Regional
initiatives and networks
Think-tanks, policy institutes,
research centers
Anti-corruption resources
SEE portal sites
Country resources
REGIONAL INITIATIVES and NETWORKS
Agenda
for Civil Society in South-East Europe
A three-year research project, coordinated by CEU-Budapest.
The idea of the project is to come up with a policy document “Agenda
for Civil Society in Southeastern Europe” in three years (by 2003)
that will serve as the vision paper for development of the region
in the next 20 years. The paper will address both governments and publics
and should offer coherent policy strategies. The work on the Agenda is
aimed to be a stimulus for opening the discussion to different sectors
of society and for initiating regional policy debate.
Economic
Reconstruction and Development in Southeast Europe
This European Commission / World Bank website aims to
provide a real-time working tool to help donors identify the current situation
in South East Europe and the macroeconomic needs of the countries.
South
Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons
(UNDP)
SEESAC is a component of the Regional Implementation Plan on
Combating the Proliferations of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) formulated
and adopted by the Stability Pact in November 2001, with the aims of stopping
the flow and availability of SALW in the region, consolidating achievements
so far and supporting the socio-economic conditions for peace and development
in South East Europe.
Southeast
European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
The impetus behind the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
is encouraging cooperation among its Participating States and facilitating
their integration into European structures.
SECI
Regional Center for Combatting Trans-Border Crime
The mission of the Regional Center for Combatting Trans-border
Crime is to support common trans-border crime fighting efforts of SECI
participating countries in order to improve the business environment in
Southeast Europe and make it more attractive for investments, with the
declared aim of reaching economic and political stability in the region.
Southeast
European Educational Co-operation Network
Facilitating the flow of information and establishing
links between grass roots initiatives/NGOs, regional educational policy
makers and European and International institutions.
The
Balkan Network
The Balkan Network is a coalition of independent public
policy economic institutes in the Balkans dedicated to regional cooperation
to increase economic growth and opportunity, improve competitiveness and
innovation, and remove barriers to growth across the region.
The
EU-Balkan Working Group
The EU-Balkan Working Group is an interdisciplinary, multinational network
of experts on European and regional integration, dedicated to fostering
closer ties and enhanced understanding and cooperation between Balkan
countries and between them and the European Union.
Trade
and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe Program (TTFSE)
TTFSE fosters trade by promoting more efficient
and less costly trade flows across the countries in Southeast Europe and
provides European Union-compatible customs standards. Participants in
the program include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Moldova and the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia.
UNDP
Early Warning System for South-Eastern Europe
In April 1997 the first Early Warning System team was
established in Bulgaria. Today, seven SEE countries and territories are
committed to the project.The EWS monitors economic, social and political
indicators in order to analyse the potential of various types of risk.
These risks include any adverse effects on progress, instability or symptoms
of crisis at the national level. Their analysis is published in the form
of a report on a regular basis.
THINK-TANKS, POLICY INSTITUTES, RESEARCH CENTERS
Center
for Civil Society in Southeastern Europe
A US-based NGO which has conducted numerous training
programs in the United States, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina for government
and civic leaders.
Center
for International Private Enterprise's Combatting Corruption Program
The Center for International Private Enterprise
(CIPE), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, works to build democracy
and market economies throughout the world. CIPE works in four principal
areas: a grants program currently supporting over 90 indigenous organizations
in developing countries, an award winning communications strategy, training
programs, and technical assistance through field offices.
EastWest
Institute
The EastWest Institute works in the areas of international
security, economic and regional development, transfrontier cooperation,
the Russian regions and development in South Eastern Europe.
European
Stability Initiative (ESI)
ESI is a non-profit research and policy institute
based in Berlin which aims to produce practical, independent and timely
analysis of developments in South Eastern Europe and of the impact of
international interventions. ESI's multi-national team includes practitioners
and analysts with extensive experience in South Eastern Europe.
Euroregional
Center for Democracy (CED)
CED is a non-governmental and non-profit organization
that promotes democracy and stability in Central and South - Eastern Europe.
Based in Timisoara, Romania.
Kokkalis
Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe
The Kokkalis Program is an integrated network of educational
and research activities that aims to support the transition to democracy
and market economy now underway in the Balkans by bringing together senior
policy-makers, scholars and students.
The
Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe
The Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe is a non-governmental,
non-profit organization that seeks to foster democratic and pluralistic
values, to support free-market economies that are guided by the rule of
law and by social responsibility, and to encourage reconciliation among
the peoples of the Balkan region.
The
Center for the Study of Democracy
Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) is an interdisciplinary public policy institute dedicated to the values of democracy and market economy. CSD is a non-partisan, independent organization fostering the reform process in Bulgaria through impact on policy and civil society.
