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The TSJ-CV questions the Síndic de Greuges who has examined a complaint against the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency when a judicial resolution is pending

 

València, June 16, 2021.- The Fourth Section of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of the Community has issued an order in which it does not consider the report issued by the Síndic de Greuges regarding the complaint as having been provided. presented by the popular parliamentary group on the performance of …

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The TSJ-CV agrees the inadmissibility of the appeal of the Orihuela City Council against the AVAF resolution

 

The Third Section of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Community has decided the inadmissibility of the appeal filed by the mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, against the resolution dated March 2, 2021 of the Agency Valenciana Antifraud in which it assumes the realization of an expert report that the Court of Instruction No. 1 of Orihuela had requested in the Preliminary Proceedings that it is instructing.

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Anti-fraud agencies and offices demand a State Anti-Corruption Strategy

The Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, the Office for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption of the Balearic Islands, the Ethics Mailbox of the Barcelona City Council and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency have requested the elaboration of a State Fighting Strategy against Corruption during the course of a webinar held jointly by all the offices.

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The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency in Benetússer

The municipality of l’Horta Sur was the framework for the third conference in 2021 in which the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, within the existing collaboration agreement with the Vice-Rector for Territorial Projection and Society of the University of Valencia, participates in the UNISOCIETAT

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The Valencian Antifraud Agency proposes a future National Anticorruption Agency in the public consultation process of the European Whistleblowers Directive

On January 27, 2021, the public consultation period opened by the Ministry of Justice of the Government of Spain ended so that any person, entity, association or public body could present allegations to the transposition of the European Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report infringements of Union law, known as the Whitleblowers Directive.

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The World Compliance Association and the Valencian Antifraud Agency sign an agreement to collaborate in the fight against fraud and corruption

La World Compliance Association (WCA) y la Agencia Valencia Antifraude (AVAF) han firmado un convenio de colaboración por el que ambas entidades establecen un marco de colaboración para la realización de actividades de formación, transferencia de conocimientos y elaboración de guías y manuales en la prevención e investigación de malas prácticas en las administraciones públicas y del compliance en materia de corrupción.

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Unisocietat in Ontinyent

On December 17, the city of Ontinyent, capital of the Vall d’Albaida region, held a new training activity within the Unisocietat program. This program, which is sponsored by the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency…

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Seasonal University in Ayora

On December 16, the Rector’s Office of the University of Valencia hosted the celebration of the Seasonal University of Ayora. A telematic broadcast for the health situation that had the sponsorship and participation of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency…

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Seasonal University in Llíria

On December 11, Llíria, capital of the Camp de Túria region, hosted the third edition of the Seasonal University at the Multi-purpose Center of the town. Organized by the University of Valencia, this program is presented and sponsored by the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.

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Unisocietat in Quart de Poblet

Anselm Bodoque Arribas, head of the training service of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, was in charge of presenting the activities carried out by the AVAF to the attending public, who after the presentation held an interesting colloquium on transparency, corruption and tools to fight against fraud.

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Unisocietat in Bétera

On November 25, the town of Camp de Túria hosted a new training activity within the Unisocietat program. This program, which is sponsored by the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, aims to stimulate debate and the exchange of information to develop mutual learning.

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Unisocietat in Alzira

The director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Joan Llinares. participated on November 24 in a new training activity within the Unisocietat program. This time in the town of Alzira, capital of the Valencian region of Ribera Alta.

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Seasonal University in Xàtiva

On November 24, the III edition of the Xàtiva Seasonal University took place, organized by the University of Valencia with the presentation and sponsorship of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.

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Unisocietat in L’Eliana

On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, a new session of the UNISOCIETAT program was held at the L’Eliana Municipal Adult Center, a project promoted by the Vice-Rector’s Office for Participation and Territorial Projection of the University of Valencia together with the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency .

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Seasonal University in Sagunto

On Thursday, November 12, 2020, the 4th edition of the Universitats Seasonals program was held in Sagunto promoted by the Vice-Rector’s Office for Territorial Projection and Society of the University of València with the collaboration of the Valencia Provincial Council, the Sagunto City Council, Caixa Popular and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.

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Unisocietat in Cullera

On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, a conference was held in Cullera within the UNISOCIETAT program promoted by the Vice-Rector’s Office for Participation and Territorial Projection of the University of Valencia together with the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.

