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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE Contract Number 72016918C00002 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE QUARTERLY REPORT (August 1 – October 31 2019) Submission Date: November 13, 2019 Contract Number: 72016918C00002 GAI; Activity Start and End Dates: 6 February 2018 – 5 February 2022 COR: Milena Jenovai Submitted by: Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. 1899 L. Street, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-3804 Tel: 202-452-9700 Email: [email protected] This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID/Serbia). It was prepared by Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE Contract Number 72016918C00002 QUARTERLY REPORT (August 1 – October 31, 2019) Submission Date: November 13, 2019 Submitted by: Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. 1899 L. Street, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-3804 Tel: 202-452-9700 Email: [email protected] DISCLAIMER: The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development. Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. CONTENTS Acronyms.............................................................................................................................................................................. i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. 1 PROJECT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS .............................................................................................................. 9 Local Government Accountability ............................................................................................................................ 9 Independent Oversight Institutions ........................................................................................................................ 23 Adjudication of Corruption Cases .......................................................................................................................... 31 Other Technical Assistance ...................................................................................................................................... 37 PMP UPDATE ................................................................................................................................................................... 39 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES ................................................................................................ 51 PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR FOURTH QUARTER INCLUDING UPCOMING EVENTS ......................... 51 Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. ACRONYMS ACA Anti-Corruption Agency AMELP Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan AVP Automated Case Management System for Courts CSO Civil Society Organization CPI Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection DOJ/OPDAT Department of Justice - Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training ERCC Electronic Register of Corruption Cases GAI Government Accountability Initiative IOI Independent Oversight Institution JA Judicial Academy LAP Local Anti-Corruption Action Plan LSG Local Self-Government NA National Assembly MOJ Ministry of Justice PMP Performance Management Plan PPO Public Prosecutor’s Office RPPO Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office SAI State Audit Institution SCC Supreme Court of Cassation TS Transparency Serbia USAID United States Agency for International Development Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The third quarter (Q3) of the second year of implementation of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Government Accountability Initiative (GAI) was marked by activities to advance adoption of policy reforms, publication of instructional guidance, training to implement new policy reforms, and initiation of youth-focused awareness raising campaigns. Notable achievements and highlights in the third quarter include: • The second group of seven GAI counterpart local self-governments was selected with USAID approval. Niš, Kragujevac, Novi Pazar, Sremska Mitrovica, Žabalj, Vračar, and Stari Grad will be supported with tailored assistance in the seven areas of support that GAI offers: local anti-corruption plans, transparency, public participation, municipal open budget, whistleblower protection, and anti-corruption campaigns. • Four counterpart local self-governments revised or adopted newly developed Local Anti- Corruption Action Plans with GAI assistance. In addition, the Local Anti-Corruption Forum established by the City of Šabac began operations with GAI technical support. • The first GAI-supported Single Administrative Point in Sombor was established. The Single Administrative Point allows registration of changes in property ownership at both the tax administration and the local utility companies in a single process, allowing more timely and efficient service delivery to residents. • In support of the specialized anti-corruption court units and Public Prosecutors’ Offices, GAI published the Practicum for Investigation and Adjudication of Corruption Offences to codify best practices for investigation and adjudication of corruption offences and to delineate the benefits of parallel use of criminal and financial investigations and access to open data resources. The Practicum is a guide for Serbian legal professionals implementing the Law on the Organization and Jurisdiction of State Organs in the Suppression of Organized Crime, Terrorism and Corruption. Serbia`s Supreme Court of Cassation Judge Biljana Sinanović noted that the Practicum offers “possible solutions to the efficient use Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. 1 of new institutes – primarily financial forensics – in criminal proceedings before the courts and emphasizes achieving better results through the use of liaison officers and task forces”. • GAI drafted a series of six Performance Audit Methodology Guides for incorporation into the State Audit Institution’s Manual on Performance Audit. The Guides detail internationally accepted evaluation methods that the auditors will use to design performance audits and evaluate evidence gathered to develop valid and reliable conclusions. The methodologies include sampling, questionnaire design, case study, literature search and content analysis, data quality and reliability testing, and use of “best practices” as audit criteria. GAI also developed a methodology for the Institution to calculate reportable performance measures, such as financial and other benefits derived from auditees’ implementation of audit recommendations. • A Conflict of Interest Manual was developed by GAI in cooperation with the Anti- Corruption Agency to guide public officials’ identification and management of conflict of interest situations. The Manual is a first of its kind tool to advance the Anti-Corruption Agency’s responsibilities to enhance ethics and prevent corruption in state institutions. • GAI further supported the development of the Anti-Corruption Agency’s 2019-2020 Operational Plan which prescribes how the Anti-Corruption Agency will use its resources towards implementation of Strategic Plan. The Operational Plan identifies the activities and events to be conducted by the Anti-Corruption Agency, including the time frame and Key Performance Indicators. • GAI continued to raise public awareness of the importance of whistleblower protections in Serbia in a dialogue with the government, whistleblowers, prosecutors and judges, and the international donor community. More than 120 persons attended the September 9, 2019 Whistleblower Protection at Central and Local Level Conference convened in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice, the EU Prevention and Fight Against Corruption project, and the Pištaljka whistleblowers’ portal. GAI complemented the dialogue with publication of the Handbook for Designated Persons for Receiving Whistleblower Reports. Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. 2 • GAI renewed support for the Commissioner for Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection, after new Commissioner Marinović assumed office in August 2019. In cooperation with the Commissioner, GAI convened a dialogue with civil society on the importance of free access to information of public importance in celebration of Right to Know week. • GAI initiated its campaigns to raise the awareness of Serbia’s youth on the importance of combating corruption and enhancing good governance. U.S. Magistrate Judge Boal held a lecture for Belgrade University Faculty of Law students on the challenges in investigation and adjudication of white-collar crimes. GAI reached agreement with the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law to support the Faculty’s resumption of the Anti-Corruption Law Clinic. GAI will provide technical assistance to develop training on anticorruption, facilitate a series of domestic and international lecturers on fighting corruption, and support cooperation of the Clinic and specialized anti-corruption units in courts and Public Prosecutor’s Offices. Also, GAI created a campaign, including multi-media promotion and support, for Sombor’s high school student parliaments to convene a vote on school improvement projects to be presented to the City government for funding in the 2020 budget. Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc. 3 PROJECT
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