PRESS RELEASE FOR THE CONFERENCE AGAINST CORRUPTION
“Fight against corruption- Integrative feedback of domestic and international activities”

Ohrid, 15-16 October 2010

The Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is organising a Conference entitled “Fight against corruption – integrative feedback of domestic and international activities” in Ohrid on 15-16 October 2010.

Some hundred participants will examine three key issues in the fight against corruption: confiscation and restitution of property; transparency and integrity of public administration; and, the financing of political parties.

Participants include high representatives from the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the European Partners against Corruption (EPAC), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Camden Assets Recovery Inter-Agency Network (CARIN).

The Conference, which will be opened by Minister of Justice, Mihajlo Manevski, provides the opportunity to exchange views on the implementation of international anti-corruption standards and of recommendations from various monitoring activities at national level.

In the course of the Conference, Ministers of Justice and their representatives from six countries of South Eastern Europe are expected to adopt a Joint Statement aiming at reinforcing regional co-operation in the fight against corruption.