1. Evidence-Based Action Against Corruption: The European Integrity System Project Regional advocacy at the European Union-level Janina Berg Senior EU Policy & Legal Officer TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Liaison Office to the EU (TI-EU) Email: jberg@transparency.orgjberg@transparency.org Website: www.transparencyinternational.euwww.transparencyinternational.eu

2. Session structure  Advocacy opportunities at EU-level on the basis of the ENIS research findings: -How TI-EU advocates for change? -What should be the themes for collective advocacy action?

3. How we advocate for change at EU-level on the basis of ENIS research findings anti-corruption policy launch: One year after the EU’s anti-corruption policy launch:  Influencing EU policy  Bringing experts together for exchange  Delivering expert advice: EU Expert Groups & public consultations  Awareness-raising among EU stakeholders and beyond: press conference/ media coverage  Supporting/ shadowing national launches  Liaising with ENIS donors (Commission/ Norway Grants)

4. What should be the themes?  Access to information  Parliamentary integrity (codes of conduct, ceilings for donations)  Lobbying transparency: inadequate regulations  Whistleblower protection  Political party financing  Public procurement

5. What’s the EU hook: potential future advocacy actions EU hooks by topic: Parliamentary integrity: EP Code of conduct (closed!), promotion of legislative footprint (ongoing) Whistleblowing: review of EU internal staff regulations (ongoing) Procurement: influencing EU Directives (ongoing until end of 2012!) Political party financing: campaign around upcoming EP elections 2013

6. What’s next: Upcoming project deliverables Project deliverables:  Press conference & policy debate: ENIS Regional Report  3 Expert roundtables: topics to be defined  3 Policy papers: topics to be defined TIME TO JOIN FORCES!

7. What’s next: potential future advocacy actions EU news & opportunities for TI:  Aim: creating synergies between regional and your national advocacy strategy to promote change bottom-up and top-down  European Parliament: new Special Committee on Organised Crime, Money-laundering and Corruption:  European Commission: European Citizen Initiative (ECI): topic to be discussed

8. THANKS! Q & A session…

9. Contact at EU-level : Janina Berg TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Liaison Office to the EU Phone: +32 – (0)2 23 58-646 Email: jberg@transparency.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/ti_eu Blog: http://europeblog.transparency.org Website: http://www.transparencyinternational.eujberg@transparency.orghttp://twitter.com/ti_euhttp://europeblog.transparency.orghttp://www.transparencyinternational.eu