European Union and Council of Europe logo The Russian authorities have expressed concern that corruption and bureaucratic pressure on business is one of the main causes which hinders national economic growth and development in the country. It has also been recognized that raiding practices are carried out with the participation of bureaucratic structures or individual officials interested in gaining control of a business. Through the joint project on the “Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs in the Russian Federation from Corrupt Practices” - PRECOP RF - the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE) in cooperation with the Business Ombudsman’s Office in the Russian Federation and other stakeholder institutions aims to facilitate and contribute to the implementation of mechanisms to prevent corrupt practices affecting the business sector in the Russian Federation. Specifically, the project will strengthen the capacity of the Business Ombudsman institutions and other authorities involved in protecting the rights of entrepreneurs in the Russian Federation from corrupt practices.

The project on “Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs in the Russian Federation from Corrupt Practices” is a joint action of the European Union and the Council of Europe. The project is implemented by the Council of Europe and has a foreseen length of 36 months starting from January 2013. The total amount of the budget is 1.3 million EUR jointly contributed by the EU Delegation in the Russian Federation and the Council of Europe.

Following are the expected results:

  1. Institutions of regional and public Ombudsmen are informed about the role, objectives and competencies of the Ombudsman for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights under the President of the Russian Federation and international standards and practices of comparable institutions
  2. Overview of good practices in CoE member-states and proposals for protecting whistle-blowers in the area of corruption are available
  3. Proposals are available to strengthen measures to prevent the misuse of public authorities corporate in conflicts, eliminating competition and forced takeovers
  4. Practice of pro bono legal assistance in the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs is expanded
  5. Proposals are available on resolving systemic problems of entrepreneurship for the Experts’ Council under the Ombudsman for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights under the President of the Russian Federation
  6. Awareness of the business community is raised with regard to the risks of infringement of entrepreneurial rights and possible methods for their protection
  7. ECtHR-case law relevant to entrepreneurs rights and related corrupt practices is made available and disseminated
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The Russian Federation is excluded from the Council of Europe

16 March 2022 Strasbourg, France

The technical assistance and cooperation activities published on this page were organised with the Russian Federation as member State of the Council of Europe. In view of the decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the...

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PRECOP-RF project: Closing Conference

11 December 2015 Moscow, Russian Federation

The Closing Conference of the project on “Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs in the Russian Federation from Corrupt Practices” took place on 11 December 2015 in Moscow, Russian Federation and was attended by more than 125 participants representing the office of the Federal Ombudsman for...

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Regional business ombudspersons visited Strasbourg

13 November 2015 Strasbourg, France

A group of 14 Regional Business Ombudspersons and staff members of the Federal Business Ombudsman from the Russian Federation participated in a Study Visit to the Council of Europe on 12-13 November 2015. During the two-day visit members of the secretariat of the Council of Europe representing:...

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Mr Mustafa FERATI
Tel: +33 (0)3 90 21 45 50
Fax: +33 (0)3 88 41 39 55
Email: Mustafa.FERATI [at] coe.int

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Senior Project Offficer
Mr Maxim Romanov
Tel: +7495 7753752
Email: Maxim.ROMANOV [at] coe.int

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Ms Ekaterina ZAKHARYAN
Tel: +7495 7753752
Email: Ekaterina.ZAKHARYAN [at] coe.int

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