Bulletin

In this issueFormer minister of defense and deputy of the ruling party in Croatia and ex-US vice president are being investigated in corruption-related cases – the first one for alleged illegal public procurement and the latter for bribing a Nigerian national in business matters linked to natural gas. At the same time, Croatia’s president decorated several brave citizens, who were ready to risk their lives in the fight against corruption and organized crime.On the other hand, there is a different situation in Bulgaria. An analysis prepared by journalist Borjana Dzambazova suggests that, due to police indifference and the fear of judges from those who are being tried, many people are being acquitted in cases related to crime and corruption. As a result, the anti-corruption campaign in Bulgaria has failed in court.In the previous issue of the monthly report, European Commission’s assessments on the anti-corruption policy and public procurement in Macedonia were presented, which were highlighted by the EU in its latest progress report for Macedonia on its road towards EU full-fledged membership. In this issue, our regular associate and one of the most esteemed anti-corruption experts in Macedonia, Vanja Mihajlova, compares the EC assessments of other Western Balkan countries regarding the matter.Assessments on the scope of corruption and measures aimed at diminishing it are unfavorable for all of the countries. Corruption is still considered a sensitive issue in the region. The general conclusion is that corruption is largely spread and that authorities do not demonstrate real political willingness to deal with it, even through certain...

In this issue The corruption has deeply entered the sport arena. Even the top sports are affected. The World Football Federation had to suspend two of its members from the top management after it was revealed that they sold their votes during the process of selecting the location for the next football world championship. Stimulated by the more frequent corruption scandals on its territory, Switzerland, the country in which many world organizations have their headquarters, announced stricter anti-corruption regulations. In Kosovo, the government had to cancel the agreement with one US company, which was selected through direct negotiation without the participation of other companies, but only after the affair was disclosed by the media. The world scientists have detected and found evidence to support the claims of the relatedness of corruption with other societal phenomena in the country, such as the level of economic development, respect of human rights and claim that corruption is symptom of deep economic and social diseases in the society. In this issue of the monthly newsletter, we present the sections on anticorruption and public procurement from the latest European Commission’s Progress Report for Macedonia. In both these areas, the EC has observed certain progress, emphasizing that the corruption is wide spread and continues to pose a serious problem. In terms of the public procurement, the observations from last year still apply. However, the special focus this year is placed on the lack of capacity of the public administration in this area and the need for strengthening the system of legal...

In this issue The corruption has deeply entered the sport arena. Even the top sports are affected. The World Football Federation had to suspend two of its members from the top management after it was revealed that they sold their votes during the process of selecting the location for the next football world championship. Stimulated by the more frequent corruption scandals on its territory, Switzerland, the country in which many world organizations have their headquarters, announced stricter anti-corruption regulations. In Kosovo, the government had to cancel the agreement with one US company, which was selected through direct negotiation without the participation of other companies, but only after the affair was disclosed by the media. The world scientists have detected and found evidence to support the claims of the relatedness of corruption with other societal phenomena in the country, such as the level of economic development, respect of human rights and claim that corruption is symptom of deep economic and social diseases in the society. In this issue of the monthly newsletter, we present the sections on anticorruption and public procurement from the latest European Commission’s Progress Report for Macedonia. In both these areas, the EC has observed certain progress, emphasizing that the corruption is wide spread and continues to pose a serious problem. In terms of the public procurement, the observations from last year still apply. However, the special focus this year is placed on the lack of capacity of the public administration in this area and the need for strengthening the system of legal...

In this issue The corruption has deeply entered the sport arena. Even the top sports are affected. The World Football Federation had to suspend two of its members from the top management after it was revealed that they sold their votes during the process of selecting the location for the next football world championship. Stimulated by the more frequent corruption scandals on its territory, Switzerland, the country in which many world organizations have their headquarters, announced stricter anti-corruption regulations. In Kosovo, the government had to cancel the agreement with one US company, which was selected through direct negotiation without the participation of other companies, but only after the affair was disclosed by the media. The world scientists have detected and found evidence to support the claims of the relatedness of corruption with other societal phenomena in the country, such as the level of economic development, respect of human rights and claim that corruption is symptom of deep economic and social diseases in the society. In this issue of the monthly newsletter, we present the sections on anticorruption and public procurement from the latest European Commission’s Progress Report for Macedonia. In both these areas, the EC has observed certain progress, emphasizing that the corruption is wide spread and continues to pose a serious problem. In terms of the public procurement, the observations from last year still apply. However, the special focus this year is placed on the lack of capacity of the public administration in this area and the need for strengthening the system of legal...

In this issue The corruption has deeply entered the sport arena. Even the top sports are affected. The World Football Federation had to suspend two of its members from the top management after it was revealed that they sold their votes during the process of selecting the location for the next football world championship. Stimulated by the more frequent corruption scandals on its territory, Switzerland, the country in which many world organizations have their headquarters, announced stricter anti-corruption regulations. In Kosovo, the government had to cancel the agreement with one US company, which was selected through direct negotiation without the participation of other companies, but only after the affair was disclosed by the media. The world scientists have detected and found evidence to support the claims of the relatedness of corruption with other societal phenomena in the country, such as the level of economic development, respect of human rights and claim that corruption is symptom of deep economic and social diseases in the society. In this issue of the monthly newsletter, we present the sections on anticorruption and public procurement from the latest European Commission’s Progress Report for Macedonia. In both these areas, the EC has observed certain progress, emphasizing that the corruption is wide spread and continues to pose a serious problem. In terms of the public procurement, the observations from last year still apply. However, the special focus this year is placed on the lack of capacity of the public administration in this area and the need for strengthening the system of legal...

