On Tuesday 6.9.2022 the 3rd Plenary Meeting of the Council of Europe's Network of Corruption Prevention Authorities (NCPA) took place under the Presidency of the National Transparency Authority (NTA) with the active participation of representatives of the Member Authorities-Institutes participating in the Network. During the meeting, the progress in the implementation of the annual action plan was discussed, as well as the accession to the Network of two new members, the newly established Anti-Corruption Authority of Cyprus and the Anti-Corruption Authority of Valencia, Spain.
The plenary session was welcomed by Ms. Alexandra Rogkakou, Interim Governor of the NTA and Head of the Inspections and Audits Unit.
The representatives of the Coordinating Authorities of the Network's Working Groups informed the Plenary on the progress achieved in the four distinct pillars of the annual programme:
- Organisation of Webinars on specialised topics to strengthen Public Integrity
- Publication of Practical Guides and Tools in the field of corruption prevention
- Organisation of Joint Missions to provide expertise and on-site assistance to Network members
- Actions to strengthen the extroversion of the NCPA.
The Plenary welcomed the two new members of the Network and provided an opportunity for their representatives to present the mission and responsibilities of the Authorities. Finally, the members agreed on the next steps for the implementation of actions aimed at sharing good practices in the field of corruption prevention and exchanging expertise in the development of national anti-corruption strategies.