AZPAC: Support to the anti-corruption strategy of Azerbaijan |
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The AZPAC project
started on 30 September 2007 and
will last 24 months. The project is
supported by the USAID and
implemented by the Council of
Europe. In recent years, the
government of Azerbaijan undertook a
number of important steps in the
fight against corruption. The
country ratified the Council of
Europe’s Criminal and Civil Law
Conventions against Corruption in
2004, and joined the Council’s Group
of States against Corruption (GRECO)
in June 2004. Activities Training on Performance Evaluation for the Civil Servants of Azerbaijan
[3
October 2008, Strasbourg] The
Council of Europe organised a
training, within the framework of
the AZPAC Project, on Performance
Evaluation for the Civil Servants of
Azerbaijan on 15-16 September
2008 in Baku. It aimed at assessing
and reviewing the draft Civil
Service Commission Regulations for
Evaluating the Performance of Civil
Servants (PES). Following this even
an expert opinion on the
above-mentioned draft Regulations
was provided. Awareness raising seminar against money laundering and financing of terrorism in Azerbaijan[18 July, Strasbourg] With the support of the Government of Azerbaijan (the Commission on Combating Corruption) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of Justice and the Council of Europe held a public awareness seminar against money laundering and financing of terrorism in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, 22 July 2008 in the Hyatt Meeting and Conference Center in Baku. The seminar was designed to increase citizens’ and government awareness of these issues and to promote the adoption of appropriate legislation by Milli Majlis (Parliament of Azerbaijan).
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English Regional Workshops on Anti-corruption Strategy and Action Plan
[13 March
2008, Strasbourg] Within the framework of the
AZPAC Project, the Council of Europe organised four
events on introducing the Anti-corruption Strategy and
Action Plan, approved by Presidential decree in 2007, in
four different regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Sheki
17 March 2008, Ganja 18 March 2008, Yevlah 10 April
2008, and Lakeron 14 May 2008.
The activities’ aim is to increase public awareness in
different regions of the country on reforms and
commitments undertaken by the Government of Azerbaijan
and its various Government agencies in combating
corruption
Workshop on the new Anti-corruption Strategy and Action Plan
[21
February 2008, Baku, Azerbaijan]
The first public awareness activity
introducing the new Anti-corruption
Strategy and Action Plan of the
Government of Azerbaijan took place on 21 February 2008 at the
Hotel Ambassador in Baku within the
framework of the AZPAC Project
(“Support to the Anticorruption
Strategy of Azerbaijan”) The Workshop on Drafting and Assessment of Training Needs
[31
January 2008, Baku, Azerbaijan]
The workshop was held on 31 January
2008 in presence of 80
representatives of all relevant
Government agencies dealing with
human resources. It was opened by
the Civil Service Commission
chairman, Mr Bahram Khalilov, and
was followed by the fruitful
discussion and presentation of the
Council of Europe expert on
international standards and
practice, public awareness and
mechanisms for
monitoring enforcement of ethical
conduct rules in government
agencies. The comprehensive Action
Plan on three trainings for the
civil servants will be developed by
the Council of Europe expert
covering period February – May 2008.
The AZPAC Project Start-up conference
[10
December 2007, Baku, Azerbaijan]
The AZPAC Project Start-up
conference took place on 10 December
2007 in hotel “Hyatt Regency” in
Baku. It brought together high level
representatives of the executive,
judicial and legislative authorities
of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
representatives of the civil society
and media, international
organizations and Embassies in order
to present the Project’s objectives,
outputs and its workplan.
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