Some 90 representatives of a variety of line ministries, courts, law firms, and the Moscow city administration attended the seminar on “Basic Anti-corruption Concepts” which took place on 14-18 October 2013 in Moscow. The seminar was organised jointly by the Council of Europe and the Moscow Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and was co-funded by the City of Moscow government. Council of Europe experts advised the audience on anti-corruption standards, measuring and monitoring mechanisms, ethical values and principles in the public service, best practices and international success stories. The participants are expected to apply new concepts at workplace and act as multipliers vis-à-vis their colleagues and professional counterparts.