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IN THIS ISSUE Corruption is a problem in the countries in our immediate surroundings. This issue provides a deeper insight in the situation in Kosovo. The anti-corruption agency in Kosovo has filed charges against 159 officers on suspicion of corruption. However, the international analysts assess that the corruption in Kosovo is still highly dominant and the fight against corruption has still not yielded any visible results. We also provide a comprehensive analysis conducted by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, investigating the loopholes in the health institutions in Kosovo. A US researcher identifies the relation between the level of corruption in one country with the trust of the people in the institutions and other people. In China, however, due to the limited number of scientific and research work that can be published in the course of one year, a million dollar worth illegal business with these works has been discovered. Anti-corruption expert Vanja Mihajlova is analyzing the cost and consequences of corruption on the economy. In addition, you have the exclusive opportunity to read the findings from the research, exploring the satisfaction of citizens, businessmen and representatives of the civil society organizations from the work of municipalities in Eastern Macedonia. Furthermore, the survey measures the degree of involvement of local community in the process of decision making in the municipalities. The findings will serve as a basis for developing recommendations on undertaking measures for overcoming the established weaknesses and promoting the work of local authorities. At the end, we offer an interesting medley of billboards used...

IN THIS ISSUE Corruption is a problem in the countries in our immediate surroundings. This issue provides a deeper insight in the situation in Kosovo. The anti-corruption agency in Kosovo has filed charges against 159 officers on suspicion of corruption. However, the international analysts assess that the corruption in Kosovo is still highly dominant and the fight against corruption has still not yielded any visible results. We also provide a comprehensive analysis conducted by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, investigating the loopholes in the health institutions in Kosovo. A US researcher identifies the relation between the level of corruption in one country with the trust of the people in the institutions and other people. In China, however, due to the limited number of scientific and research work that can be published in the course of one year, a million dollar worth illegal business with these works has been discovered. Anti-corruption expert Vanja Mihajlova is analyzing the cost and consequences of corruption on the economy. In addition, you have the exclusive opportunity to read the findings from the research, exploring the satisfaction of citizens, businessmen and representatives of the civil society organizations from the work of municipalities in Eastern Macedonia. Furthermore, the survey measures the degree of involvement of local community in the process of decision making in the municipalities. The findings will serve as a basis for developing recommendations on undertaking measures for overcoming the established weaknesses and promoting the work of local authorities. At the end, we offer an interesting medley of billboards used...

IN THIS ISSUE Corruption is a problem in the countries in our immediate surroundings. This issue provides a deeper insight in the situation in Kosovo. The anti-corruption agency in Kosovo has filed charges against 159 officers on suspicion of corruption. However, the international analysts assess that the corruption in Kosovo is still highly dominant and the fight against corruption has still not yielded any visible results. We also provide a comprehensive analysis conducted by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, investigating the loopholes in the health institutions in Kosovo. A US researcher identifies the relation between the level of corruption in one country with the trust of the people in the institutions and other people. In China, however, due to the limited number of scientific and research work that can be published in the course of one year, a million dollar worth illegal business with these works has been discovered. Anti-corruption expert Vanja Mihajlova is analyzing the cost and consequences of corruption on the economy. In addition, you have the exclusive opportunity to read the findings from the research, exploring the satisfaction of citizens, businessmen and representatives of the civil society organizations from the work of municipalities in Eastern Macedonia. Furthermore, the survey measures the degree of involvement of local community in the process of decision making in the municipalities. The findings will serve as a basis for developing recommendations on undertaking measures for overcoming the established weaknesses and promoting the work of local authorities. At the end, we offer an interesting medley of billboards used...

IN THIS ISSUE Corruption is a problem in the countries in our immediate surroundings. This issue provides a deeper insight in the situation in Kosovo. The anti-corruption agency in Kosovo has filed charges against 159 officers on suspicion of corruption. However, the international analysts assess that the corruption in Kosovo is still highly dominant and the fight against corruption has still not yielded any visible results. We also provide a comprehensive analysis conducted by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, investigating the loopholes in the health institutions in Kosovo. A US researcher identifies the relation between the level of corruption in one country with the trust of the people in the institutions and other people. In China, however, due to the limited number of scientific and research work that can be published in the course of one year, a million dollar worth illegal business with these works has been discovered. Anti-corruption expert Vanja Mihajlova is analyzing the cost and consequences of corruption on the economy. In addition, you have the exclusive opportunity to read the findings from the research, exploring the satisfaction of citizens, businessmen and representatives of the civil society organizations from the work of municipalities in Eastern Macedonia. Furthermore, the survey measures the degree of involvement of local community in the process of decision making in the municipalities. The findings will serve as a basis for developing recommendations on undertaking measures for overcoming the established weaknesses and promoting the work of local authorities. At the end, we offer an interesting medley of billboards used...

