Corruption Prevention Commission of the Republic of Armenia

As a result of a two-stage competition, 29 representatives from 6 countries - Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, and Lithuania - were selected and invited to participate in the program fully funded by the Swedish government.

The training was included in the CEELI Institute's anti-corruption program, which was conducted interactively using a case-based learning methodology.

About 90% of the persons obliged to submit a declaration have fulfilled the requirement to submit it within the period defined by the Law on Public Service. Karen Hakobyan, Head of the Declaration Analysis Department of the Corruption Prevention Commission, interviewed to "First Channel News" journalist Maya Khachatryan.

On June 16, 2022, a public discussion was held in the meeting hall of the Commission with the representatives of the parties, which was attended by the representatives of the pre-registered parties.

The Commission emphasizes the active involvement of professional groups in law-making processes, the transparency of the processes, ensuring accountability, and the role of public hearings.

The role and the adopted value system of the European Union are emphasized in the fight against corruption in the Republic of Armenia. According to Haykuhi Harutyunyan, the Chairwoman of the Commission, It is important for Armenia to implement systematic changes, which are aimed at complementing all the imperfect aspects of corruption prevention.

On June 13, the Corruption Prevention Commission launched a five-day workshop entitled "Development of risk indicators for asset declaration and public procurement data". It took place in cooperation with the Commission and the World Bank.

The 2nd և 4th components of the Twinning are aimed at the introduction of strategic communication in the prevention of corruption, cooperation mechanisms, and integrity structures in state-owned organizations (corruption risk assessment).

The employees of the RA Ministry of Justice, the Corruption Prevention Commission, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Supreme Judicial Council and the Judicial Department participated in the workshop.

The Armenian delegation presented the Commission's spheres of activity, in particular, the status of the Commission, the scope of powers, the peculiarities of the declaration system, the declaration of interests and expenses, the possibilities of using the declaration system, analyzing the facts. as well as the standards that underlie the identification, assessment and management of corruption risks.

In order to control and increase the transparency of the gifts received by public servants a centralized electronic register of gifts will be introduced in our country. The Chief Methodologist of the Methodological Support Department of the Corruption Prevention Commission Narine Avetisyan interviewed to First Channel News journalist Nare Voskanyan.

The Chairwoman of the Corruption Prevention Commission Haykuhi Harutyunyan participated at the Armenian Forum of Democracy event, which was organized by Freedom House and Union of Informed Citizens NGO within the framework of the Promotion of Democratic Culture in Armenia program.