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Current Highlights - June 1999

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New Website

Visit a new website of our colleagues from Novosibirsk who are implementing the Civic Forum Against Corruption project (website in Russian language).

Forum


Ongoing Discussion

A new discussion is under way on our Discussion Group page. The topic is "Russian Private Sector: Cutting Red Tape". The discussion is held in Russian. You can read questions for discussion and the first summary. Join the discussion.  


New Discussion Groups

Two new Discussion groups have been started: "Balkans Forum for Accountability and Transparency" and "Global Integrity: 2000 and Beyond". You are welcome to join discussion.

Upcoming Workshop

Integrity in Private Sector Development in the Russian Federation
22 - 23 July 1999 Greater Novgorod

This workshop is part of the activities approved by the Steering Group of the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies. This Network brings together the countries of Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union with international organisations and OECD member countries to work toward improving transparency and accountability in public sector institutions. The two main themes which will be addressed are Public-Private Partnerships for Regulatory Accountability and Transparency and Establishing Business Ethics and Codes of Conduct.

Click here for more information. Or check it out on our CALENDAR page.

Internet Symposium on Irex Web Site

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) has announced an innovative open discussion among international experts over the Internet considering next steps for resolving the crisis in Kosovo and South-eastern Europe and the priorities for peace and stable development in the region. A bulletin of recommendations and conclusions will be published electronically at the end of the three-day discussion.

The symposium will take the form of a moderated electronic mailing list conducted on June 29, 30, and July 1. Each of the three days the list will receive two messages. In the morning, expert panellists from South-eastern Europe, Russia, and the United States will be responding to a topical question concerning priorities for the region, and their commentary will be distributed to the list.

Click here for more information on IREX website

New Activites

The 9th Annual International Anti-Corruption Conference Global Integrity: 2000 and Beyond -- Developing Anti-Corruption Strategies in a Changing World.

From October 10-15th, the countries of Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union will join other regions of the world to learn from experiences and form partnerships.

For more information about the event, see www.transparency.de/iacc/
or our calendar.

Watch this spot for registration for the regions Electronic Discussion Group which will allow you to contribute to the main themes for the regional discussion.

News from the Regional Workshop held in Bulgaria

On June 19th and 20th, the workshop on Coalition Building and Monitoring to Counter Corruption was conducted in Varna, Bulgaria. The regional workshop conducted by Coalition 2000 with the support of USAID, Open Society Institute, and Hanns Seidel Stiftung.
Click here to find out more information about the workshop

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