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PECK III Roundtable:

The Council of Europe through its joint European Union and Council of Europe Project against Economic Crime (PECK III) organised a high-level Roundtable: Presentation of the findings from the Corruption Risk Mapping process’ with the aim of presenting findings of the Corruption Mapping Process carried out based on the Council of Europe Methodology.


The event gathered 61 participants representing Assembly, line ministries, public institutions, socially owned enterprises and EU Office in Pristina. 


The Minister of Justice addressed the event by reiterating several reforms in the rule of law and fight against corruption and acknowledged the valuable support provided by the Council of Europe, whereas the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Legislation, Mandates, Immunities, Rules of procedure of the Assembly and Oversight of the Anti-Corruption Agency highlighted the added value of the Council of Europe in providing technical support based on consolidated methodologies. Acknowledging the close partnership with the APC in carrying out this process the representative of EU emphasised the role of solid partnerships between public institutions, civil society organizations, and international organisations in sharing best practices, leverage expertise, and coordinate responses to the corruption challenges.


Corruption Risk mapping was conducted by the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (APC) with the support and in close cooperation with the project. In this respect the project organised a series of activities and provided guidance to the APC in the period between October 2023 and June 2024. 


Corruption risk mapping is a process which serves to identify and assess sectors, activities and/or functions with likely higher risk of corruption at national level. It is a unique effort as it provides an assessment of corruption risks based on real and factual data.  Meanwhile, findings of this activity will serve authorities to have a clear picture of high-risk sectors, whereas the APC will be able to focus its capacities for in-depth risk assessment of identified (priority) sectors.


Moreover, it is for the first time that this kind of assessment is conducted by the Agency for Prevention of Corruption.  For this purpose, the event also served as a venue for sharing lessons and experience with representatives of State Minister for Public Administration and Anti-Corruption and General Directorate of Anticorruption in Albania.


Participants from acknowledged the positive impact of the Council of Europe Support in addressing legal and institutional framework related to corruption risks. 


This initiative builds upon joint EU/Council of Europe and beneficiaries’ efforts in identifying challenges faced and improvement needs with regard to countering corruption by also taking into account the Anti-Corruption Assessment of 2018.

 The activity was organised within the framework of the “Project against Economic Crime” (PECK III), jointly funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the latter.

Pristina 5 July 2024
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Fifty practitioners to enhance skills in provision of occupational therapy

Following the adoption of the Guidelines for Occupational Therapy (OT), as well as the Training of Trainers (ToT) on OT that took place in January 2024, three 2-day cascade training sessions were organised in the course of February and March 2024.  Fifty professionals, mainly from the Prison Health Department, along with representatives from the Correctional Services, Institute for Forensic Psychiatry, and the Special Institute for Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities, were trained on this important form of therapy.

To complement the theoretical aspects and provide the trainees with practical knowledge, some of the sessions were conducted in the Dubrava Prison, in a section which houses prisoners with both mental and somatic problems. This on-site training allowed the participants to observe and understand the application of OT principles in a real-life setting, thus enhancing their learning experience by connecting theory and practice.

These cascade training sessions allowed the participants to further improve their skills in applying the OT Guidelines and tools in prisons and other closed institutions, a concept which was thus far not utilised in a structured manner. Furthermore, training healthcare and correctional professionals together helps them further strengthen the inter-institutional cooperation in the treatment and rehabilitation of some of the most vulnerable members of the society.

Each of these sessions were facilitated by two trainers who had participated in the ToT in January and were supervised and mentored by a Council of Europe consultant who has been involved in the process since the very beginning, thus further strengthening institutional capacity to provide training.

The activity was conducted under the auspices of the Council of Europe project “Improvement of the treatment of persons deprived of liberty”.

 

 

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Istog/ Istok 26 March 2024
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