Mar272024

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency delivers its 2023 Activity Report to the Corts Valencianes, highlighting its collaboration with justice and its international relevance

València, March 26, 2024.- The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has delivered the Activity Report for the year 2023 that took place at the Saló dels Espills de les Corts Valencianes, thus complying with the mandate contained in article 22 of Law 11/2016 on the creation of the Agency.

The director of the Agency, Joan Llinares, has handed over the two volumes of the Report, one in Valencian and the other in Spanish, to the president of Les Corts, Llanos Massó. The event was also attended by the Ombudsmen of all the parliamentary groups and the Bureau of Les Corts.

The Report includes the activity carried out by the Agency during 2023 in the area of training, prevention and documentation; the legal and whistleblower protection area; analysis and research; Administration, Recruitment, and Human Resources and Communication.

Among the highlights of the 2023 Report is the international recognition of the work carried out by the Agency, which has been highlighted in the exchanges carried out with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) and the visits received by the Anti-Corruption Office of Georgia or the National Anti-Corruption Centre of the Republic of Moldova. She was also invited by the European Commission’s group of experts to explain how its complaint box works.

In 2023, the Agency participated in meetings and encounters with the European Anti-Corruption Partners (EPAC) network; the European Network of Anti-Corruption Contact Points (EAPCN); the Network of European Integrity Authorities and Whistleblowers (NEIWA) and the Network of Corruption Prevention Authorities (NCPA).

The second outstanding aspect of 2023 has been its intense collaboration with the judicial bodies, which has materialized with the signing of a Collaboration Agreement with the Attorney General’s Office or the provision of training by the Agency’s staff to the 61st promotion of access to the prosecutorial career.

The collaboration has also materialized with the participation of the Agency as a judicial expert in 8 legal proceedings; the preparation of 5 reports of judicial assistance and the presentation and testimony in oral trial in 2 of the proceedings.

You can access the following links:

  • Link to Executive Summary:

https://www.antifraucv.es/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Resumen_ejecutivo_Memoria_AVAF_2023.pdf

  • Link to the 2023 Activity Report:

https://www.antifraucv.es/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MEMORIA_AVAF_2023_CAS.pdf

Mar212024

The IES Antoni Llidó in Xàbia, new stop for the #DocuforumAVAF

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Javea. – March 7, 2024

The Training Service of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency visits the town of Jávea, in the Marina Alta region, for the first time with #DocuforumAVAF.

The activity designed to publicize the work of the AVAF in the Valencian Community among 4th year ESO and high school students has visited the three provinces of the autonomous community since January 2024 with sessions in the towns of Algemesí and Vall d’ Uixó, which is now joined by Jávea in Alicante.

The Antoni Llidó Secondary Education Institute has been the first this school year in which two docuforums have been held on the same day. Pilar Moreno García, AVAF training technician, traveled to the town of Jávea on Thursday, March 7 for the occasion.

The activity was aimed at students in the 4th year of ESO and 1st year of high school studying the subjects of economics and business promotion, thanks to the collaboration of teacher Aina Moragues.

The protagonists of the learning experience have been 60 students and alumni in total, who after watching the documentary “Corruption: harmful organism” by Pandora Box TV in the classroom, shared their doubts and questions about the issues raised in the documentary to be . results by the AVAF technical training technician who visited their classrooms.

The protection conditions for informants regarding regulatory infractions offered by the AVAF, as well as the penalties imposed related to corruption crimes, were some of the questions posed by IES Antoni Llidó students.

With this new training action, the AVAF continues to contribute to the prevention of fraud and corruption through debate between students who will soon become full citizens.

If you are a university, high school or 4th year ESO teacher in the Valencian Community and are interested in having the training activity “Docuforum: Corruption, harmful organism” carried out in your classroom, do not hesitate to contact the training service of the Valencian Antifraud Agency through formacion@antifraucv.es

Mar162024

Staff of the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) visit the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency again

València, March 15, 2024.- A new delegation from the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) has visited the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, to continue with the exchange of experiences and procedures initiated last year.

This is the second visit to Valencia made by the Italian authority, after the one carried out last September 2023 and the subsequent visit of AVAF staff to the ANAC headquarters in Rome.

On this occasion, ANAC technicians from the area of institutional relations and computer systems have delved into different areas such as the implementation of new computer tools and collaboration with other anti-fraud and anti-corruption organizations.

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency thus strengthens its relationship with this European institution to obtain synergies and share experiences.