USAID Government Accountability Initiative (GAI) commissioned a comparative legal analysis by Professor Rob McCusker, International Organized Crime Expert, on the use of financial forensics in legal systems comparable to Serbia, in order to increase attention by the courts and prosecutors to the benefits of use of such experts in adversarial proceedings. The analysis examined Serbian legislation and practices related to the position of expert witnesses, professional consultants, and forensic accountants with recommendations for refinement to the Serbian normative framework.

USAID Government Accountability Initiative and Transparency Serbia organized the second in a series of online trainings for members of independent monitoring bodies for the implementation of local anti-corruption plans (LAPs). Organization of thematic trainings in the areas covered by LAPs has emerged as a need for members of the bodies monitoring the implementation of this document to gain sufficient knowledge and understand the situation in these areas and to properly monitor measures to reduce corruption in local governments.

The second training was dedicated to the conflict of interest – what conflict of interest is, namely, what is a conflict between public interest and private interests of public official and civil servants. Training was also opportunity to discuss the types of conflict of interest, how to recognize conflict of interest, how to regulate and manage it, as well as what are international standards in this regard.

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USAID Government Accountability Initiative and Transparency Serbia organized the first in a series of online trainings for members of independent monitoring bodies for the implementation of local anti-corruption plans (LAPs). Organization of thematic trainings in the areas covered by LAPs has emerged as a need for members of the bodies monitoring the implementation of this document to gain sufficient knowledge and understand the situation in these areas and to properly monitor measures to reduce corruption in local governments.

The first training was dedicated to the new Law on Public Procurement (PPL), which was adopted in 2019 and which will be applied from July 1, 2020. Participants had the opportunity to hear about the latest developments introduced by the Law, the requirements for cities and municipalities as contracting authorities, as well as possible activities and initiatives that members of the monitoring body can take to improve the situation in this area. The 2017 LAP model contains the area of ​​public procurement as one of the most important for the prevention of corruption, which needs to be regulated and monitored in the context of the novelties introduced by the new PPL, which was also one of the topics of this training.

The material is available in Serbian language only.