In this issue The corruption has deeply entered the sport arena. Even the top sports are affected. The World Football Federation had to suspend two of its members from the top management after it was revealed that they sold their votes during the process of selecting the location for the next football world championship. Stimulated by the more frequent corruption scandals on its territory, Switzerland, the country in which many world organizations have their headquarters, announced stricter anti-corruption regulations. In Kosovo, the government had to cancel the agreement with one US company, which was selected through direct negotiation without the participation of other companies, but only after the affair was disclosed by the media. The world scientists have detected and found evidence to support the claims of the relatedness of corruption with other societal phenomena in the country, such as the level of economic development, respect of human rights and claim that corruption is symptom of deep economic and social diseases in the society. In this issue of the monthly newsletter, we present the sections on anticorruption and public procurement from the latest European Commission’s Progress Report for Macedonia. In both these areas, the EC has observed certain progress, emphasizing that the corruption is wide spread and continues to pose a serious problem. In terms of the public procurement, the observations from last year still apply. However, the special focus this year is placed on the lack of capacity of the public administration in this area and the need for strengthening the system of legal...

In this issue The corruption has deeply entered the sport arena. Even the top sports are affected. The World Football Federation had to suspend two of its members from the top management after it was revealed that they sold their votes during the process of selecting the location for the next football world championship. Stimulated by the more frequent corruption scandals on its territory, Switzerland, the country in which many world organizations have their headquarters, announced stricter anti-corruption regulations. In Kosovo, the government had to cancel the agreement with one US company, which was selected through direct negotiation without the participation of other companies, but only after the affair was disclosed by the media. The world scientists have detected and found evidence to support the claims of the relatedness of corruption with other societal phenomena in the country, such as the level of economic development, respect of human rights and claim that corruption is symptom of deep economic and social diseases in the society. In this issue of the monthly newsletter, we present the sections on anticorruption and public procurement from the latest European Commission’s Progress Report for Macedonia. In both these areas, the EC has observed certain progress, emphasizing that the corruption is wide spread and continues to pose a serious problem. In terms of the public procurement, the observations from last year still apply. However, the special focus this year is placed on the lack of capacity of the public administration in this area and the need for strengthening the system of legal...

In this issue The corruption has deeply entered the sport arena. Even the top sports are affected. The World Football Federation had to suspend two of its members from the top management after it was revealed that they sold their votes during the process of selecting the location for the next football world championship. Stimulated by the more frequent corruption scandals on its territory, Switzerland, the country in which many world organizations have their headquarters, announced stricter anti-corruption regulations. In Kosovo, the government had to cancel the agreement with one US company, which was selected through direct negotiation without the participation of other companies, but only after the affair was disclosed by the media. The world scientists have detected and found evidence to support the claims of the relatedness of corruption with other societal phenomena in the country, such as the level of economic development, respect of human rights and claim that corruption is symptom of deep economic and social diseases in the society. In this issue of the monthly newsletter, we present the sections on anticorruption and public procurement from the latest European Commission’s Progress Report for Macedonia. In both these areas, the EC has observed certain progress, emphasizing that the corruption is wide spread and continues to pose a serious problem. In terms of the public procurement, the observations from last year still apply. However, the special focus this year is placed on the lack of capacity of the public administration in this area and the need for strengthening the system of legal...

In this issueCorruption in the private sector and its combating is an increasingly debated topic worldwide, a topic that was tackled in one of the prior issues of the monthly newsletter. Faced with a corruption scandal in the United States following a revelation that bribes worth millions of dollars were paid to governments all over the world in order to get public procurement agreements, renowned car company Daimler will now open a special executive post focusing on the company’s observance of laws and business ethic in its operations.In Croatia, the country’s customs head and, until recently, the ruling party’s treasurer has been detained under the suspicion that he made state institutions hire a PR company without conducting a public procurement procedure.In neighboring Serbia, an Internet news agency has published a so-called corruption pricelist, i.e. a list of public services and bribes paid for their obtaining. Data have been taken from citizens’ input at the recently opened e-portal for reporting of corruption cases “Pištaljka“ (Whistle). According to this pricelist, completing studies without taking exams costs EUR 16,000 of bribes, to legalise a house – EUR 20,000, to employ a doctor – up to EUR 8,000. The list shows that doctors are most corrupt, with economists claiming the economic crisis increases corruption.On 28 September the world marked the day for free access to public information, or the so-called “International Right to Know Day“. This is an occasion for analysis of how much Macedonia abides by international standards for free access to public information. The analysis also offers...

In this issueCorruption in the private sector and its combating is an increasingly debated topic worldwide, a topic that was tackled in one of the prior issues of the monthly newsletter. Faced with a corruption scandal in the United States following a revelation that bribes worth millions of dollars were paid to governments all over the world in order to get public procurement agreements, renowned car company Daimler will now open a special executive post focusing on the company’s observance of laws and business ethic in its operations.In Croatia, the country’s customs head and, until recently, the ruling party’s treasurer has been detained under the suspicion that he made state institutions hire a PR company without conducting a public procurement procedure.In neighboring Serbia, an Internet news agency has published a so-called corruption pricelist, i.e. a list of public services and bribes paid for their obtaining. Data have been taken from citizens’ input at the recently opened e-portal for reporting of corruption cases “Pištaljka“ (Whistle). According to this pricelist, completing studies without taking exams costs EUR 16,000 of bribes, to legalise a house – EUR 20,000, to employ a doctor – up to EUR 8,000. The list shows that doctors are most corrupt, with economists claiming the economic crisis increases corruption.On 28 September the world marked the day for free access to public information, or the so-called “International Right to Know Day“. This is an occasion for analysis of how much Macedonia abides by international standards for free access to public information. The analysis also offers...