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Seasonal University in Castell d’Alaquàs

On Thursday, October 15, 2020, the 3rd edition of the Seasonal Universities program was held in Castell d’Alaquàs, promoted by the Vice-Rector for Territorial Projection and Society of the University of València together with the Valencia Provincial Council, the Alaquàs City Council, Caixa Popular and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.

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The Department of Transparency and Open Government and the Valencian Antifraud Agency begin to work on the Integrity Plan of the new transparency regulation of the Valencia City Council

The Councilor for Transparency and Open Government of the Valencia City Council, Elisa Valía, and the Director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Joan Llinares, have met this week to begin with the preparation of the Local Administration Integrity Plan, a fundamental element of the new Transparency Regulation in which the Valencia City Council is working.

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June 23 World Whistleblower Day

The cornerstone of any State strategy in the fight against corruption lies in the protection of the people who report it. Spain, fourteen years after adhering to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, continues without making the reforms of its legal and institutional system and does not guarantee protection …

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The Sindicatura de Comptes and the Agència de Prevenció i Lluita contra el Frau i la Corrupció sign a collaboration protocol to improve the achievement of their common goals

Valencia, April 27, 2020.- The Catalan Ombudsman, Vicent Cucarella, and the director of the Valencian Antifrau Agency, Joan Antoni Llinares, have signed a functional collaboration protocol to improve compliance with the objectives of common interest of both institutions. Thus, within the regulatory framework of application, they may act jointly in …

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The Valencian Antifraud Agency presents its 2019 Activity Report

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency presented yesterday, March 30, 2020, in the registry of the Valencian Courts, within the legally established deadline, the Annual Report of its activity corresponding to the 2019 financial year. At a particularly difficult time for the whole of society, in which all the attention is …

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Act in the Presidency of the Generalitat

On October 16, the director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Mr. Joan Llinares, together with the Director of Prevention, training and documentation of the Agency, attended, at the invitation of the honorable Molt Mr. President of the Generalitat, to the presentation of the “Declaration of business initiative…

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ADEIT Conference: “Transparency as a way to prevent corruption”

The Director of the Anti-Fraud Agency will participate in this conference, together with Mrs. Adoración Cano (Prosecutor of the Valencia Provincial Prosecutor’s Office) and Mr. Roberto Jaramillo (Deputy of Transparency and Good Government), with a talk entitled «The function of anti-fraud agencies in the prevention of corruption »

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Presentation of the Complaints Box

The Valencian Community Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Fraud and Corruption will present the Complaints Box on its website www.antifraucv.es; a technological tool at the service of preventing bad practices in the field of public administrations and institutions that are under the Agency’s competence.

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“Documentary Cinema and Corruption” with former anti-corruption prosecutor Jiménez Villarejo

After the events of April 24 in Castellón and April 25 in Alicante, the “Documentary Cinema and Corruption” Cycle continues in Valencia. On May 28, within the set of activities that the Valencian Antifraud Agency has been carrying out as part of its functions of preventing corruption and disseminating the culture of ethics, the documentary “Corrupció: l’Organisme Nociu” by Pandora will be screened…

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La Agencia Valenciana Antifraude convoca plazas de libre designación

El Diario Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana ha publicado hoy Resolución del director de la Agencia de Prevención y Lucha contra el Fraude y la Corrupción de la Comunitat Valenciana por la que se convoca la provisión de varios puestos de trabajo por el sistema de libre designación. Concretamente los puestos convocados son los de…

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Los directores de las Agencias Antifraude visitan Les Corts

Los directores de las Agencias Antifraude de la Comunitat Valenciana (Joan A. Llinares), Cataluña (Miguel Àngel Gimeno), Baleares (Jaime Far) y Madrid (Carlos Granados), han visitado hoy, 8 de febrero, el Palacio de Les Corts Valencianes en la Plaza de San Lorenzo de València. Los responsables de la prevención y lucha contra el fraude y…

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Expertos en Antifraude de España, Italia y Portugal se reúnen en una jornada de la UCLM sobre prevención de la corrupción

Ha contado con la participación de Joan A Llinares, director de la Agencia Valenciana Antifraude Ha contado con la participación de Joan A Llinares, director de la Agencia Valenciana Antifraude Valencia, 18/12/17. Expertos en antifraude de España, Italia y Portugal han participado este martes en una jornada de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) sobre…

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Llinares joins Catalonia and the Balearic Islands to share anti-corruption strategies

LEVANTE. EMV | Carlos Alós. Valencia  | 18.08.2018

The Agency against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community directed by the lawyer Joan Llinares has sealed an alliance with the homonymous entities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands to weave agreements that develop strategies to anticipate corruption cases that may arise in the three territories . The agreement states that the three entities will establish communication and collaboration channels that will be maintained permanently with the aim that the three offices can be more effective in the fight against corruption. Llinare0s believes that in this way it gains in efficiency since fraud cases may arise that have ramifications in other territories.

