About Project

What is the project about?

The project “Prevention and Fight against Corruption” is financed under EU IPA 2013 Program for Serbia. Project implementation started in July 2017 and will last until February 2020.

Project goals and activities

The purpose of the Project is to strengthen national mechanisms for prevention and fight against corruption in accordance with the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan as well as the Action Plan for Chapter 23 through delivery of the following project results:

1. Strengthened transparency, efficiency and coordination of anti-corruption institutions and policies in the area of prevention and fight against corruption as envisaged by the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan and the Action Plan for Chapter 23 (Chapter 2. Fight against corruption).

Key Activities:

• Gap Analysis,
• Implementation Plan,
• Implementation of Recommendations,
• International Conference.

2. Strengthened capacities for prevention of corruption in line with the Strategy and Action Plan and the recommendations of the Action Plan for Chapter 23

Key Activities:

• Training needs analysis, preparation and delivery;
• Whistle-blower legislation implementation;
• Raising public awareness;
• Support to local self-governments and CSOs

3. Strengthened capacities for repression of corruption by improving quality of investigation, prosecution and trial of corruption-related cases in line with the Strategy and Action Plan and the recommendations of the Action Plan for Chapter 23, as well as with the Financial Investigation Strategy and the newly adopted "Law on Organization and Jurisdiction of Government Authorities in Suppression of Organized Crime, Terrorism and Corruption".

Key Activities:

• Human resources assessments;
• Capacity building and strengthening of relevant institutions for the prevention, investigation and prosecution of corruption related offenses;
• Recommendations for improvement of communication and inter-institutional cooperation

The main project beneficiaries are the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic Public Prosecutor Office of the Republic of Serbia.