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Local Integrity System 2017: What’s Next?

Transparency International-Bulgaria continues its work on the annual Local Integrity System Index in 2017.

Along with the activities on accumulation and verification of empirical data for the nine studied pillars of the research, Transparency International-Bulgaria is planning to organize 3 regional round tables for exchange of good practices among the municipalities-regional centres in the country. In 2017 the expert team of the Association will continue to support the work of the municipalities, which occupy the lowest positions in the ranking. In cooperation with the local authorities and the Regional Public Councils for Counteraction to Corruption, we will propose specific measures and an action plan for increasing transparency in the work of Municipal Councils and the mayor’s team, as well as for enhanced accountability of the control bodies in the administration and collaboration with the citizens and the local community.

Index 2017 will be published in December 2017.

Today’s round table discussion for presentation of Index 2016 may be viewed live online on the following link:

Today, 9 December 2016, on the occasion of the International Anticorruption Day, Transparency International – Bulgaria presents the Second Annual Local Integrity System Index – 2016.

You can watch live the round table discussion “Challenges for the systems of integrity at local level in the first year of the mandate of the new local self-governance institutions” online between 11:30 and 13:30 today. Among the participants at the discussion are representatives of local authorities, experts and civil society.

The citizens of Kardzhali municipality are now familiar with their municipal councilors

As a result of the activity of Transparency International-Bulgaria the citizens of Kardzhali municipality are now familiar with their municipal councilors. A picture, political membership, education, priority fields of activity, membership in Municipal Council committees and contacts are now accessible for all municipal councilors: http://www.kardjali.bg/?pid=8,7

Transparency International-Bulgaria actively insisted for adoption by the Municipal Council of Kardzhali of a good standard (“model for optimal publicity”) for publicity of the Council and its members.

Increasing the anticorruption capacity of local administration through development of sustainable anti-corruption policies and models of good governance are the main priorities of the Local Integrity System Index initiative, implemented by TI-Bulgaria since 2014 with the support of America for Bulgaria Foundation.