Public procurement, a key component of policy implementation in the EU making up around 14% of GDP and approximately 2 trillion euros annually, presents inherent corruption risks and poses many challenges to the effective prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of corruption despite the increasing adoption of anti-corruption and integrity measures in Europe and across the globe. In response to EU-wide concerns, we continue supporting law enforcement in fighting corruption in public procurement through the collection and reporting of quantitative and qualitative evidence, setting forth the iMonitor approach combining Big Data analytics with in-depth, network-based civil monitoring of ongoing contracts in 6 EU Member States – Spain (Catalonia), Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, France and Poland – and one accession country – Albania. We further build on prior EU-funded resources such as Opentender.eu and Monithon.eu, as well as continuing and expanding on the ongoing civil monitoring initiative iMonitor, demonstrating its potential for scalability and cost-effectiveness. We also extend our skill development component, producing better resources to target an even broader public.

 

Through strengthened collaboration between civil society, media, and public authorities, the project also aims to address high-risk areas like construction and climate-related projects. Our expected direct impact is the generation of new investigations and other administrative responses to the irregularities identified and reported; indirectly, our lasting civil monitoring activities should also contribute to a preventive impact by signalling to relevant procurement actors that there is increased oversight of contract implementation. We strengthen the sustainability dimension of our efforts by building, improving and maintaining replicable and low-cost tools and resources as well as consolidating and enlarging local monitoring networks and reaching a large number of volunteer monitors. All related public information will be published on the iMonitor website https://imonitor.govtransparency.eu/.

 

Coordinator:

AKKI ATLATHATO KORMANYZAS KUTATOINTEZET KFT (Hungary)

 

Other participants:

MONITHON EUROPE ETS (Italy)

FUNDACJA AKADEMIA ANTYKORUPCYJNA (Poland)

INSTITUTI SHQIPTAR I SHKENCAVE (Albania)

AUTORITA’ NAZIONALE ANTICORRUZIONE (Italy)

AGENTIA NATIONALA PENTRU ACHIZITIIPUBLICE (Romania)

COLLEGI DE PROFESSIONALS DE LA CIENCIA POLITICA I DE LA SOCIOLOGIA DE CATALUNYA (Spain)

OFICINA ANTIFRAU DE CATALUNYA (Spain)

SOCIETATEA ACADEMICA DIN ROMANIA ASOCIATIE (Romania)

SOLUTION: SOLIDARITE & INCLUSION (France)

ASSOCIATION TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL – BULGARIA (Bulgaria)

 

Associated partners:

MINISTERE DU BUDGET DES COMPTES PUBLICS ET DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE ET DE LA REFORME DE L’ETAT (France)

AGENTIA NATIONALA DE INTEGRITATE (Romania)