On November 14, 2001 the Center for the Study of Democracy hosted "Transparency and Anti-Corruption in Public Administration Activities" Round Table, jointly organized by the Institute of Public Administration and European Integration and Coalition 2000.

Following its target of rendering support to public administration and civil organizations in their strive to develop transparent governance procedures, the Institute contributes to the increase of citizens' trust in public administration. The Round Table was one of the steps in this respect. Coalition 2000 representatives participated with research and analysis on the following topics:

1. "Corruption Monitoring System: Reasons, Sources, Corruption Dynamics in the Relationship between Public Administration and Citizens" by Dr. Alexander Stoyanov, Director of Research at the Center for the Study of Democracy;

2. "International Cooperation in the Combat against Corruption" by Mr. Boyko Todorov, Director of the Council of Europe Information and Documentation Centre in Sofia, and

3. "Areas of High Corruption Risk in the System of Local Government and Civil Anti-corruption Initiatives at Local Level" (Civil Observer, Local Ombudsman, Public Council against Corruption, etc.) by Dr. Zhivka Damyanova, Coalition 2000 Coordinator.