On March 15, 2022, AIRE Centre and the RAI Secretariat organised the training on “Effective Asset Recovery: Judicial Perspective”. The training brought together twenty judges and prosecutors from Albania, offering them an engaging learning format with the leading regional and UK experts, as trainers. Ledina Mandija, Lawyer and Lecturer at Tirana University Law Faculty and Epoka
Today, Tirana was the central point for regional experts' cooperation in the asset recovery activities, with the Alumni Asset Recovery Practitioners’ Conference gathering over 70 professionals from the Southeast Europe region, as well as the UK experts. The Conference is a part of the project "Combating corruption and organised crime in the Western Balkans through
The Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (AIRE Centre) and the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat organised the Multidisciplinary Training on Confiscation of Assets acquired from Criminal Activity in Budva, Montenegro om March 18 and 19, 2022. The Training brought together judges and prosecutors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, who engaged
37th Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) Steering Group (SG) Meeting took place on April 7-8, 2022 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Interior and organized by the RAI Secretariat. The meeting was opened by Ms. Tanya Raycheva, Deputy Minister of Interior of Bulgaria and Ms. Laura Stefan, RAI Chairperson. Ms. Raycheva highlighted
Agenda May 12 and 13_Tirana
Online Seminar on the ECtHR jurisprudence in the matters of confiscation of property acquired by criminal activity will be held on June 9, 2022, from 14.30-16.30. The seminar is intended for judges, prosecutors, and trainees of the Judicial Academies and Judicial Training Institutes in the Western Balkans jurisdictions. The seminar will be delivered by Mirjana
The Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (AIRE) Centre in partnership with the Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat have organized the Meeting on achieving accurate, comprehensive and standard recording of asset recovery statistics in cooperation with the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 13 and 14 June 2022. The regional Meeting
"Without confiscation of property, there is no fight against crime" was a clear message of the 3rd Asset Recovery Technical Assistance Providers Coordination Meeting held in Belgrade today, which gathered representatives of EUROPOL, OSCE, EU Delegations in the region, UNODC, UNDP as well as technical assistance providers involved in the asset recovery reform in the
DUBROVNIK, October 10-11, 2023 – Southeast Europe-Together against Corruption (SEE-TAC) Programme team implemented Workshop on Implementing the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in SEE: Private Sector Integrity. The event was organized by the UNODC Civil Society Unit, in collaboration with the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat. This gathering brought together representatives from various entities including
The Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative Secretariat represented by Ms. Desislava Gotskova, Head of Secretariat and Mr. Nikola Naumovski, Senior Anti-corruption Adviser, participated in the International Policy Forum "Anti-corruption, Democratic Resilience and Economic Security”, organized by the Center for the Study of Democracy Bulgaria on 9 November 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Forum started with opening remarks
Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat organized a momentous event in Skopje, North Macedonia, on December 20, 2023. The Regional Roundtable, named "Bridging for Effective Asset Disclosure Systems," united representatives from relevant institutions across Southeast Europe. Coordinated by the RAI Secretariat in collaboration with the State Commission for Preventing Corruption of North Macedonia, the event aimed
Representatives of Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative member countries gathered in Tirana for the 44th RAI Steering Group Meeting, hosted by the Ministry of Public Administration and Anti-Corruption of Albania as part of the Week of Integrity. This important event brought together representatives of anti-corruption bodies, ministries, and agencies from across the SEE region to review the
