Accountable Local Authorities, Strong Communities

The main objective of the project is to improve the accountability and integrity system of local government and thus create conditions for countering corruption at the local level by mobilizing local civil society communities. The activities are carried out in partnership between Scanteam, Norway and Anti-Corruption Fund (ACF), Bulgaria. The NGO Scanteam, Norway has considerable experience in implementing projects related to anti-corruption and the application of good governance principles in different parts of the world.
Project work includes:
– Development of a Local Government Accountability and Integrity Standard:
The Standard introduces principles of good governance established in international practice. The Standard has been developed in collaboration with the Norwegian organisation Scanteam, following an analysis of the situation on the ground and with the active participation of local coordinators and activists and cooperation with local authorities in the selected municipalities.
Monitoring the implementation of the standard:
Journalists, citizen activists and NGOs in ten pilot municipalities will monitor the local implementation of the standard in their communities and will be able to report bad practices using an electronic application. Meetings and training for local community representatives – journalists, activists, NGOs – will improve their skills to report to the competent authorities.
Introducing the Accountability and Integrity Standard for consideration by regional anti-corruption councils:
The standard will be proposed to the municipal councils in the monitored municipalities for approval and adoption as a code of ethics standard for good governance practices in the municipality. The aim is that following a decision by the municipal council, the standard will become part of local legislation.
The project “Transparency and Accountability of Local Authorities, Strong Communities: Implementing a Local Government Accountability and Integrity Standard through Engagement of Local NGOs and Media” is implemented with the financial support of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under the EEA Financial Mechanism through a grant of EUR 182 655, 03.
Press releases

How Sanctioned Persons Are Visiting Bulgaria “on Medical Grounds” with the Foreign Ministry’s Approval

ACF: BACB Does Not Deny Hosting Talks Between TurkStream Tenderers

TurkStream Tenderers Also Held Secret Talks at Tzvetelina Borislavova’s Bank

Who and How Held Illegal Secret Negotiations with TurkStream Tenderers in 2019?

“Pelletgate”: firm linked to Delyan Dobrev received large amounts from Maritza 3 TPP for fictitious deliveries of biomass

ACF files a report to the Prosecutor's Office about cybercrimes committed during the electronic voting for members of the Supreme Judicial Council in June 2022

ACF's Annual Monitoring Report 2022: Institutions remain blind to high-level political corruption

Presentation of the ACF Annual Monitoring Report "Anti-Corruption Institutions 2022: Eyes Wide Shut"

Letter of five civil society organizations on the position of Borislav Sarafov, Deputy Prosecutor General and Director of the National Security Service

Spain Refuses to Extradite One of the ‘Conspirators’ Against Prosecutor General Geshev
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Major General Paul H. Pardew will be ACF's International Advisor

Purchased and controlled vote and trust in the electoral process

Anti-Corruption Fund Foundation held a meeting and discussion in Blagoevgrad

Andrey Yankulov to Fakti: The work of the Anti-Corruption Commission is shrouded in secrecy

Mario Rusinov on election technology and the purchased vote

The most important thing about anomaly-monitoring analyses is the politicians' awareness that they are taking place

Der Standard: As early as 2019, ACF has sent reports to the Financial Inspectorate and the Prosecutor's Office about irregularities at the Capitan Andreevo Check Point

Andrey Yankulov: It is strange that a deputy minister was dismissed after allegations of a BGN 200 000 bribe, and now he has been restored to the same position

Andrey Yankulov: The draft law about the Anti-Corruption Commission allows for external control over the Prosecutor's Office

Trading votes for firewood, or about the election frauds in the upcoming elections
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