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Integrity Officers to support the application of Rules of Conduct by public servants in Armenia
Following the adoption of the Model Code of Conduct for Public Servants in Armenia in 2022, the Corruption Prevention Commission has moved on to actively promote its application by all public institutions of the country, with support from the Council of Europe. The steps undertaken for the...
Improving financial investigations to better fight economic crime in Armenia
The Armenian authorities have set the fight against corruption and other economic crimes as a top national priority, and undertaken major legislative and institutional reforms in this direction. These include the establishment of a dedicated chain of Law enforcement and criminal justice...
Armenian banks and payment institutions discuss risks related to virtual assets and how to address them
Representatives of the Central Bank of Armenia, including the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank, and the private sector, in particular banks and payment institutions, participated in a workshop on “Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risks related to Virtual Assets and the...
Discussing risk-based regulation and supervision of the virtual assets sector in Armenia
Representatives of the Central Bank of Armenia, including the Financial Monitoring Centre within the Central Bank, participated in a workshop on risk-based Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regulation and supervision in the area of virtual assets, organised in...
Armenia adopts a model Code of Conduct for Public Servants
In 2022, Armenian authorities adopted a Model Code of Conduct for Public Servants, developed by the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Corruption Prevention Commission of Armenia (CPC), within the framework of the PGGII Project on “Strengthening institutional capacities to fight and...
PGGII Anti-corruption Project in Armenia holds its third Steering Committee Meeting
The Third Steering Committee Meeting of European Union and Council of Europe’s Partnership for Good Governance project on “Strengthening institutional capacities to fight and prevent corruption in Armenia” took place in Yerevan, on 3 May 2022. The Project’s Steering Committee Meeting was...
Armenian stakeholders discuss the role of corruption prevention and Codes of Conduct
The Council of Europe and the Corruption Prevention Commission of the Republic of Armenia jointly organised a Conference on Integrity, Corruption Prevention and Codes of Conduct, in the framework of the EU/Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance Project “Strengthening institutional...
A Model Code of Conduct for all Public Servants in Armenia
The Council of Europe continues to support Armenian authorities in their efforts to establish solid corruption prevention systems in the country. With this support, the Corruption Prevention Commission of Armenia (CPC) is moving forward with the development of formalised general rules of conduct...
Armenian Corruption Prevention Commission staff better equipped to analyse public officials’ asset and interest declarations
Among its responsibilities, the Corruption Prevention Commission of the Republic of Armenia (CPC) maintains the registry of Public Officials’ property, income, and interest declarations. It also regulates the publication, checking and analysing process of these declarations, conducts the...
Workshop on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters and Mutual Legal Assistance in Armenia
The Council of Europe continues supporting Armenian authorities in developing procedures and capacities related to the investigation of corruption crimes by using international cooperation means. On 11-12 March 2021, the Project on “Strengthening institutional capacities to fight and prevent...
Integrity checking: Armenian experience, achievements and prospects for improvement
The PGGII Project on “Strengthening institutional capacities to fight and prevent corruption in Armenia” continues supporting the Corruption Prevention Commission in developing and improving its methodology for integrity checking of judicial nominees. On 26 February 2021 the workshop on...
Towards the adoption of a Code of Conduct for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
The Project on “Strengthening institutional capacities to fight and prevent corruption in Armenia” continues to support the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia in developing a Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament. This assistance addresses both national priorities in the Republic of...
Council of Europe provides support to the verification of assets and interest declarations of Armenian officials
The Corruption Prevention Commission (CPC) in Armenia received a tailored-made technical support from the Council of Europe to help manage the asset declaration process for high-ranking public officials. Several key documents were produced to help the CPC to detect financial irregularities in the...
PGGII Anti-corruption Project in Armenia holds its Second Steering Committee Meeting
The second Steering Committee Meeting of EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance project on “Strengthening institutional capacities to fight and prevent corruption in Armenia” was organised online via videoconferencing due to COVID-19 restrictions. The event was attended by the representatives of...
Discussing a New System of Integrity Checking of Judicial Nominees in Armenia
The EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance is supporting the Corruption Prevention Commission (CPC) in developing its own methodology for the integrity checking of judicial nominees. According to the amendments to the law on the Corruption Prevention Commission (CPC) and Judicial Code of the...
Advancing International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
The EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance continues to support the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia in developing laws and procedures related to the investigation of corruption offences. At the end of May, the Council of Europe received an official request from the Ministry of...
Verification and analysis of asset and interest declarations of high officials in Armenia
The recently established Corruption Prevention Commission (CPC), within its mandate to develop and implement systems for the prevention of corruption in Armenia, is undertaking the voluminous and critical task of verifying and analysing property, income and interest declarations submitted by...
Developing a Code of Conduct for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
The EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance is supporting the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia in developing a Code of Conduct for members of parliament. This assistance addresses both national priorities in the Republic of Armenia and an important recommendation by GRECO in its Fourth...
The Law on Civil Forfeiture of Illegal Assets is adopted
On 16 April, the law on Civil Forfeiture of Illegal Assets was adopted in second reading by the National Assembly of Armenia. This is a major step towards strengthening the national framework for asset recovery. The EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance II project on “Strengthening institutional...
Armenian civil servants participate in an awareness raising workshop on integrity systems and corruption prevention
An awareness raising workshop on integrity systems and corruption prevention took place on 3 March 2020, in Yerevan, Armenia. The workshop highlighted the importance of establishing a regular anti-corruption training for civil servants. Representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Corruption...