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Activity Report 2016EUROPEAN PUBLIC LAW ORGANIZATIONAbout usThe EPLO is an international organization dedicated to the creation and disseminationof knowledge in the area of public law lato sensu, including but not limited to inter alia national, comparative and European public law, human rights law and environmental law for a better generation of lawyers and democratic institutions worldwide.The EPLO was established in 2007 in Athens, Greece, as the continuation of the European Public Law Center (EPLC), a non-profit institution of internationalTo this date the EPLO has developed, organized, promoted andsupportedcloseto200educational, research, training and institution building activitiescharacter, established in 1995 under the Law of the Hellenic Republic. To this date it has developed, organized, promoted and supported close to 200 educational, research, training, institution building and other activities and has provided assistance to democratic institutions in more than 70 countries. In order to accomplish its purposes, the EPLO promotes cooperation with other institutions, organizations and bodies, in particular organizations in the United Nations system.Areasof PresencePartnershipsAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, France, FYROM, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, The Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam.The EPLO works closely with partner institutions from all over the world. Most notably: MaintainsclosetieswithorganizationsintheUnitedNationssystem;itwassigneda cooperation agreement with the United Nations system for the promotion of human rights of indigenous peoples and ethnic communities in Nicaragua; is a founding member of the International Anti-Corruption Academy; is a member ofthe European Network of Implementing Development Agencies (EUNIDA); became a partner in the World Bank’s Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development having endorsed theJoint Declaration and Statement of Commitment on Supporting the Global Forum on Law, Justiceand Development.8 ACTIVITY REPORT 2016