Danilovgrad, 21 April 2015 – Participation of Director of the Public Procurement Administration, Mr. Mersad Mujević PhD at the IV Educational Seminar in the cycle of training for public officials on the subject of conflict of interest organized by the Commission for Prevention of Conflict of Interest

On 21 April 2015, the Commission for Prevention of Conflict of Interest organized the IV Educational Seminar in Danilovgrad, in the cycle of educations planned for 2015 for the local public officials of the municipalities of Danilovgrad, Nikšić and Plužine, state public officials, judges, media representatives and the NGOs.

Director of the Public Procurement Administration, Mr. Mersad Mujević PhD took part at the Seminar as one of the speakers. The Seminar was attended by around 50 participants, among which there were directors of public institutions, public enterprises, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, directors of primary and secondary schools, directors of public nurseries and kindergardens, President of the Regional Magistrates Court, magistrates, the Secretary of the Basic Court, members of the SC, secretaries of the Secretariat and members of the local Assembly.

Welcome address was given by Mr. Svetozar Domazetović, councilor of the Danilovgrad’s Assembly, and he emphasized the importance of education of the public officials in purpose of a better acquisition of knowledge in the field of conflict of interest. After the opening speech, the audience was addressed by the President of the Commission Mr. Slobodan Leković, who introduced the participants in detail with the manner of work and the results achieved by the Commission during the previous period, as well as with the novelties prescribed by the Law on Amendments to the Law on Prevention of Conflict of Interest.

The speakers at the Seminar were also Mr. Mujević and Ms. Vesna Ratković.  Ms. Ratković introduced the attendees to the Ethics and integrity in the public service, while Mr. Mujević, as the Director of the Public Procurement Administration emphasized the importance of management over public finances in his speech, as well as the necessity of cooperation between institutions dealing with conflict of interest and public procurement, which was officially confirmed by signing a Memorandum on Cooperation, with an aim of fulfilling obligations and requirements arising from the Public Procurement Law, while speaking about the potential conflict of interest between the contracting authority and the bidder.

Individual presentations on the themes of: obligations of the Commission arising from Action Plans for fight against corruption and organized crime, conduct of proceedings before the Commission, amendments to the Law on Prevention of Conflict of Interest; limitations in performance of public functions and receipt of gifts, were presented by Mr. Ivo Đoković, Ms. Goranka Vučinić and Ms. Ana Raičević, members of the Commission.