The Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) is contributing to the discussions of the OECD’s Conference on “Implementation, Enforcement and Evaluation of Progress concerning Asset Disclosures by Public Officials”. The presentation draws on Council of Europe’s extensive experience in supporting and advising countries in strengthening their asset declarations framework. To date the ECCD has provided technical assistance to the countries of Eastern Partnership, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and the countries of Western Balkans. In addition to its country specific interventions which address GRECO recommendations, the ECCD has developed a tool designed to assist practitioners in with processing and analysing income and asset declarations of public officials. The especially tailored tool is in the format of a “Guidebook for Practitioners” and is expected to be finalised and made available in English and Russian by end of 2017.

The OECD event will take place in Tbilisi on 6-7 June 2017 and co-organised by: the Civil Service Bureau of Georgia, the Anti-Corruption Network of OECD, the UNDP, the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana and the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative.