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Evidence-Based Action Against Corruption: The European Integrity System Project

Evidence-Based Action Against Corruption: The European Integrity System Project Regional advocacy at the European Union-level Janina Berg Senior EU Policy & Legal Officer TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Liaison Office to the EU (TI-EU) Email: jberg@transparency.org

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Evidence-Based Action Against Corruption: The European Integrity System Project

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  1. Evidence-Based Action Against Corruption: The European Integrity System Project Regional advocacy at the European Union-level Janina Berg Senior EU Policy & Legal Officer TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Liaison Office to the EU (TI-EU) Email: jberg@transparency.org Website: www.transparencyinternational.eu

  2. Session structure • Advocacy opportunities at EU-level on the basis of the ENIS research findings: • How TI-EU advocates for change? • What should be the themes for collective advocacy action?

  3. How we advocate for change at EU-level on the basis of ENIS research findings • One year after the EU’s anti-corruption policy launch: • Influencing EU policy • Bringing experts together for exchange • Delivering expert advice: EU Expert Groups & public consultations • Awareness-raising among EU stakeholders and beyond: press conference/ media coverage • Supporting/ shadowing national launches • Liaising with ENIS donors (Commission/ Norway Grants)

  4. What should be the themes? • Access to information • Parliamentary integrity (codes of conduct, ceilings for donations) • Lobbying transparency: inadequate regulations • Whistleblower protection • Political party financing • Public procurement

  5. What’s the EU hook: potential future advocacy actions EU hooks by topic: Parliamentary integrity: EP Code of conduct (closed!), promotion of legislative footprint (ongoing) Whistleblowing: review of EU internal staff regulations (ongoing) Procurement: influencing EU Directives (ongoing until end of 2012!) Political party financing: campaign around upcoming EP elections 2013

  6. What’s next: Upcoming project deliverables • Project deliverables: • Press conference & policy debate: ENIS Regional Report • 3 Expert roundtables: topics to be defined • 3 Policy papers: topics to be defined • TIME TO JOIN FORCES!

  7. What’s next: potential future advocacy actions EU news & opportunities for TI: • Aim: creating synergies between regional and your national advocacy strategy to promote change bottom-up and top-down • European Parliament: new Special Committee on Organised Crime, Money-laundering and Corruption: • European Commission: European Citizen Initiative (ECI): topic to be discussed

  8. THANKS!Q & A session…

  9. Contact at EU-level:Janina BergTRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONALLiaison Office to the EUPhone: +32 – (0)2 23 58-646 Email:jberg@transparency.orgTwitter: http://twitter.com/ti_euBlog: http://europeblog.transparency.orgWebsite: http://www.transparencyinternational.eu

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