Mandate

The Kosovo Corruption Prevention Agency is charged with the implementation of several key laws for
prevention of corruption, including:

• Law on the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption
• Law on Prevention of Conflict of Interest,
• The law on the declaration of wealth, which also regulates the acceptance of gifts by officials, and
• Law on the protection of whistleblowers.

In accordance with its own legislation, the Agency:

• Exercises full control over the declarations of wealth by officials and the accuracy of the declarations;
• Exercises inspection and audits the registers of gifts received by public officials;
• Works to prevent cases of conflict of interest by providing opinions and conducts administrative investigations into claims of conflict of interest;
• Handles cases of external alerts, i.e. conducts administrative investigations and processes the reports it receives; AND

Fulfilling its mandate, the Agency also:

• Reviews laws to ensure they include all necessary safeguards against corruption;
• Monitors the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy;
• Assists public institutions in drafting and monitors the implementation of their integrity plans;
• Assesses the risk of corruption in different sectors; AND
• Increase public awareness for prevention and identification of corruption through awareness campaigns.

The agency also imposes fines, initiates criminal proceedings but also submits criminal charges to the prosecutor’s office for officials who do not respect their legal obligations.