Transparency without Frontiers in the Construction Ministry
Non-government organization Transparency International will consult the tender procedures for the construction of the Trakia Highway and other key projects. Minister Rossen Plevneliev may file the originators of the disadvantageous concession contract to
Elena Markova | 06.10.2009 19:36Non-government organization Transparency International will consult and monitor the tender procedure and construction works of the Trakia Highway and other key infrastructure projects. This is set in an agreement for cooperation between the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW) and the civic organization, signed today by Minister Rossen Plevneliev and Executive Director of the association Diana Kovacheva. Transparency International will consult the ministry’s employees on where are the riskiest zones for corruption and will improve the transparency in the institution’s work. “We want to be sure we will change the manner of working so that to avoid possible corruption practices”, the regional development minister explained the initiative and reminded that yet as expert of Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) he promised to secure possibilities for independent civic control over tender procedures through which public funds are being distributed. In a few weeks the ministry will also adopt program with concrete measures for combating corruption.
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