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An approach to corruption, today

InfoLibre.es | Carlos Jimenez Villarejo  | 18.06.2018

A year ago the Report of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office was published, which reported on its activity in 2016. And it recounted, in summary, the problem that is the subject of the 420 processes for the most serious forms of corruption in which said Prosecutor’s Office had been intervening that year; figure that, without a doubt, will have already increased. (… /…)

THE AGENCY OF THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY (created by Autonomous Law 11/2016, of November 28), represents a great advance in the procedural approach to the fight against corruption within the corresponding competence framework. A substantial part of said law should be assumed by state laws on the matter.

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Corruption does not travel alone

Valenciaplaza.com | Opinion – Regina Laguna  | València | 29.05.2018 Sadness. That is the feeling that overwhelms us. Valencian society has been broken in half. Continue reading the full text of the news

Former prosecutor Jimenez Villarejo will give a conference after the screening of “Corruption: the harmful organism”

ABC.ES | València | 28.05.2018

The documentary collects testimonies from people linked to various spheres of power who have suffered and denounced this crime.

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The invisible heroes of the “Gürtel case”

ELPAIS.com | Pablo Ordaz | Madrid  | 27.05.2018

The political pressures to blow up the process against Bárcenas and his cronies ran into the unswerving will of public servants to do their job.

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The Filmoteca receives Jiménez Villarejo and shows a documentary on corruption

LAS PROVINCIAS | EP | València | 27.05.2018

The Valencian Institute of Culture (IVC) is hosting today at the Filmoteca a free and unique screening of “Corruption: the harmful organism”, a documentary written and directed by Teresa Soler and Albert Sanfeliu.

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“The corruption we know is only the tip of the iceberg”

CADENA SER | Manuel Gil | València | 27.05.2018

This is what says the director of the Anti-Fraud Agency of the Valencian Community, Joan Llinares, who insists that we must stop putting “the garbage under the carpets”

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Corruption reports are not only confidential, they can already be anonymous

ELDIARIO.ES | Adolf Beltrán | València | 25.05.2018

The Valencian Antifraud Agency sets up a mailbox with a technology that protects the source in such a way that no one, not even those responsible for the agency, can know who the informant is.

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The complaints box of the Anti-Fraud Agency is born, to help citizens “uncover” cases of corruption

20minutos | EUROPA PRESS | València | 24.05.2018

The Anti-Fraud Agency has presented its complaints box on Thursday that will allow citizens and public employees to help “uncover” corruption cases.

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The director of the Anti-Fraud Agency regrets that Zaplana will only be caught for a tax offense and asks for a change in the law.

ELDIARIO.ES | Toni Cuquerella | València | 23.05.2018

Joan Llinares warns that the prescription of these crimes is a “hole through which crimes of corruption are exonerated”

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Joan Llinares: “The prescription should not be applied to corruption”

Valenciaplaza | Marta Gozalbo | València | 14.05.2018 Interview with the director of the Anti-Fraud Agency Continue reading the full text of the news

Eight officials ask for the protection of the anti-fraud agency in three months

LEVANTE | Carlos Alós | València | 17.04.2018

Llinares appears in the Corts and denounces that there are administrations, without citing them, that do not collaborate.

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The director of the Valencian Antifraud Agency asks PSPV and Bloc not to hide behind the prescription

EL PAIS | Ignacio Zafra | València | 17.04.2018

Joan Llinares urges the two political parties to examine their funding outside of the judicial file.

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The Valencian Antifraud Agency proposes a pact against corruption with mandatory prevention plans

ELDIARIO.ES | Adolf Beltrán | València | 02.04.2018

The institution investigates in its first months of operation 35 complaints, two of them anonymous, and protects a municipal auditor

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Joan Llinares, former director of Palu: “Artur Mas’s explanations do not seem enough to me”

Lasexta.com | Madrid | 22.03.2018

The treasurers are not the ones who decide the strategies.

