Transparency International-Moldova - Transparency International

Transparency International – Moldova: Eight Years of Activity

Research: corruption and shadow economy; tax evasion; quality of governance; the system of national integrity indicators; economic consequences of corruption for the Republic of Moldova; corruption in public procurement, judiciary, customs, police, education and health systems; ethics in public and private sectors; access to information; rule of law; transparency of financing political parties and election campaigns; gender and corruption; corporate governance and transparency; smuggling of petroleum products; civil society participation in decision-making, treating conflicts of interest in the public service, Ethics and university integrity; Carrying out sociological studies, developing guides for business people, public servants, civil society and investigative journalists; preparing and submitting proposals to prevent corruption in above mentioned domains.

Roundtables, trainings, discussions for representatives of central and local public administration, civil society, private sector and mass-media on the subject of corruption prevention in various public institutions and fields – over 8196, number of participants – around 21 094.

National and international conferences regarding the threat of corruption for entrepreneurial initiative, preventing and fighting corruption, rule of law, transparency of public institutions, democracy, good governance, promotion of ethics in public service – totally 9 conferences.

Comments on draft laws, amendments to legislation, documents on National Strategy to Prevent and Combat Corruption, setting up of the Centre for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption, declaration of income and assets of public officials, code of conduct for public servants, conflict of interests, definition of nepotism and protectionism, active and passive corruption, lobbyism, money laundering, public procurements, terrorism, trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances, notary system, trafficking in human beings, human rights; transparency of decision-making; financing of political parties, prevention and fighting corruption, Strategic Plan for Development of the Central Tax Inspectorate for 2006-2010, Strategy of Reformation of the Judiciary System, Draft Law on modification of legal acts Nr.4377 from 12.12.2007 on modifyung the Criminal Code and Criminal Prcedure Code; (request from the Parliamentary Commssion); Draft Regulation on the activity of the Government Commission for the supervising of public procurements. (request from the National Agency for Material Reserves, Public Procurement and Humanitarian Aid); Two Draft Laws on Civil Council (request from the Centre for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption); Draft Law on Public Private Partnership (request of UNDP); Draft Law on modification of the Law Nr.1453-XV from 08.11.2002 on Notary system (request from the Ministry of Justice); Regulation of the Group for monioring the implementation of the National Strategy for Preventing and Fighting Corruption (request from the Centre for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption); Draft Law on Preventing and Combating Corruption (new versions) Nr.2171 from 08.06.2007 (Request from the Parlament of RM); Draft Law on wistloblower protection (request from the Centre for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption); Draft Decision on adopting the Regulation on the mecanismul of notifying public authorities about corruption cases (request from the Parliament, Centre Acces-info, fractions from the Parliament of RM); Draft Decision of the Government on specialised ethics commissions (ewquest from the Ministry of Justice);Draft Law on the Main Ethics Commision, its structure and functionin (request from the Ministry of Justice); Draft Action Plan for the implementation of the National Strategy for Preventing and Fighting Corruption for 2009 (request from the Working Group for Monitoring the NSPFC); Draft Law Nr.3074 from 30.10.2008 for modification of the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code (request from Parliameny Commission).

Monitoring of implementation of the National Strategy for Preventing and Combating Corruption. Verifying the report of public institutions on the implementation of the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy.

Legal assistance for corruption victims (about 3700 persons consulted during 3,5 years).

Publications (50 books and 6 brochures and leaflets, more than 75 000 copies of books and 16,000 copies of leaflets donated to libraries, NGOs, public institutions, mass-media):

