principle as anti-corruption measures in decision-making on EU public money".

Na seminári sa predstavia príklady dobrej a zlej praxe transparentnosti a protikorupčných opatrení v štrukturálnych fondoch EÚ a v Kohéznom fonde. Na seminári bude predstavená legislatíva EÚ v tejto oblasti a tiež možnosti, ktoré vyplývajú z prebiehajúcich diskusií o budúcnosti kohéznej politiky EÚ a európskych štrukturálnych fondov.

Seminár je určený pre aktivistov zameriavajúcich sa na monitorovanie využívania a rozhodovania o európskych fondoch.

Pracovným jazykom seminára bude angličtina. Seminár sa bude konať v Piešťanoch v hoteli Máj.

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Programme

09:00 Introduction

9:30 – 10:30 Corruption: cases and measures against it

 Measures against non-transparency, abuse and conflict of interest adopted by the Slovak Government,

Roman Havlicek, Friends of the Earth-CEPA, Slovakia

Case of misappropriation of EU funds in Bulgaria,

For the Earth, Bulgaria (speaker to be confirmed)

Pre accession countries experience,

Ana Colovic, Eco-sense, Macedonia

Q&A

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 – 12:00 EU legislation and practices in transparency and partnership

Status quo on EU funds transparency and partnership principle,

Markus Trilling, CEE Bankwatch Network

EU legislation on transparency and partnership principles – entry points for campaigns, 

Pavel Franc, Environmental Law Service, Czech Republic

Q&A

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 17:00 Strategic discussion: what are our demands when it comes to transparency and partnership?

Introduction of discussion in working groups: country examples and opportunities

Regulatory framework - opportunities for changing the management and accountability of the EU funds, potential for changes in regulations, 

Anelia Stefanova, CEE Bankwatch Network

Questions to answer:

What is the main goal for NGOs and how to achieve it at the EU level (in both the current and future budgetary period)?

What are the useful tools, mechanisms from practice and legislation that can be transferred across your countries?

Group 1 – EU candidate (Croatia, Macedonia) and potential candidate countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia) and Countries of European Neighborhood Policy (e.g. Ukraine, Georgia)

Group 2 – EU member countries

(Coffee break at 16:00)

17:00 Final remarks and conclusion

This workship is organised with the help of the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this workshop are the sole responsibility of CEE Bankwatch Network and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.