The
Balkans Institute of the US Institute of Peace
Providing policy-relevant analysis, facilitating dialogue, supporting
the work of others, promoting scholarship, training for conflict management
and communicating diplomacy, are just a few activities the Balkans Initiative
undertakes each year.
Transnational
Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC)
TraCCC is a non-profit institute based in Washington, D.C. and dedicated
to the research of trends in organized crime and corruption. It maintains
six overseas organized crime andcorruption research centers: in Moscow,
Irkutsk, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok, Russia, and Kyiv and Kharkiv,
Ukraine.
Trust
for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe (CEETrust)
The mission of the Trust for Civil Society in Central & Eastern Europe
is to support the development and long-term stabilization of civil society
in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and
Slovenia.
Vienna
Institute for International Economic Studies' Balkan Observatory
The WIIW Balkan Observatory is a portal to statistics,
research and communication in relation to economic developments in South-Eastern
Europe.
Western
Policy Center
The Western Policy Center analyzes current U.S. foreign
policy toward southeastern Europe and develops policy recommendations
for the region. The Center publishes The Strategic Regional Report, which
provides readers with original commentary and fresh perspectives on current
regional issues, and a concise review of major political, economic, and
military developments impacting U.S. interests.
Anticorruption.bg
Anticorruption.bg is the first Bulgarian portal site dedicated
to corruption and anti-corruption measures and policies in the country.
Anti-Corruption
Gateway for Europe and Eurasia
The Gateway offers primary
materials and direct links to major information sources for anti-corruption
practitioners and analysts engaged in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet
Union. It serves as an easily accessible repository of anti-corruption
project documentation, legislation, regional and international agreements,
news, survey results, reports, and research.
Anti-Corruption
Network for Transition Economies
The network aims to facilitate the exchange of information
and experience on national, regional and international anti-corruption
initiatives.
Coalition
2000
Coalition 2000 is an initiative of a number of Bulgarian
non-governmental organizations aimed at combating corruption through a
process of cooperation among governmental institutions, NGOs and individuals
drafting an Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Bulgaria, and implementing
an awareness campaign and a monitoring system.
Integra
Venture' Corruption Project
The Integra Venture is a Central and Eastern
European co-operative initiative based in Bratislava. Its corruption project
aims at measuring and encouraging the ability of Central and Eastern European
SMEs to resist corruption and do ethical business.
Stability
Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative (SPAI)
The Stability Pact initiative to fight corruption in South
Eastern Europe
The
World Bank Anti-Corruption Knowledge Center
This website aims to disseminate knowledge about the latest
anti-corruption tools, techniques and resources, and to provide updates
on the most recent developments in the World Bank’s anticorruption
efforts.
Transparency
International (TI)
TI is a non-governmental organisation dedicated
to increasing government accountability and curbing both international
and national corruption. It has National Chapters in more than 77 countries
and publishes an annual Corruption Perception Index.
UNDP
Management and Governance Network
Management Development and Governance Division (MDGD)
provides support to the United
Nations Development Program’s efforts
to promote good governance.The Division operates at the global, regional
and country levels. It gives support and has programmatic activities in
governing institutions,decentralised governance, public sector management
and accountability, governance in crisis countries etc.
UNDP
Programme for Accountability and Transparency
PACT Bratislava is a UNDP programme to promote transparency, accountability
and effective management through support to Supreme Audit Institutions
(SAIs) and related national financial control and management institutions,
as well as to the evaluation capacities of national and local Governments.
USAID
Anti-Corruption Resources
Information about and links to the growing
collection of anti-corruption resources that are available on the internet,
and descriptions of the anti-corruption programs currently operated by
the United
States Agency for International Development, other
government agencies, and the many USAID partners who are active in the
effort to combat corruption.
Utstein
Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
The Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre is dedicated to the global
fight against corruption. It is organised around two purposes: to guide
you to relevant anti-corruption resources, and to inform you about the
Utstein partners and their anti-corruption work.
Information
Gateway for Southeast Europe
The portal integrates
existing business information sources in SEE and provides up-to-date reliable
information about processes in the region.
Southeast
European Times
The Southeast European Times Web site is a central source
of news and information about Southeastern Europe in nine languages: Albanian,
Bulgarian, Croatian, English, Greek, Macedonian, Romanian, Serbian Latin,
Serbian Cyrillic and Turkish.
Southeast
Europe Online
Southeast Europe Online is designed as
a Balkan portal site focusing on creating a virtual network of NGOs in
Southeast Europe. The project covers seven countries: Albania, Bosnia
& Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FR Yugoslavia, Macedonia and Romania.
Radio Free Europe Newsline about SEE
Kokkalis Program' regional news and links
The
World Factbook 2002 - CIA
US Institute of Peace SEE Web Links