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“Corruption is denounced, no matter the flag that is covered with, with four bars or two colors”

ELMUNDO.es | Juan Nieto | València | 12.11.2017 Interview with Joan Llinares director of the Anti-Fraud Agency Continue reading the full text of the news

Llinares: “To see the Anticorruption Agency unnecessary is to ask that it continue the same”

ELMUNDO.es | EFE | València | 17.09.2017 Interview with Joan Llinares director of the Anti-Fraud Agency Continue reading the full text of the news

Joan Llinares, the lawyer who looks under the rugs

EL PAIS | Miquel Alberola | Madrid | 25.05.2017

After the looting of the «Palau case» emerged, he will direct the Agency against Fraud in the Valencian Community.

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Joan Llinares will be the director of the Anti-Fraud Agency

Valenciaplaza | Marta Gozalbo | València | 23.05.2017 Ciudadanos will second the candidate who supports the tripartite. Continue reading the full text of the news

Corruption and merit

ELPAIS.com | Opinion – Antonio Muñoz Molina  | 09.11.2014

The discredit and deterioration of the public function favor the exercise of political arbitrariness and corrupt decisions. Building a professional, lean, and efficient administration is difficult, but not impossible.

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February 9, 2018. The Director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Joan A. Llinares, the director of the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, Miguel Àngel Gimeno, the Regional Minister of the Galícia Council of Counts, Beatriz Rodríguez the director of the Office against Frau i la Corrupció – Madrid City Council, Carlos Granados at the round table “The function of the Anti-Fraud Agencies” moderated by Zulima Pérez Seguí, Autonomous Secretariat for Transparency. Conference: “Public corruption: the response of the law”. Organized by the Faculty of Law of the University of Valencia and the Department of Transparency, Social Responsibility, Participation and Cooperation of the Generalitat Valenciana.
February 8, 2018. The directors of the Anti-fraud Agencies of the Valencian Community (Joan A. Llinares), Catalonia (Miguel Àngel Gimeno), the Balearic Islands (Jaime Far) and Madrid (Carlos Granados) visit Les Corts Valencianes accompanied by the president of the institution, Enric Morera
December 20, 2017. Joan Llinares and Julio Guiral President of the Association for the Defense of the Aragonese Public Function at the Public Library of Zaragoza. Commemoration of the International Day against Corruption
December 15, 2017. Joan Llinares, among the organizers of the 1st International Congress on the History of Political Corruption in Contemporary Spain (19th – 21st centuries). Born, Center de Cultura i Memòria de Barcelona
December 12, 2017. World Internet Day event. Assembly Hall of the Consell Jurídic Consultiu de València.
November 23, 2017. The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency took part in the II international seminar on Transparency: Promoting good governance organized by the Transparency Agency of the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barcelona.
November 22, 2017. Fibgar Zero Corruption Conference. Zero Corruption: Discussions on the application of software for the fight against corruption. Ignasi Villalonga Room. Faculty of Economics of the University of València
November 8, 2017. Hearing of the Molt Honorable President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig i Ferrer to Joan Antoni Llinares i Gomez, director of the Agency for the prevention and fight against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community
October 26, 2017. Conference “Citizenship Against Corrupció” in Castelló (Casa dels Caragols) organized by the Observatori Ciutadà contra la Corrupció. In the photo: Joan Ignasi Pastor of the Observatori Ciutadà contra la Corrupció, Amparo Panadero, journalist and Joan Llinares, director of the Valencian Community Agency for the prevention and fight against Fraud and Corruption.
October 24, 2017. Participants of the Conference “Citizenship against corruption”. at the door of the University of Alicante. Organized by the Observatori Ciutadà contra la Corrupció.
October 19, 2017. Teatre Micalet de València, Joan Llinares, director of the Agency for the prevention and fight against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community, intervenes in a Conference entitled “Citizenship against corruption”.
October 18, 2017. Joan Llinares gives a lecture at Las Naves, Valencia, in the technical workshop to raise awareness about the code of ethics in administration for officials of the Valencia City Council.
October 17, 2017. The director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency participates in the technical conference dedicated to the Alert System for the prevention of Corruption in the Ausias March room of the Bancaja Foundation in Valencia.
July 6, 2017. Course “Alertadors de la corrupció”. Organized by the Consorci Universitat Internacional Menéndez Pelayo Barcelona (CUIMPB) – Center Ernest Lluch and the Anti-fraud Office of Catalonia (OAC).
June 30, 2017. Joan Llinares takes office as director of the Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community. Palau de Les Corts.