As part of the celebration of the International Anti-Corruption Day on
December 9 and 10, the XIV National Anti-Corruption Conference was held,
organized by the Network for the Affirmation of the Non-governmental Sector (MANS)
This year’s Anti-Corruption Conference was organized as part of a
project supported by The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Dutch
Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Embassy of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, United State Embassy in Montenegro, project Balkan Tender
Watch coalition, Delegation of the European Union, Embassy of Italy in
Podgorica and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation
(IRZ)
OFFICIAL OPENING
- Prof. Dr. Zdravko Krivokapić, Prime Minister of Montenegro
- H.E. Judy Rising Reinke, U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro
- H.E. Luca Zelioli, Ambassador of Italy to Montenegro
- Riccardo Serri, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro
- Anne-Sietske Brinks, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Serbia and in Montenegro
- Steve Arrick, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy to Montenegro
- Vanja Ćalović Marković, Executive Director of the Network for Affirmation of the NGO Sector
PANEL I: Financing political entities and election campaign in Montenegro
- Nikola Kovačević, Member of Senate of the State Audit Institution
- Momo Koprivica, MP of Democratic Montenegro and Chairman of the Committee on Political System, Judiciary and Administration
- Genci Nimanbegu, MP of FORCA
- Ana Novaković Đurović, Political Director of the Civic Movement URA
- Dejan Milovac, Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector – MANS
PANEL II: Financing political entities and election campaigns – International practice
- Goran Petrov, Election Adviser, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Lisa Klein, Independent International Electoral consultant
- Dr. Magnus Ohman, Director, Regional Europe Office and Senior political finance adviser at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
- Dr. Yukihiko Hamada, Programme Manager, Money in Politics, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance – IDEA in Stockholm, Sweden
- Richard Pilger, head of the Elections Crimes Branch in the Public Integrity Section and the U.S. Department of Justice’s expert
PANEL III: Free access to information
- Milijana Vukotić Jelušić, MA, Acting Director General of the Directorate for Effective Implementation of Good Public Administration, Ministry of Public Administration, Digital Society and Media
- Biljana Božić, Head of the Department for free access to information in the Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information
- Mihailo Jovović, programme director, Independent Daily Vijesti
- Helen Darbishire, Executive Director, Access Info Europe
- Natalie Hogg, Director of Defence & Security global initiative,Transparency International
- Perko Gluščević, legal adviser of the NGO MANS
PANEL IV: Public procurement
- Jelena Jovetić, Acting Director General of the Directorate for Investments and Development Projects, Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare
- Ana Đurnić, public policy researcher, Institute Alternative
- Draško Milačić, journalist, Daily newspaper DAN
- German Filkov, Center for Civil Communications, Macedonia
- Lazar Grdinić, Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector – MANS
Introductory panel
- Sergej Sekulović, MA, Minister, Ministry of the Interior
- Milojko Spajić, MA, Minister, Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare
- Dejan Milovac, Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector – MANS
PANEL I: Proposed reforms of confiscation of proceeds of crime
- Boris Marić, State Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights
- Boris Savić, President of the High Court in Podgorica
- Valentina Pavličić, representative of Montenegro before the European Court of Human Rights
- Vukosav Jovanović, Sector for the fight against crime, Police Directorate
- Prof. Dr. Nebojša Vučinić, former judge of the International Court of Justice in Strasbourg
PANEL II: Confiscation of property in criminal proceedings and criminalization of illicit enrichment of public officials
- Italy: Marco Del Gaudio, Deputy National Anti-Mafia and Counter-terrorism Prosecutor
- Germany: Dr. Stefan Pürner, Head of Section for South Eastern Europe, German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ)
- Germany: Dr. Gunnar Greier, Senior Prosecutor and Deputy Head at Public Prosecutor‘s Office Cologne
- United Kingdom: Rupert Vining, expert in the field of rule of law and fight against organized crime and corruption
- Italy: Col. (GdF – Financial police) Claudio Valentini, Preventive Investigation Unit, Antimafia Investigative Directorate, Ministry of Interior
- Italy: Col. (GdF – Financial police) Roberto Dieghi, International Cooperation Unit, Antimafia Investigative Directorate, Ministry of Interior
PANEL III: Civil Forfeiture of criminal assets
- United Kingdom: Jill Thomas, independent consultant in the field of recovery of illegally acquired property
- United Kingdom: Tristram Hicks, expert on the recovery of proceeds from corruption and organized crime
- Slovenia: Barbara Lipovšek, special prosecutor
