The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurria, at the Farnesina today, 19 February 2015.
Their discussion focused on cooperation on combating international tax evasion and corruption. They also discussed the OECD enlargement process, the organisation’s role on issues of significant interest to Italy – investment, energy, innovation, international trade and the development of global governance – and the OECD’s possible presence at EXPO 2015.
Minister Gentiloni pointed out Italy’s commitment in the OECD working group on corruption and the National Anti-Corruption Authority’s renewed institutional mission.
The meeting was an opportunity to underscore Italy’s role as a training hub for the OECD. Training is provided, for example, through the National School of Administration, which hosts courses in Caserta for public officials from the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (OECD-MENA). Another initiative is the OECD-LEED (Local Economic and Employment Development) Centre in Trento. And lastly there is the International Academy for Tax Crime Investigation at the Finance Police school in Ostia, which organises advanced courses in collaboration with the OECD on tax and anti-corruption matters.
