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Corruption Map 2011 Reflects Positive Trends
The most recent survey about corruption trends in Lithuania Corruption Map 2011 was introduced on 8 November 2011. The survey shows that anti-corruption tools applied at national and municipal level yielded positive results.
STT Contributed to Changes in the Fight against Corruption in Azerbaijan
STT has completed the EU-funded Twinning Project, Support for the Anti-Corruption Department with the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan that lasted for more than two years. At the closing conference held on the 19th of September 2011 in Baku, Aidenas Karpus, the Project Leader and the First Deputy Director of STT, reviewed the project implementation period and introduced its results.
Parliament Adopted National Anti-Corruption Programme for 2011–2014
Upon the approval of the Lithuanian Parliament, the updated National Anti-Corruption Programme was launched. The Programme provides for more than 90 preventive measures to be implemented in 2011–2014. Officers of the Special Investigation Service (STT) note that the updated Programme includes measures that are oriented towards tangible and measurable results and specifies more clear-cut criteria for achieving them.
European Union extended programme of support to Anti-Corruption Department of Azerbaijani Prosecutor General
The European Union has extended for five months its program of support to the Azerbaijani top prosecutor’s anti-corruption department, citing progress made since the program was launched in 2009.
STT officials have shared their experience with colleagues from Poland
On April 6, the Polish police delegation visited the Special Investigation Service (STT) and noted STT activities, practical experience of officials investigating corruption offences.
Moldavians are to be presented with Lithuanian anti-corruption experience
The Heads of the Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption of the Republic of Moldova (Moldavia) are to visit Lithuanian on April 4-5th. The purpose of this visit is to get acquainted with the Lithuanian anti-corruption sector and activities of the Special Investigation Service (STT).
STT director to participate in the anti-corruption seminar in Vilnius
Žimantas Pacevičius, Director of the Special Investigation Service (STT), and other STT officials will take part in seminar on “Anti-Corruption Policy and Integrity Training” to be held in Vilnius on March 23.
Ambassador to Azerbaijan: “Support of Lithuanian specialists is highly appreciated in this country”
Kęstutis Kudzmanas, the Lithuanian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, is glad about the will of this country’s politicians and their particularly decisive combat against corruption which also resulted from activities of employees of the Special Investigation Service (STT) and the Prosecutor General‘s Office of the Republic of Lithuania performed under the European Union (EU) financed Twinning project.
