The initiative is carried out in the framework of a project of Transparency International-Bulgaria, financed by the Integrity Initiative program of the World Bank and Siemens. The program commenced in July 2009 and aims to provide support to projects and organizations around the globe, working in the field of corruption prevention and counteraction in different areas of social and economic life.

 

On 22 March 2012 Transparency International-Bulgaria organized a forum on the subject: “Integrity Pact in Public Procurement: New Approach for Corruption Prevention in Bulgaria”.

 

TI-Bulgaria presented the Bulgarian model of Integrity Pact in public procurement, which is an innovative instrument for supporting the public institutions and business sector in the fight against corruption in public procurement procedures.

 

Representatives of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communication participated in the discussion, as well as representatives of the institutions with control functions in the sphere of public procurement.

 

The participants had the opportunity to express their expert opinions and assessments of the problems in the sphere of public procurement, and also were able to discuss the possible approaches towards their solution.