Monitoring Anti-Corruption Policy Implementation in High-Risk Sectors

Corruption and measures to counteract it have been subject to so much research and political
attention that it would seem that their every aspect must have been explored. Yet corruption proves
bafflingly resilient, always finding new conduits for spreading; squeezed temporarily out of one publicsector, it reappears in another.

In response to this need the Center for the Study of Democracy, SCEMAPS coordinator, published
the Monitoring Anticorruption Policy Implementation (MACPI) at Institutional Level methodology
and its pilot results in 2015. MACPI provides the anticorruption community with a precision-guided
tool, which gives exhaustive feedback on the enforcement of anti-corruption policies inside key public institutions. The current infographic presents the key steps in implementing (MACPI) at institutional level.

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State Capture Assessment on Sectoral Level: Methodological Toolkit

Corruption and measures to counteract it have been subject to so much research and political
attention that it would seem that their every aspect must have been explored. Yet corruption proves
bafflingly resilient, always finding new conduits for spreading; squeezed temporarily out of one publicsector, it reappears in another.

In response to this need the Center for the Study of Democracy, SCEMAPS coordinator, published
the Monitoring Anticorruption Policy Implementation (MACPI) at Institutional Level methodology
and its pilot results in 2015. MACPI provides the anticorruption community with a precision-guided
tool, which gives exhaustive feedback on the enforcement of anti-corruption policies inside key public institutions. The current infographic presents the key steps in implementing (MACPI) at institutional level.

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Video: Assessing state capture risks and vulnerabilities in public procurement

Corruption and measures to counteract it have been subject to so much research and political
attention that it would seem that their every aspect must have been explored. Yet corruption proves
bafflingly resilient, always finding new conduits for spreading; squeezed temporarily out of one publicsector, it reappears in another.

In response to this need the Center for the Study of Democracy, SCEMAPS coordinator, published
the Monitoring Anticorruption Policy Implementation (MACPI) at Institutional Level methodology
and its pilot results in 2015. MACPI provides the anticorruption community with a precision-guided
tool, which gives exhaustive feedback on the enforcement of anti-corruption policies inside key public institutions. The current infographic presents the key steps in implementing (MACPI) at institutional level.

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Newsletter No 5

The Sce Maps newsletter presents the latest policy developments in the area of anti-corruption, prominent cases, events and publications.

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Video: State capture risk assessment tool on sectoral level

Corruption and measures to counteract it have been subject to so much research and political
attention that it would seem that their every aspect must have been explored. Yet corruption proves
bafflingly resilient, always finding new conduits for spreading; squeezed temporarily out of one publicsector, it reappears in another.

In response to this need the Center for the Study of Democracy, SCEMAPS coordinator, published
the Monitoring Anticorruption Policy Implementation (MACPI) at Institutional Level methodology
and its pilot results in 2015. MACPI provides the anticorruption community with a precision-guided
tool, which gives exhaustive feedback on the enforcement of anti-corruption policies inside key public institutions. The current infographic presents the key steps in implementing (MACPI) at institutional level.

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Newsletter No 4

The Sce Maps newsletter presents the latest policy developments in the area of anti-corruption, prominent cases, events and publications.

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Media Note: SceMaps reports high levels of monopolization pressure

State capture is a combination of different forms of corruption which have a single objective: to secure wholesale and long-term privileges to captors by exploiting the power of government for private benefit. This phenomenon presents a specific security risk for the EU and the individual Member States. Monopolisation pressure in economic sectors, both through legislation and policy implementation, is one of the elements of state capture, analysed by SceMaps through a novel methodology – MACPI, based on experts assessments by professionals, research experts and public employees from Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Romania. The recent media note offers some preliminary findings and conclusions about the levels of monopolisation pressure in the three analyzed high-risk sectors – Wholesale of fuels, Wholesale of pharmaceuticals and Construction. 

 

Infographic: Public Procurement Market in Selected High-risk Sectors of Bulgaria, Italy, Romania and Spain

Corruption and measures to counteract it have been subject to so much research and political
attention that it would seem that their every aspect must have been explored. Yet corruption proves
bafflingly resilient, always finding new conduits for spreading; squeezed temporarily out of one publicsector, it reappears in another.

In response to this need the Center for the Study of Democracy, SCEMAPS coordinator, published
the Monitoring Anticorruption Policy Implementation (MACPI) at Institutional Level methodology
and its pilot results in 2015. MACPI provides the anticorruption community with a precision-guided
tool, which gives exhaustive feedback on the enforcement of anti-corruption policies inside key public institutions. The current infographic presents the key steps in implementing (MACPI) at institutional level.

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Media Note: European Semester progress reporting over the anti-corruption measures in Bulgaria, Italy, Romania and Spain

The European Semester (ES) provides political assessment of the key pressing issues and respective recommendations towards each Member State in order for achieving better coordination in economic policies across the European Union. In its 2020 reporting, corruption, and with growing recognition – state capture, are recognised as key issues, which affect the economy of the Member States. 

Responding to the needs for development of new tools and methodologies for assessment and monitoring state capture, SceMaps initiative, supported by the EC’s Internal Security Fund, aims at helping EU authorities to build evolving and risk-responsive instruments to tackle corruption and state capture threats. The initiative pilots a novel methodology in Bulgaria, Italy, Romania and Spain. The current note highlights the European Semester 2020 findings and respective policy recommendations regarding these phenomena in the four countries.

 

Newsletter No 3

The Sce Maps newsletter presents the latest policy developments in the area of anti-corruption, prominent cases, events and publications.

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