Karolis Granickas

w/ Open Contracting Partnership, previously w/ IRM Open Government Partnership, Transparency International Lithuania, etc.

[Monithon @Monithon]

#OGPItaly2022 Today Monithon joins a breakout session chaired by @opencontracting at the OGP Europe Meeting 2022 in Rome https://t.co/G0ktkivmSn cc @luigireggi @Granickas @AnacNazionale

[Gavin Hayman @GavinHayman_GW]

#Ukraine needs a Marshall Plan for its reconstruction, but unlike that of 1948, we can go digital, leveraging the super smart #opengov & #opencontracting ecosystem across civil society, gov, business & @kyivschool, say @nestulia & @VolodymyrTarnay in @FT https://t.co/SvoP7HHPt2

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

@aerostatico_Dd @opencontracting @anticorruption oh ok alright so the time has come?? I am packing my sneakers.

Am I too old?? Too old for child plays? yes.

Im in my prime ;)

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

PEOPLE fixing public spending: lessons from #Romania, #Moldova, #Kosovo, #Kyrgyzstan, #Ukraine, a sharp learning session in collab w/ @EBRD. Feb 10. https://t.co/DyI4wJa07b

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

A growing culture of transparency and a new digital procurement system have produced a wealth of information on how public contracts are done. Read how civil society and government are using the data to get better results for citizens https://t.co/roip9VEcog

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

Government contracting can’t afford to return to the status quo. It will be key to strengthening our democratic institutions + unlocking innovation for our health, climate, and economy. Read @opencontracting's updated approach to making change: https://t.co/9psaPvcG7D

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

Last week the #OpenProcurementEU Coalition (https://t.co/sR56ARQWRj) asked for more transparency in the #EU #RRF (stimulus) plans. This week, @LithuanianGovt adjusting their RRF plan to respond. Congratulations on setting an example for others! https://t.co/gBswadaazC

[Euractiv @Euractiv]

🇪🇺 The lack of #transparency requirements on the use of #EUrecovery funds risks generating corruption and undermining public support, argue @helen_access and @Granickas in a @EURACTIV op-ed today.
https://t.co/N6vwuRDWbp

[Open Contracting Partnership @opencontracting]

The lack of transparency requirements on the use of @EU_Commission recovery funds risks generating corruption and undermining public support, argue @helen_access and @Granickas for @EURACTIV https://t.co/TOJiQklgGZ

[Helen Darbishire 🇪🇺 @helen_access]

The @EU_Commission must act now to prevent corruption and fraud in recovery funds and to secure public trust. Research by @Access_Info highlights the risks - Op Ed today by myself and @Granickas of @opencontracting in @EURACTIV

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

Together with @helen_access and on behalf of the https://t.co/sR56ARzlZL Coalition, we argue (there is no argument, really) that if we do not design the stimulus plans with good data and public oversight at the core from the get-go…https://t.co/6TA9EEoULR https://t.co/ibE3pcUN86

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

How can openness improve post-pandemic procurement?
With the Governments of the UK, Italy, @EU_Commission & @Access_Info, we will be wrestling with this question tomorrow at Democracy and Governance Practice Retreat at 16:00 CET. Register & join us. https://t.co/gmBVUluWy4

[Access Info Europe @Access_Info]

⚠️The EU’s massive commitment to spend €672.5 billion on the recovery from the pandemic is at risk of #corruption & misuse due to a serious lack of #transparency and #accountability mechanisms, according to a analysis by the #OpenProcurementEU Coalition
https://t.co/0jVLJllNqs

[Mathias Huter @mathiashuter]

How transparent will Member States be about their multi-billion € spending from the massive EU Recovery and Resilience Facility? Too many countries, including Austria, are not planning to have adequate transparency and disclosure mechanisms.

[K-Monitor @k_monitor]

We teamed up with partners to assess the level of transparency of the EU's #RFF. Govts need to do more to safeguard public funds and enable access to info on public spending More: https://t.co/gKhFtWX6vP

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

“The stunning lack of transparency commitments totally undermines the important oversight role of civil society and investigative journalists to ensure there is no corruption or abuse in the use of these funds,” said Nicholas Aiossa of @TI_EU

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

The new #OpenProcurementEU Coalition found that NONE OF THE EU COUNTRIES are planning on publishing ANY open data about their stimulus spending. Find out more at https://t.co/veZqGHlIU6

[Karolis Granickas @Granickas]

This comes after Emanuel Macron said, "all stimulus packages should be available as open data to allow citizens to follow the money" just a few months ago.

[Gavin Hayman @GavinHayman_GW]

3/3 Like Covid contracts, unless you plan to tag, track & report money now, it will be v. hard to reconcile later. This really matters as trust in government by citizens across Europe is at a low & this is the signature EU intervention for pandemic recovery & a new green deal.

[Gavin Hayman @GavinHayman_GW]

2/3 Yet plans to report & account for money v. v. thin. Only 4 countries – Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania & Sweden – scored well on proactive communication. In total, 20 out of 22 plans not planning to release information proactively about RRF recipients directly.