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Measures against corruptionThe experience of the SAI of Croatia

Budapest Seminar for SAIs, 2011

Content

• Elements of the fight against fraud and corruption

• The Anti-Corruption Strategy

• The role of the SAI

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Elements of the fight against fraud and corruption

• two conventions of the Council of Europe

• the UN Convention against Corruption

• the institutional and administrative capacity to prevention, detection and prosecution of corruption

• institutional and legislative framework

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The Anti-Corruption Strategy

• is brought in 2008

• strengthening the legal and institutional framework, prevention, prosecution and sanctioning of corruption

• inter-agency and international cooperation and raising public awareness about the necessity of its prevention

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Priority areas

• to prevent a conflict of interest

• financing political parties

• access to information

• strengthening the integrity of public administration

• public procurement regulation

• protection of the victim and the person who in good faith reports corruption

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The role of the SAI

• enhancing the overall transparency and accountability

• supporting an environment which restricts opportunities for corruption

• creating an atmosphere of sound administration

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• critical segments in public structures

• guidelines on how to act in cases when fraud and corruption are suspected

• to consider their possible impact on financial information 

• to inform the auditor general 

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• Co-operation with other state institutions. 

• the submission of audit reports and other documents to investigative bodies.

• In 2010 documents and reports for more than 100 cases were submitted

• The annual reports are accessible on the Office’s website

• Good relations with the media

In the future

• Anti-Corruption Program of companies in state ownership from 2010 to 2012

• The main objectives: – Strengthening of integrity, accountability and

transparency in the work– creation of preconditions for preventing

corruption at all levels – affirmation of access to "zero tolerance" on

corruption

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