Plans for the reform of the Law on Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaigns and challenges in its application and supervision of the implementation of the Law are the topics we are going to address during this year’s 15th National Anti-Corruption Conference, which MANS traditionally organizes on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9, starting at 10 AM.
This year, we are organizing the conference with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland to the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, the National Endowment for Democracy( NED), the European Union and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ).
At the official opening of the conference, the participants will be addressed by
- Mrs. Danijela Đurović, President of the Parliament of Montenegro,
- H.E. Judi Rising Reinke, U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro,
- H.E. Oana Cristina Popa, Ambassador of the European Delegation to Montenegro
- H.E. Peter Felten, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Montenegro
- H.E. Karen Maddoks, British Ambassador to Montenegro and
- Mrs. Vanja Ćalović Marković, Executive Director of MANS
During three panels, we will have the opportunity to hear the exchange of opinions and relevant experiences by representatives of political parties, international experts, as well as representatives of institutions and the civil sector.
Experts that will share recommendations and international experiences with us are:
- Michael Koss, Professorship for Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany and the EU
- Nelson A. Ruiz, Head of Political Economy Research Division at the Government Department at the University of Essex
- Juliet Sorensen, Clinical Professor of Law, Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- Magnus Öhman, Director, Regional Europe Office and Senior Political Finance Advisor for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
- Khushbu Agrawal, expert at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) in Stockholm, Sweden
- Oleksii Sydorchuk, Senior Project Officer at IFES Ukraine
We invite you to watch the conference that starts online on our social networks, Facebook and You Tube channel, at 10:00 AM.
Report from XV NATIONAL ANTI CORRUPTION CONFERENCE 9 DECEMBER MANS 2022