Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative

Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI)
Founded2000 (2000)
Typeintergovernmental organization
Focusregional cooperation to support anti-corruption efforts
Area served
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia
Members
9
Key people
Laura Ștefan (Chairperson), Desislava Gotskova (Head of Secretariat)
Websiterai-see.org

The Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI, previously known as Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative – SPAI) is an intergovernmental organization for cooperation supporting anti-corruption efforts of its nine South Eastern European member states: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia.[1][2] It was established in Sarajevo in February 2000.[3][4] In 2007, all the 9 member states signed the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Cooperation in Fighting Corruption Through the South Eastern European Anti-Corruption Initiative amended in 2013 with a protocol for the adoption of the new name of the initiative.[1][5]

RAI's Secretariat is based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is led by Desislava Gotskova who previously worked in EUROPOL and the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice.[6] The former Director in the Romanian Ministry of Justice Laura Ștefan serves as the Chairperson (as of 2023) of the organization.[7] As of 2023, three countries have observer status and participate as such in the RAI's Steering Group: Poland, Georgie and Slovenia.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Anti-corruption Initiative Official Website | About us". rai-see.org. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. ^ "Regional approach to cooperation in implementing UNCAC" (PDF). unodc.org. 2016. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. ^ "Final External Evaluation of the Joint Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) and United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Southeast Europe (SEE) Regional Programme on Strengthening the Capacity of Anti-corruption Authorities and Civil Society to Combat Corruption and Contribute to the UNCAC Review Process" (PDF). unodc.org. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  4. ^ "National Anticorruption Center | International cooperation | RAI". cna.md. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  5. ^ "Protocol Amending the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Cooperation in Fighting Corruption Through The South Easter European Anti-Corruption Initiative" (PDF). mvep.gov.hr. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  6. ^ "RAI | About us | Head of Secretariat". rai-see.org. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  7. ^ "RAI | About us | Chairperson". rai-see.org. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  8. ^ "RAI | Who We Are | Observers". rai-see.org. Retrieved 2023-03-26.