Nov172023

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency presents its complaint mailbox to organisations and entities throughout Europe in Brussels

Brussels, November 17, 2023.- The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency participated in a conference organized by Transparency International in Brussels in which representatives of different entities, governments and associations dedicated to the fight against corruption from all over Europe participated.

The first part of the day focused on the implementation of whistleblower protection best practices across the EU to combat corruption and showcased the work being done by representatives of the European Union Directorate-General for Justice, members of Transparency International Hungary and representatives of the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice.

The second session focused on the advantages of secure and easy-to-use online platforms such as GlobaLeaks to denounce corruption and in which representatives from Slovenia, Finland and Italy and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency showed their experience.

Javi Alamá, head of systems of the Agency, was in charge of presenting to all the attendees the accumulated experience of the Agency in the last 5 years when it comes to receiving and processing complaints. To this end, it presented data and statistics on the use of external open source reporting channels. It also showed videos of the Agency’s staff in charge of handling complaints in which they explained their experience and shared recommendations and a set of good practices that were very well received by the participants.

In addition to secure reporting channels and effective systems for acting on whistleblowing, strong legal protection is essential to incentivise people to report corruption and other malpractices. To find out the extent to which EU countries protect whistleblowers, Transparency International examined the laws protecting corruption whistleblowers in 20 Member States against key EU requirements and best practices.

Nov162023

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency present in the 2023 reception course for elected officials of the Provincial Council of Valencia

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Valencia. – November 15, 2023

Once the legislature has begun in the municipalities of the Valencian Community, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has been invited by the Valencia Provincial Council to participate in a new edition of the 2023 elected officials reception course.

“Risks of corruption and the fight against fraud. The exercise of public office with integrity” was the title of the session developed by Anselm Bodoque, head of the Training Service and Irene Bravo, head of the Agency’s Prevention Service.

The institutional integrity system of the Valencian Community was presented by Anselm Bodoque, while the exercise of the position with integrity was the focus of the presentation by Irene Bravo, both expert personnel from the AVAF Prevention, Training and Documentation Directorate.

The attendees, more than 55 elected officials, had the opportunity to learn about the main obligations regarding integrity, the risks of non-compliance and the importance of integrity frameworks for good administration from Irene Bravo, head of the Prevention.

On the occasion of the celebration of the local and regional elections of May 2023, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency published the “AVAF Manual The exercise of public office with integrity: Before, during and after the electoral process.” Available for download here

Our gratitude to the training service of the Valencia Provincial Council for its good work and collaboration in raising awareness on public integrity.

If you wish to have specialized training in integrity and corruption prevention in your public entity, do not hesitate to write to formacion@antifraucv.es

Nov162023

In the 2023-24 academic year, the #DocofòrumAVAF returns to the Faculty of Law of the University of Valencia

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The #DocufòrumAVAF learning experience, created by the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency for the debate on corruption in the classrooms of educational centers in the Valencian Community, is one of the most in-demand training activities of the AVAF.

Since the 2022-2023 academic year, the Faculty of Law of the University of Valencia has included the AVAF’s Docufòrum Universitari activity in the Center Innovation Project (PIC).

The #DocufòrumAVAF is an activity aimed at promoting the social culture of civic ethics, public integrity, fraud prevention and rejection of corruption among students of all University degrees.

On this occasion, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has debated these issues with students of the Criminology Degree. Thus, on Tuesday, November 14 and Wednesday, November 15, 2023, two new #DocofòrumAVAF were held at the Faculty of Law, University of Valencia.

80 students from the first-year Skills and Abilities subject participated in the training activity. The activity had the collaboration of Professor Vicenta Tasa from the Department of Constitutional Law. Anselm Bodoque Arribas, head of the AVAF Training Service, was responsible for energizing the debate session with the students.

Once they have watched the documentary “Corruption: Harmful Organism”, the students ask questions focused on the origin and causes of corruption, the social impact and the collective costs it entails, the perception of corruption in our society and in other countries in our country. around.

Subsequently, the representative of the AVAF debates with the students the issues raised in their questions and others related to the need for greater public ethics and integrity, prevention strategies and civic training or the functions of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency and public policies. fight against corruption.

In the debate, the students showed interest in the economic effects of corruption and its impact on social inequality. They were also concerned why there were no whistleblower protection policies and when they are implemented. Finally, they showed interest in the existing corruption prevention policies in Spain and the Valencian Community.

The activity has been organized in collaboration with the University of Valencia, 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 high school teacher and you are interested in the #DocufòrumAVAF training activity “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.