First EPAC/EACN Board Meeting of 2019

On 7 February, this year’s first EPAC/EACN board meeting took place at the Austrian Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAK) in Vienna.

The main topic on the agenda was an exchange on the follow-up actions to be taken in response to the views and expectations expressed by member organizations at the 18th EPAC/EACN Annual Professional Conference in Rust, Austria, on the (current) functioning of the networks and possibilities of further cooperation.

Specific points of discussion included, inter alia, future strategic partnerships with non-EPAC/EACN members, possible approaches to making EPAC/EACN’s vision more widely known, additional opportunities for interactive and in-depth exchanges among EPAC/EACN members with similar mandates, as well as the networks’ web appearance.

Furthermore, the board members updated each other on the current status of the EPAC/EACN working groups. In this context, representatives of the BAK presented a concept paper, visualizing the intended structure, content and timeline of the EPAC/EACN Working Group “EU Integrity” established at the 2018 General Assembly. With regard to the EPAC/EACN newsletter, which is published three times a year, it was recalled that members are invited to contribute relevant articles, reports, etc.

Finally, the board members were informed that the 2019 EPAC/EACN Annual Professional Conference and General Assembly will be generously hosted by the Swedish Special Investigations Department.

The next EPAC/EACN board meeting will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, on 7 May 2019.