INTEGRITY PACT
WHAT IS AN INTEGRITY PACT?
Transparency International’s memorandums of integrity, or Integrity Pacts, are legally binding contracts that:
.
1) declare an active anti-corruption and moral policy, which is broader than that applicable to public procurement procedures, and is binding on all parties involved in procurement procedures;
.
2) collate a set of legal instruments, which guarantee adherence to the declaration, and lay down penalties for potential violations.
.
Under the auspices of an integrity pact; in addition to the client and the supplier, a third party to the pact is an independent organisation, which is obliged to act as a whistleblower in the event that the law is broken or possibly corrupt transactions occur.
.
.
PROJECT “INTEGRITY PACTS – CIVIL CONTROL MECHANISM FOR SAFEGUARDING EU FUNDS”
Project “Integrity Pacts – Civil Control Mechanism for Safeguarding EU Funds” is funded by European Commission, led by Transparency International Secretariat with headquarters in Berlin and implemented by 15 local partner organizations in Europe. The main aim of the project is to ensure that 17 major public contracts in 11 EU countries are “clean contracts” – i.e. designed and implemented to the highest possible standards of transparency, accountability and efficiency, according to the public interest.
.
Transparency International Latvia (TI Latvia/Delna) implements the project in Latvia by monitoring Riga City Traffic project’s “Riga Tram Infrastructure Development” public procurement process and project implementation. Riga City Traffic project’s total budget is EUR 98 million. TI Latvia’s budget for monitoring is EUR 356 731. Project’s timeline: 01.01.2016. – 30.09.2019.
.
More information:
.
Contact:
Project Manager: Antonio Greco
antonio@delna.lv
(+371) 67285585
