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International round table on the anti-corruption expertise of legal acts
and draft laws in Moscow
Strasbourg, 23.06.2008 – A round-table discussion on how to make sure
that the legislative process in Russia and other countries in Eastern
Europe and Asia is not vulnerable to corruption will take place in
Moscow on 24 and 25 June. The meeting aims to discuss techniques for
assessing the corruption risks to laws.
Participants will include different ministries, expert organisations,
NGOs and academics, international organisations, regions of Russia as
well as representatives from Moldova, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia,
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazahstan and Uzbekistan.
The event is being organised by Europe’s leading democracy and human
rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, together with the Security
Committee of the Russian State Duma, Ministry of Economic Development
and Centre for Strategic Research.
Notes
* The Council of Europe provides continuous support for its 47 member
states – including the Russian Federation – in fighting corruption.
* The organisation’s Economic Crime Division also carries out
anti-corruption projects in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey and
Ukraine with the aim of fostering confidence in the political and legal
system as well as promoting democracy, the rule of law and economic and
social development.
* The 2006-7 project on preventing corruption in Russia, which was
implemented by the Council of Europe with funding from the European
Commission, produced a number of recommendations on how to analyse and
address corruption threats in the Russian legislative process.
Further information is available at
ED110a08