Article 33 — Commission support to Member States and their competent authorities

1. The Commission shall prepare an overview of sectoral risks of corruption in the Union and facilitate information exchange among Member States and experts across the Union. 2. The tasks of the Commission, through the EU network against corruption, shall include: (a) facilitating cooperation and exchange of best practices among Member States’ practitioners, civil society representatives, experts, researchers and other stakeholders; (b) upon request, supporting all stakeholders, and in particular Member States, in their activities, by developing best practices, non-binding guidance materials and methodologies. 3. The Commission shall inform Member States about financial resources at Union level available to Member States for the fight against corruption, including Union anti-corruption programmes with third countries.