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Kick-off Conference Agenda

Priority Area “Security” of the Danube Region

Rule of Law: Implementing a Comprehensive and Integrated Approach in Prevention and Fight against Corruption in the Danube Region

Riu Pravetz Resort (http://riupravets.bg/)

21-22 May 2012

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Arrival of participants

20.00 – 22.30 – Welcome Dinner

(Main Restaurant of Riu Pravets Resort)

Monday, 21 May 2012

9.30 – 10.00 Registration of participants

10.00 – 10.45 Opening of the conference

Moderator: Mr. Boyko Slavchev, Head of the Cabinet of the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria

Welcoming speech by Mr. Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria

Welcoming speech by Ms. Diana Kovacheva, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria

Welcoming speech by Ms. Nikolina Nikolova, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria

Welcoming speech by Mr. Waldemar Kindler, President of the Bavarian State Police

10.45 – 11.45 Plenary session I

Implementing a Comprehensive and Integrated Approach in Prevention and Fight against Corruption

Key note speeches

Moderator: Mr. Boyko Slavchev, Head of the Cabinet of the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria

- Anja Osterhaus, Program Director, Europe and Central Asia Department, Transparency International Secretariat

Transparency International Tools in Implementing Comprehensive and Integrated Approach in Prevention and Fight against Corruption

- Mr. Stanislav Aleksandrov, Anti-Corruption Expert, Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) Secretariat

„RAI – Framework for Regional Cooperation and Sharing Best Practices in Fighting Corruption in SEE“

Discussion

12.00 – 12.20 Press conference

(with the participation of the representatives of the leading project countries: Germany, Free State Bavaria, Bulgaria and Konrad Adenauer Foundation)

12.30 – 13.45 Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 Plenary session II

Developing an overall horizontal approach and instruments for prevention and counteraction of corruption

Moderator: Ms. Katia Hristova, Dr., Head of the Cabinet of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria

- Mr. Boyko Slavchev, Head of the Cabinet of the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria

The national anti-corruption policy of the Republic of Bulgaria

- Statement/ Presentation by Mr. Avenir Peka, Deputy Minister of the interior, Albania

- Ms. Eszter Dargay, Head of Department, Secretariat of the State Secretary, Ministry of Interior of Hungary

“Corruption prevention programme of the Hungarian Government Anti-corruption activities of the Ministry of Interior in Hungary”

- Mr. Arion Tiganasu, General Director of the Anti-corruption General Directorate, Romania

“Prevention and fight against corruption – the Romanian approach on regional cooperation”

Discussion

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break (opportunity for informal discussions)

16.00 – 17.30 Plenary session III

Establishment of strong institutional capacity and national anti-corruption policies - I

Moderator: Ms. Katia Hristova, Dr., Head of the Cabinet of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria

- Statement/ Presentation by Mr. Drazen Vitez, General Police Director, Republic of Croatia

- Statement/ Presentation by Ms. Aneta Stancevska, Dr., Assistant Minister for internal control and professional standards, Ministry of Interior, Macedonia

- Statement/ Presentation by Mr. Gerhard Schwarzinger, Police Liaison Officer, Austria

- Mr. Hermin Sabotic, Advisor at the Ministry of Interior, Montenegro

“The fight against corruption and organized crime in Montenegro”

Discussion

19.30Dinner

(Gourmet Restaurant of Riu Pravets Resort

Dress code: Business casual)

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

09.00 – 10.30 Plenary session IV

Establishment of strong institutional capacity and national anti-corruption policies - II

Moderator: Mr. Helmut Palder, Representative of the Bavarian Ministry of Justice

- Mr. Anton Hönig, Head of Investigations, Analysis Department, State Office of Criminal Investigations Baden-Wuerttemberg

“Strategic approach in the fight against corruption in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Criminal Asset recovery”

- Mr. Milan Kryštof Čech, The Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Coordination of Fight against Corruption Department

“Corruption Impact Assessment (CIA) in the Czech Republic”

- Mr. Edin Jahić, Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Strategic approach to prevent and fight corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina”

- Statement/ Presentation by Mr. Vadim Hincu, Inspector, Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption, Moldova

- Mr. Zeljko Gacic, Deputy Chief, Department for suppression organized financial crime, Serbia

“The role of the MoI in the fight against corruption in Serbia”

Discussion

10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.00 Closure session

Promoting the macro-regional approach to integrated and comprehensive national and regional anti-corruption policies

Moderator: Mr. Helmut Palder, Representative of the Bavarian Ministry of Justice and Mr. Achim Hildebrandt, Representative of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, PAC Germany (tbc.)

Summary of discussions and drafting further steps.

-Lunch

-Departure of the delegations