Young Journalists and Civic Activists Learn to Put Corruption “La Punct” at Expert-Grup's Summer School
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On 28 June, the second module of the summer school “Corruption ‘La Punct’” begins, organised by the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”. Young journalists and civic activists, mentored by experts, will prepare draft outlines of future articles on corruption in the Republic of Moldova, after five training sessions held the previous week.
Dumitru Budianschi, programme director at Expert-Grup, said corruption keeps people poor, shortens lives and drives them abroad. He noted that bribes are not the real cost of corruption, which is estimated at 8%–13% of GDP. Economist Tatiana Savva said real estate and financial assets in the public property register were worth about MDL 80 billion at the end of 2016, excluding natural resources, and that their use is poorly monitored by society.
The experts also discussed corruption in the banking sector and public procurement. Ala Revenco, founder of “Părinți Solidari”, and TV8 reporter Felicia Crețu said the training helped them understand corruption schemes and where to start investigating. The school is part of the “Află și acționează ‘La Punct’” communication campaign, launched by Expert-Grup in autumn, which has produced analytical notes, infographics and videographics.
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