    * Corruption and Quality of Governance: case of Moldova, 2002
    * Corruption in Moldova: Facts, Analysis, Proposals, 2002
    * National Integrity System Indicators: Republic of Moldova, 2002
    * Public Procurement and Public Ethics: a Focus on Fighting Corruption, 2002
    * Investigative Journalism in Combating Corruption, 2002
    * Corruption and Access to Justice, 2002
    * Impact of Corruption on Small Business, 2002)
    * Artists against Corruption, vol. I, 2002
    * Journalists against Corruption, vol. I, 2002
    * Corruption and Tax Evasion: Economic Dimensions, 2003
    * Small Business and Corruption: Guide for Entrepreneurs, 2003
    * Customs Activity in the Republic of Moldova and Corruption, 2003
    * Establishing the State on Rule of Law, 2003
    * Journalists against Corruption, vol. II, 2003
    * Artists against Corruption, vol. II and III, 2003
    * Corruption in the Road Police of Chisinau Municipality: Sociological Study, 2004
    * Study on Tax Evasion and Smuggling of Petroleum Products in the Republic of Moldova, 2004
    * Corporate Governance – a Component of Transparency and Corruption Prevention, 2004
    * Preventing and Combating Corruption in the Republic of Moldova: Theoretical and Practical Aspects, Materials of the International Conference, 2004 (1000 copies in Romanian)
    * Monitoring Access to Information in the Republic of Moldova, 2004
    * TI-Moldova in the fight against corruption, 2004
    * Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, 2004 (first translation into English at the request of the Constitutional Court)
    * Preventing and Combating Corruption in the Republic of Moldova: National Normative Acts, vol. I and II,
    * Journalists against Corruption, vol. III, 2004
    * Artists against Corruption, vol. IV and V, 2004
    * Civil Society Participation in Local Decision-Making, 2005
    * Preventing Corruption in Public Institutions: Guide for Public Officials, 2005
    * Preventing and Combating Corruption: International Documents, 2005
    * Diagnosis of Bribery in Business, 2005,
    * National Strategy of Preventing and Combating Corruption, 2005
    * Academy of Public Administration for Transparent, Accountable and Democratic Governance, 2005
    * Artists against Corruption: Electoral Martisor, 2005
    * Practical Guide “Protocol, Ceremonial, Etiquette”, 2005
    * Honest Business – a Key to Success, (anti-corruption guide for business people, 2005
    * How De We Protect Ourselves from Corruption: A Citizen’s Guide, 2006
    * Health – a domain of concern for everybody, 2008
    * Anti-Corruption Guide for Citizens, 2006
    * To honestly exercise your duties, 2006
    * Integrity in Public Service: Ethical Pillars, Materials of the International Conference, 2006
    * Measuring Corruption: from Survey to Survey, vol.1, 2007
    * Preventing political corruption by regulating funding of political parties and election campaigns, 2007
    * Transparency of public procurements in Chisinau municipality, 2007
    * Promoting ethics in public service as a way to prevent corruption, 2007;
    * The anti-corruption hot-line, 2007
    * Measuring Corruption: from Survey to Survey, vol.2
    * Legal culture and preventing corruption, 2007
    * Journalists against Corruption, vol.4, 2007
    * Artists against Corruption: election diverticement, vol.7, 2007
    * Artists against Corruption: for a transparent, democratic and accountable governance, vol.8, 2007
    * „Investigative Journalism : hand-book”;
    * „Treating Conflict of Interest in Public Service: Regulations and Perceptions”;
    * „Measuring Corruption: from Survey to Survey”, vol. 3;
    * “Journalists against Corruption”, vol.5 (500 copies);
    * „Artists against Corruption: Election Sketches”, vol.9;
    * Treating conflict of interests as a way to prevent corruption, 2008.

Supporting investigative journalism: conducting 5 nation wide annual contests for the best article about corruption. Elaborating a text book for investigative journalism and conducting 11 courses of investigative journalism in 6 Universities of Moldova.

.Monthly Informational Bulletins concerning national and international legal framework of preventing and combating corruption, news, investigative articles, corruption researches – 75 Bulletins disseminated, free of charge, in 17 regions of the Republic of Moldova with the total number of copies – 108 000.

Satirical anti-corruption magazines („Pardon”, „Satiricon”) disseminated in regions of the Republic of Moldova – 4 issues with a total edition of 7 500 copies.

Anti-corruption contests organised for cartoonists, youth, business people – 9.

Exhibitions of anti-corruption caricatures organised in art salons, museums, public parks, public offices, schools – 58.

TV Series on corruption prevention in public sector – around 40 programmes.

Concerts under the slogan „NO CORRUPTION!” organised for youth, in the Summer Theatre – 3 concerts, total number of participants – around 14 000.

Anti-corruption spots broadcasted on radio and television – 56 spots.

Informational and promotional anti-corruption materials: leaflets, agendas, calendars, t-shirts, posters with anti-corruption caricatures, etc..

Donors: UNDP, Oxfam NOVIB, DFID, SIDA, USAID, WB, OSCE, Eurasia Foundation, Academy of Educational Development, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe.

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