Within the framework of the project “Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs in the Russian Federation from Corrupt Practices at the Municipal Level” – PRECOP II, the Council of Europe organised a two-day training on “Implementation of mechanism of confidential reporting corruption by entrepreneurs” on 17-18 September 2019 in Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation. This was the third and final activity in a series of trainings aimed at strengthening the capacities of the Regional Business Ombudspersons with regard to the institutions’ ability to effectively take forward entrepreneurs’ complaints about corruption.
The training was a combination of presentations, classroom discussions and group work on practical exercises and case studies. The participants had the opportunity to: i) learn about the legislative framework in the Russian Federation on corruption reporting, along with international instruments and good practices; and ii) obtain practical knowledge on the process of application of the mechanism for confidential reporting of corruption by entrepreneurs developed by the project in close consultation and cooperation with beneficiaries and key stakeholders.
The training was attended by representatives of Regional Business Ombudspersons’ offices from 9 pilot regions of the project, including Rostov – the host region of the activity: Stavropol Krai, Republic of Bashkortostan, Republic of Tatarstan, Udmurt Republic, Arkhangelsk, Tyumen, Kursk and Tver regions, as well as the representatives of regional authorities, universities and business society of the Rostov region.
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