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Equal Parnership With the World

"In its future work, Transparency International Serbia will not deal with concrete corruption cases and abuses of official positions, but it will concentrate on establishment of anticorruption mechanisms and institutions which will lay down sound practices for the future", said Dr Predrag Jovanovic, the president of TI Serbia at the Founding Assembly of the national chapter of Transparency International in Serbia, held on February 28th, 2001.

The most important among many ACTIVITIES are the campaign to raise public awareness, educational programs, workshops and conferences, expert studies, technical assistance, the proposed National Anticorruption Strategy, the initiative for the reform of public procurement, monitoring public procurement reforms and budgeting in Serbia and the availability of expert opinion and recommendations.

Working on public procurement procedure will be priority of the organization in the first phase, emphasized Dr Jovanovic, adding that there were no adequate legal regulations in the area whichconfirmed to European standards. Also, members of the Founding Assembly agreed that it is necessary to monitor privatization process in Serbia and recommend expert critiques and proposals. Also, basic education of citizens in the area of anticorruption actions and increasing of transparency at one and municipality status at the other side, should start as soon as possible. Moreover, chapter will start publishing expert studies on privatization, public procurement, license system, etc.

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