Reinventing Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Policymaking (RAMP) Launched in Sofia

“If you do not fight corruption, you contribute to its institutionalisation.”

A new EU-supported anti-corruption project, Reinventing Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Policymaking (RAMP), has officially been launched in Sofia, bringing together a strong consortium of leading European expert institutions. The project aims to strengthen evidence-based policymaking and enhance institutional capacities to address corruption across Europe.

The Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) is implementing the project together with its partners – the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Università degli Studi di Perugia (UNIPG), Asociatia pentru Cooperare si Dezvoltare Durabila (ACDD), and FIADYS – Fundación para la Investigación Aplicada en Delincuencia y Seguridad.

RAMP was officially launched at the kick-off meeting titled “Integrity in Action: Advancing Data-Driven Anti-Corruption Solutions,” which gathered experts, researchers, and practitioners to discuss innovative approaches to corruption risk assessment and anti-corruption policy monitoring.

The project will develop and pilot an integrated toolset for assessing corruption risks and monitoring anti-corruption policies, with a particular focus on key systemic threats, including state capture vulnerabilities, strategic corruption, and organised crime influence.

Building on existing EU methodologies – notably Monitoring Anti-Corruption Policy Implementation (MACPI) and sector-level state capture monitoring (SCEMAPS) – RAMP seeks to upscale, simplify, and operationalise these tools, making them more accessible, practical, and impactful for public institutions, policymakers, and practitioners.

The project is led by the Center for the Study of Democracy (Bulgaria) in partnership with Università degli Studi di Perugia (Italy), FIADYS (Spain), and ACDD, and is co-funded by the European Union.

RAI Director Mr. Albert Hani, MSc, actively contributed to the consortium’s expert discussions and the further refinement of the project methodology. He reaffirmed RAI’s strong commitment to the implementation of all project activities, highlighting RAI’s key role in outreach, regional cooperation, and stakeholder engagement.

Mr. Hani also emphasised that RAMP is expected to deliver a practical, sustainable, and institutionalised anti-corruption tool, owned by public institutions themselves and coordinated by the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative, ensuring long-term impact beyond the project’s duration.