2023
December
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Spoke at event on Making Cents of it: Perspectives on Political Finance at the Conference of States Parties of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in Atlanta, US
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Participated in meeting on Multifaceted Approaches to Prevent Corruption & Enhance Accountability, organized by the Carter Center in Atlanta, US.
November
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Held workshop with political finance oversight unit of the Corruption Prevention Commission in Armenia.
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Facilitated trainings on corruption prevention with civil society representatives in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale in Ghana.
October
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Held workshop on inter-agency cooperation in political finance oversight in North Macedonia.
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Participated in meeting of the European Electoral Justice Network in Paris, France.
September
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Participated in the Global Summit of the Open Government Partnership in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Prepared upcoming civil society trainings in Ghana.
August
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Provided support to the National Election Board of Ethiopia.
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Reviewed IFES research into regulations of online campaign advertising.
July
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Presented IFES activities at Money in Politics conference on Online Campaign Finance: Challenges and Solutions, hosted by CEC Moldova.
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Held meeting with Chesno movement in Ukraine about their ongoing money in politics control.
June
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Held training on abuse of state resources for member organisations of the UNCAC coalition.
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Panellist in the UNCAC Coalition Global Coalition Conference – the Road to COSP10.
May
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Held training for political party representatives, oversight institution staff and civil society activists in North Macedonia.
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Panellist in side-event about effective investigations of political finance violations during the OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum.
April
- Co-facilitated workshop on political finance oversight institutions and their role in investigating and sanctioning political finance violations, including representatives from oversight institutions in Eastern Partnership, Western Balkans and Visegrad Four countries. The workshop was organised by the IFES Regional Europe Office in Prague, the Czech Republic.
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Held closed-door discussions with representatives from the National Agency for Corruption Prevention in Ukraine about controlling party finance during the period since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
March
- Held training on campaign finance monitoring for civil society activists in Nicaragua.
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Participated in series of meetings with stakeholders in Armenia, including the Roundtable on investigations and sanctions for political finance-related offenses.
February
- Prepared upcoming workshop on political finance oversight institutions and their role in investigating and sanctioning political finance violations.
- Held discussions with the UNCAC coalition about further enhancement of UNCAC enforcement
January
- Facilitated online discussion on "Ending Impunity - investigating money in politics offences in Europe" (moderated by Nikoleta Diossy)
- Editing translated versions of "Controlling Money in Politics, an Introduction"