Newsroom PRECOP Russian Federation
The Russian Federation is excluded from the Council of Europe
The technical assistance and cooperation activities published on this page were organised with the Russian Federation as member State of the Council of Europe. In view of the decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the...
PRECOP-RF project: Closing Conference
The Closing Conference of the project on “Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs in the Russian Federation from Corrupt Practices” took place on 11 December 2015 in Moscow, Russian Federation and was attended by more than 125 participants representing the office of the Federal Ombudsman for...
Regional business ombudspersons visited Strasbourg
A group of 14 Regional Business Ombudspersons and staff members of the Federal Business Ombudsman from the Russian Federation participated in a Study Visit to the Council of Europe on 12-13 November 2015. During the two-day visit members of the secretariat of the Council of Europe representing:...
The FBOO institution was promoted at the UNCAC Conference
A side-event on “Protection of Business from Corruption Practices: the National Experience of the Business Ombudsman” was organised within the 6th Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption. The aim of the activity was to promote the Federal Business Ombudsmen Office as a...
Project steering committee examined the preliminary evaluation
Some 80 participants discussed the systemic problems of entrepreneurship during a series of seminars held on 21-22 October 2015 in Moscow. The 5th Steering Committee meeting of the PRECOP RF project took place on 23 October 2015 at the Federal Business Ombudsman’s Office in Moscow. The members of...
Experts discussed systemic problems affecting entrepreneurs’ rights
Some 80 participants discussed the systemic problems of entrepreneurship during a series of seminars held on 21-22 October 2015 in Moscow. The specific topic of each seminar was identified in coordination with the Experts’ Council of the Federal Business Ombudsman Office, and was introduced by a...
Seminar on “Corruption risks, protection mechanisms and good governance for business”
Over 50 representatives of the Federal Business Ombudsman Office, the Regional Business Ombudspersons’ offices and the local business community participated in the seminar on “Corruption risks, protection mechanisms and good governance for business” held on 17 September 2015 in Irkutsk. The...
Workshop on “International and Russian practices and principles for pro bono work”
A workshop on “International and Russian practices and principles for pro bono work”, addressed to Regional Business Ombudspersons and their staff, local legal community and public agencies, took place on 16 September 2015 in Irkutsk. The seminar, attended by more than 50 participants, was opened...
Seminar on “Corruption risks, protection mechanisms and good governance for business”
The seminar on “Corruption risks, protection mechanisms and good governance for business” took place on 15 July in Kaliningrad. Over 50 participants, including representatives of the federal business ombudsman office, the regional business ombudsmen offices and the business community participated...
Workshop on “International and Russian practices and principles for pro bono work”
A workshop on “International and Russian practices and principles for pro bono work”, addressed to Russian regional business ombudsmen and their staff, legal associations and local government agencies, took place on 14 July 2015 in Kaliningrad. The workshop was opened by Georgii Dykhanov,...