The first round of contacts between the National Transparency Authority (NTA) and representatives of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the framework of the technical assistance project "Anti-corruption project" under the auspices of the EU's Structural Reform Service (SRSS) has been successfully completed.
During the four days of meetings held at the SRSS offices in Athens, the objectives, priorities and technical aspects of the cooperation were thoroughly discussed. In a creative atmosphere, ways of strengthening public bodies active in specific policy areas such as justice, sport, environment and education were explored. Discussions focused on improving the system of data collection on corruption, the development of specific actions to raise awareness and prevent corruption per policy area, the fight against money laundering, the strengthening of the operation of the Greek European Coordination Office for the Fight against Fraud (AFCOS) and the fulfilment of the objectives resulting from the implementation of the National Action Plan against Corruption.
After the meetings, the Governor of the National Transparency Authority, Mr. Angelos Binis said: "Today we have taken the first step in the implementation of an important intervention aimed at fighting corruption. Building on United Nantion expertise and European Union financial tools, we are strengthening transparency and accountability in critical areas such as co-funded NSRF programmes, upgrading the country's capacity in the field of corruption prevention and building a new culture of participation in public life through targeted awareness-raising interventions."