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97. PLENARY MEETING OF THE GROUP OF STATES AGAINST CORRUPTION
18.06.2024.

The delegation of the Republic of Serbia is attending the Plenary Meeting of the Group of States Against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO) in Strasbourg, from June 17–21. 2024. The First Compliance Report of the Republic of Serbia within the Fifth Evaluation Round was discussed and adopted at the meeting. This round of evaluation refers to the prevention of corruption and promotion of integrity in central government bodies (top executive functions) and law enforcement bodies.

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CONTARACTS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
10.06.2024.

Director Dejan Damnjanović signed Contracts on the implementation of projects in the field of corruption prevention for the year 2024 with representatives of civil society organizations, selected in a public competition conducted by the Agency. The general goal of the competition is to raise the level of education of young people to prevent corruption. Civil organizations, winners of dedicated financial resources are: Bečej Youth Association - BUM - Bečej, for the project Program for acquiring and improving the competences of socially responsible young people "Clean up corruption"; Podrinje anti-corruption team - PAKT - Loznica, for the project "Less corruption - richer society"; Center for Education and Development MAGENTA - Kladovo, for the project "Prevention of corruption through empowerment and networking of young people at the regional level" and Užice Center for Human Rights and Democracy Association- Užice, for the project "Fighting corruption in the focus of youth".

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The Council of Europe Support to State Authorities of the Republic of Serbia in the Fight Against Money Laundering, Corruption, and Organized Crime
29.05.2024.

On the occasion of the completion of the four-year project "Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Serbia" and the launch of a new phase of the Council of Europe's support to the Republic of Serbia through the "Countering Economic Crime in Serbia" project, which is financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Director Dejan Damnjanović thanked the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade and the Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering for their continuous and wholehearted cooperation with the Agency.

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PARTICIPATION OF THE AGENCY DIRECTOR AT THE ASSOCIATION OF LAWYERS IN ECONOMY CONFERENCE
27.05.2024.

Director of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, Dejan Damnjanović, participates at the conference "Business Law and Sustainable Business Challenges," organized by the Association of Lawyers in Economy, that is held in Zlatibor from May 26 to 29. On this occasion, he delivered one of the introductory presentations, titled "Legal Obligations of Public Officials with Regard to the Prevention of Corruption in the Economy."

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ANALYSIS OF THE LAW ON LOBBYING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
13.05.2024.

The round table “Analysis of the Law on Lobbying and Recommendations for Improvement” was held today in hotel Moscow, within the Project "Countering Economic Crime in Serbia", funded by Sweden represented by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and implemented by the Council of Europe. The aim of the event was to present the key findings of the analysis of the Law on Lobbying as well as to facilitate discussion on the necessary changes aimed at harmonization with GRECO recommendations, as well as to remove existing obstacles for the effective implementation of the law.

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