April 22 2026

Slovenia

EPEKA Slovenia, as a partner within the DigitalVsCorrupt project, informs the public about the results of the project. The full press release is available at this link.

In the project, coordinated by EPEKA Montenegro, various organisations joined forces and – based on the trainings carried out during the project – developed user-oriented materials for youth workers, civil servants, civil society organisations and professionals related to identifying corruption, tackling this socially harmful phenomenon and taking appropriate action in the face of corruption.

Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows down economic development and contributes to government instability. Corruption attacks the foundations of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, distorting the rule of law and creating a bureaucratic quagmire created solely for the purpose of obtaining bribes.

The result of the project is user-oriented materials for youth workers, civil servants, civil society organizations and professionals related to recognizing corruption, addressing this socially harmful phenomenon and taking appropriate action in dealing with corruption.

All materials are also available on the https://www.digitalvscorrupt.eu website and on the websites of Epeka Slovenia.

The role of whistleblowers, for whom a dedicated set of all three materials has been prepared, is also important, as they play a particularly important role in detecting corruption. Whistleblowers play a key role in exposing corruption, fraud, abuse of power, conflicts of interest, and violations of the public interest. By speaking out, they help protect communities, strengthen transparency and support democratic accountability. At the same time, whistleblowing can expose individuals to stigma, retaliation, isolation and legal uncertainty.

Partners:

  1. Znanstveno-raziskovalno združenje za umetnost, kulturo in izobraževalne programe in tehnologijo EPEKA, Črna Gora
  2. Znanstveno-raziskovalno združenje za umetnost, kulturo in izobraževalne programe in tehnologijo EPEKA, Srbija
  3. Znanstveno-raziskovalno združenje za umetnost, kulturo in izobraževalne programe in tehnologijo EPEKA, socialno podjetje, Slovenija
  4. UDRUZENJE AKUSTIKUM
  5. EPEKA BERLIN EV
  6. QENDRA OPEN DOORS, Albania
  7. FUNDACJA EUROPEJSKI INSTYTUT OUTSOURCINGU
  8. CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PRIZREN
  9. TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Iceland
  10. INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED RESEARCH FOR BUSSINESS
  11. PHIREN AMENCA INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
  12. LYKIA IZCILIK VE DOGA SPORLARI KULUBU DERNEGI
  13. ARCIGAY APS
  14. Skupnost Občin Slovenije
  15. Institut Jožef Stefan

The project is funded by the EU Erasmus+ programme and the Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia.

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