Dec212021

“Corruption: harmful organism” again at CEU Cardenal Herrera University in collaboration with the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency

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The last docuforum learning experience of the year 2021 took place on December 20 in the subject of Administrative Law II, third year of the Law degree, thanks to the collaboration of professor Elena Juaristi.

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has been present in all the public universities of the Valencian Community with “Corruption: harmful organism”, as well as in the CEU, to bring the debate on the importance of the fight against fraud and corruption to university students and make him a protagonist in the fight against the scourge of democracy.

The viewing of the documentary produced by Pandora Box, through crowdfunding, aroused great interest among the students, which generated a large number of questions and suggestions that guided the second session of this training activity.

The docuforum learning experience offered by the AVAF is completed with a debate with the presence of a training technique in the university classroom. On this occasion, the representative of the Agency was Pilar Moreno, AVAF Training Technician.

The barriers and controls that prevent corruption risks from finally materializing and affecting the general interest. The need for accountability regulation and a national anti-fraud authority were some of the concerns expressed by the students and that guided the debate session.

The AVAF activity generated a lot of participation among the attendees and the interest appreciated has been manifested in a very positive evaluation of the training experience by the students.

Giving prominence to the concerns of youth in an area such as the fight against corruption, integrity and transparency generates a motivating response among university students.

If you are a university, Secondary or Baccalaureate teacher and you are interested in the training activity “Docuforum: Corruption, harmful organism” being carried out in your subject, do not hesitate to contact the Training Service of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency through from formacion@antifraucv.es

Dec172021

The Valencian Antifraud Agency debates about corruption in the Journalism classrooms of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche

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In the first quarter of this academic year, two docufòrum have been held at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche, in collaboration with the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF). The activities have been carried out on December 3 and 16, 2021, both with second and fourth year students of the Degree in Journalism.

The AVAF develops training activities to offer knowledge and civic awareness, especially to future professionals, and to promote a culture of prevention and fight against all conduct that encourages corruption.

On Thursday, December 16, a new activity took place at the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of the Miguel Hernández University, with second-year Journalism degree students, with the attendance of 49 students and the participation of Professor Victoria Rodríguez.

After viewing the documentary “Corruption: Harmful Organism”, the students lead the training experience with their questions, focused on the origin and causes of corruption, its effect and costs, the perception of corruption in our society and respect to other neighboring countries, what to do in cases of corruption. In the same debate, he takes the opportunity to talk about ethics and integrity, as well as prevention and civic training. And the functions and work of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, especially the importance of the media as a factor that modulates the perception of corruption, as well as the information on the different cases.

The debate with the students allows students to reflect on ethical limits and micro-corruption, which every professional encounters throughout their lives. The students were also interested in sanctions and institutional collaboration, especially with the Prosecutor’s Office.

These activities are organized in collaboration with the Miguel Hernández de Elche University, which we thank for its interest and willingness to help create a culture of public integrity and rejection of fraud and corruption.

If you are a university, Secondary or Baccalaureate teacher and you are interested in the training activity “Docufòrum: Corruption, harmful organism” being carried out in your subject, do not hesitate to contact the Training Service of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency through from formacion@antifraucv.es.

Dec172021

The deadline for transposition of the European Whistleblower Directive ends without the Government of Spain having carried out the transposition work

València, December 17, 2021.- Today, December 17, the deadline for the transposition into the Spanish legal system of European Directive 1937/2019, for the protection of people who report violations of Union Law, better known as Directive Whistleblower.
The Government of Spain, through the Ministry of Justice, is in charge of the transposition work and had two years to adapt the content of the European Directive to Spanish law.
For this reason, the Valencian Antifraud Agency has issued an institutional statement with which it wants to warn of the breach of that deadline and the repercussions it has on having lost the opportunity to carry out a reform of the Spanish legal system that would allow fighting corruption in a more effective.
The Agency recalls that from this moment the Directive has direct effects and the courts and tribunals must make an interpretation in accordance with it and reiterates the need for the transposition to be carried out for what it offers its collaboration to the Ministry of Justice.
It also urges the creation of a national authority for the prevention and fight against corruption that works in coordination with the regional authorities and the modification of the legal system with special reference to criminal law and the protection of witnesses and experts.
It is also necessary to establish secure and confidential reporting channels that allow even anonymous reports, so that anyone can report possible crimes and actions constituting fraud and corruption.
The Institutional Declaration issued by the Agency makes a special mention of the recognition deserved by persons who report corruption, who must be effectively protected against possible reprisals, as well as recognizing their exemplary nature.

Here you can access the full content of the Institutional Declaration:

https://www.antifraucv.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/210617-Declaracion-Institucional-AVAF_Transposicion-Directiva_-2019-1937.pdf