Association "Club-Journalists Against Corruption"

Mastering the Expirience of OLAF's Communicators Network and the New European Models of Partnership with the Judicial Power

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[05-02-2010]
PRESS RELEASE

[11-01-2010]
JAC Club have lost a dear and respected friend

[29-10-2009]
Media Release EFJ

Reneta Nikolova

TV journalist,
Chair of the Board Club-Journalists against Corruption,
European journalist of the year 2007

Date of birth: 14.12.1968г.
Education: higher, journalism at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski’

Professional experience:

1997-2008 - Bulgarian National Television (BNT), author and presenter of the program “We and the Law”
2004-2008 - Chair of the Board Club-Journalists against Corruption
2008 - Chair of the Union of Journalists in Bulgaria “Podkrepa”
2001-2007 - media adviser to the Agency for Financial Investigation
2003-2008 - member of OAFCN, OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators Network
2006-2008 - secretary of the Regional Council for Fight against Corruption, Sofia
2008 - Deputy Chair of the Consultative Citizens Council to the Committee for Fight against Corruption to the 40th National Assembly
2005-2007 - member of the Consultative Citizens Council to the Committee for Fight against Corruption to the 40th National Assembly
2003-2005 - media adviser to the Committee of Coordination of the work on fight against corruption to the Council of Ministers
1994-1997 - Nova Televizia, reporter in “Calendar”, author and presenter of the programs “Sofia mysteries’ and “Point-blank’

Specialisations:

25-26.02. - Cologne, Germany – International conference “WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER”. Harmonising the Fight against Fraud and Corruption in Europe
24-26.09.2007 - Wien-Bratislava -7th training seminar of OAFCN “Fight against Fraud on Vision”.
5-11.02.2007 - Netherlands – training seminar on financial control and professional standards in the sphere of legal proceedings, USAID
8-11.10.2006 - Sofia, Bulgaria, 6th seminar of OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators Network “Transparency and media relations as a means of fighting fraud and corruption affecting the EC interests. OAFCN and AFCOS
7-9.11.2005 - Rome, Italy – International meeting for FAKE – the first united counteraction to falsifications, led by OLAF. OAFCN
27-28.10.2005 - Brussels, Belgium - 5th seminar of OAFCN “Building of Mutual Trust between journalists and institutions in their work against fraud”
June 2005 - Helsinki, Finland – “Training of anti-corruption trainers’, HAUS Institute
May 2005 - Rome, Italy – seminar “Prevention of fraud in agriculture” OAFCN
November 2004 - Brussels, Belgium – 4th seminar “Information and communication as a means of prevention of fraud with EC funds and guaranteeing citizens rights” OAFCN
July 2004 - Salamanca, Spain- seminar “Effective counteraction to money laundering, Instituto de Estudios Fiscales and Universidad de Salamanca
May 2004 - Brussels, Belgium – round table “Deterring fraud by informing the public”, OAFCN.
November 2003 - Rome, Italy – training seminar “Capacity development in Bulgarian anti-corruption institutions”, USAID
October 2003 - Bucharest, Romania – 3rd seminar of OAFCN “Communication with media as a means of prevention of fraud in the process of EU widening”
June 2003 - Sofia, Bulgaria – training seminar “Communication strategy of counteraction to money laundering”, PHARE

Experience in realisation of projects:

2008-2009 – project “Mastering the experience of OLAF Communicators network and the new European models of partnership with the legislative system” OPAK and EFC, project leader
2008 – project “Integrated media campaign for raising the information of Bulgarian citizens on their rights and responsibilities according to the new Code of Civil Procedure”. Project of the Club-Journalists against Corruption, with the financial aid of the government of the Republic of Bulgaria, project leader
2008 – project “The Prosecution Facing Society”. The Bulgaria Fund of the US Agency for International Development and the German Marshall Fund, project leader
2007 – Prevention of misuse with EU funds through media control. The European standards for developing partnership and trust between media and institutions on prevention of fraud and corruption with the means of EC and for defence of the financial interests of the Community. Challenges before the Bulgarian institutions and investigating journalists’. Republican budget, project leader
2007 – Public and media monitoring for prevention of corruption practices in the regions of Sofia, Bourgas and Stara Zagora. PHARE, project leader
2007 – High Judicial Council - from and to society. USAID, project leader
2006 – European Standards in Media-Institutions Communications. European experience. Good practices of Bulgaria. Foreign Ministry – Communication strategy of the Republic of Bulgaria on EU accession, project leader
2006 – Educational documentary movie “The Court – A View from the Inside”, USAID, project leader
2005-2006 – Integrated media campaign for the judiciary “We and the Court’, USAID, project leader
2005 – Information campaign for acquaintance with the legislation and experience of Spain in counteraction to terrorism and organised crime – FIIAPP – Spain’s Foreign Ministry, project leader
2005 – Public and media monitoring on corruption climate in the regions of Vidin and Montana for developing transparency and effective mechanism of counteraction to corruption, PHARE, project leader
2005 – Investigation media campaign “Face to face against corruption”, USAID, producer
2004-2005 – Investigation media campaign “No to Corruption”, USAID, producer

Reneta Nikolova is author of over 20 documentary movies
and a large number of publications in printed media.

Awards:

28-04-2008 – Moscow, special award in the category “Fight against corruption and dirty money” of the International film and TV festival ‘DetectiveFEST for “We and the Law”
16.04.2008 – Sofia, annual award of the Supreme Judicial Council, Union of Jurists in Bulgaria, Ministry of Justice, Council for Electronic Media, Union of Journalists in Bulgaria for the most accurate and objective presentation of the activities of the judicial power for the rubric “The Prosecutors”.
27.11.2007 – Brussels, European Journalist of the Year 2007 in the ranking ‘European of the Year’ of the journal ‘European Voice’
2007 – Award of the US Agency for International Development for the overall presentation in the program “We and the Law” BNT for the aid of USAID to the judicial reform
2006 – Award for overall journalist contribution to the Project for reform in the commercial law of USAID
2006 – Award for material presented in electronic media of the Union of Jurists, Council for Electronic Media, Supreme Judicial Council, Ministry of Justice and Union of Journalists in Bulgaria for the trilogy “We and the Judicial System”
2005 – Award of Ministry of Interior for the most professional media presentation of the ministry activities in the euro-integration process
2004 – Award of the Anti-corruption Committee for the most successful anti-corruption practices of the year
2004 – Award of the Varna Regional Court for the most objective media presentation of the court work

Languages: English and Russian

Contacts: 1000 Sofia, 12 Vitosha Blv, floor 6

Tel/fax: +359/2/9876550

e-mail:renyfia@abv.bg

renyfia@yahoo.com

nenakorupciata@abv.bg