Corruption is widespread everywhere in the world, especially in the Balkans region. The citizens of Monte Negro believe that it is present in the health care the most, in Serbia, as of this year, the Agency for Fighting against Corruption started working, while the newly elected president of Croatia won as an anticorruption candidate. The esteemed British newspaper Financial Times calls upon the EU to support the fight against corruption in the Balkan countries. Spain can’t seem to put an end to the corruption scandals in the construction business on a local level, while in China it is esteemed that in the past 30 years the state officials put 50 billion dollars in their pockets. This news is on the front pages of this newsletter.In addition, the anticorruption expert, Vanja Mihajlova, analyzes and compares the role and independence of the anticorruption bodies in the countries from the region and offers recommendations for enhancing the efficiency of this body in our country.This is followed by a brief outline of the results from the recent research, which has shown that the media in the country do not play their socially important role in the fight against corruption, as well as recommendations for measures that need to be taken for the sake of more professional, independent, and objective reporting about this serious problem. The public procurements are also in the focus of this issue. The annual investigation of the public procurements process in our country shows that there is still a serious room for abuse and inefficient spending...

Corruption is widespread everywhere in the world, especially in the Balkans region. The citizens of Monte Negro believe that it is present in the health care the most, in Serbia, as of this year, the Agency for Fighting against Corruption started working, while the newly elected president of Croatia won as an anticorruption candidate. The esteemed British newspaper Financial Times calls upon the EU to support the fight against corruption in the Balkan countries. Spain can’t seem to put an end to the corruption scandals in the construction business on a local level, while in China it is esteemed that in the past 30 years the state officials put 50 billion dollars in their pockets. This news is on the front pages of this newsletter.In addition, the anticorruption expert, Vanja Mihajlova, analyzes and compares the role and independence of the anticorruption bodies in the countries from the region and offers recommendations for enhancing the efficiency of this body in our country.This is followed by a brief outline of the results from the recent research, which has shown that the media in the country do not play their socially important role in the fight against corruption, as well as recommendations for measures that need to be taken for the sake of more professional, independent, and objective reporting about this serious problem. The public procurements are also in the focus of this issue. The annual investigation of the public procurements process in our country shows that there is still a serious room for abuse and inefficient spending...

Corruption is widespread everywhere in the world, especially in the Balkans region. The citizens of Monte Negro believe that it is present in the health care the most, in Serbia, as of this year, the Agency for Fighting against Corruption started working, while the newly elected president of Croatia won as an anticorruption candidate. The esteemed British newspaper Financial Times calls upon the EU to support the fight against corruption in the Balkan countries. Spain can’t seem to put an end to the corruption scandals in the construction business on a local level, while in China it is esteemed that in the past 30 years the state officials put 50 billion dollars in their pockets. This news is on the front pages of this newsletter.In addition, the anticorruption expert, Vanja Mihajlova, analyzes and compares the role and independence of the anticorruption bodies in the countries from the region and offers recommendations for enhancing the efficiency of this body in our country.This is followed by a brief outline of the results from the recent research, which has shown that the media in the country do not play their socially important role in the fight against corruption, as well as recommendations for measures that need to be taken for the sake of more professional, independent, and objective reporting about this serious problem. The public procurements are also in the focus of this issue. The annual investigation of the public procurements process in our country shows that there is still a serious room for abuse and inefficient spending...

Corruption is widespread everywhere in the world, especially in the Balkans region. The citizens of Monte Negro believe that it is present in the health care the most, in Serbia, as of this year, the Agency for Fighting against Corruption started working, while the newly elected president of Croatia won as an anticorruption candidate. The esteemed British newspaper Financial Times calls upon the EU to support the fight against corruption in the Balkan countries. Spain can’t seem to put an end to the corruption scandals in the construction business on a local level, while in China it is esteemed that in the past 30 years the state officials put 50 billion dollars in their pockets. This news is on the front pages of this newsletter.In addition, the anticorruption expert, Vanja Mihajlova, analyzes and compares the role and independence of the anticorruption bodies in the countries from the region and offers recommendations for enhancing the efficiency of this body in our country.This is followed by a brief outline of the results from the recent research, which has shown that the media in the country do not play their socially important role in the fight against corruption, as well as recommendations for measures that need to be taken for the sake of more professional, independent, and objective reporting about this serious problem. The public procurements are also in the focus of this issue. The annual investigation of the public procurements process in our country shows that there is still a serious room for abuse and inefficient spending...

Corruption is widespread everywhere in the world, especially in the Balkans region. The citizens of Monte Negro believe that it is present in the health care the most, in Serbia, as of this year, the Agency for Fighting against Corruption started working, while the newly elected president of Croatia won as an anticorruption candidate. The esteemed British newspaper Financial Times calls upon the EU to support the fight against corruption in the Balkan countries. Spain can’t seem to put an end to the corruption scandals in the construction business on a local level, while in China it is esteemed that in the past 30 years the state officials put 50 billion dollars in their pockets. This news is on the front pages of this newsletter.In addition, the anticorruption expert, Vanja Mihajlova, analyzes and compares the role and independence of the anticorruption bodies in the countries from the region and offers recommendations for enhancing the efficiency of this body in our country.This is followed by a brief outline of the results from the recent research, which has shown that the media in the country do not play their socially important role in the fight against corruption, as well as recommendations for measures that need to be taken for the sake of more professional, independent, and objective reporting about this serious problem. The public procurements are also in the focus of this issue. The annual investigation of the public procurements process in our country shows that there is still a serious room for abuse and inefficient spending...

Corruption is widespread everywhere in the world, especially in the Balkans region. The citizens of Monte Negro believe that it is present in the health care the most, in Serbia, as of this year, the Agency for Fighting against Corruption started working, while the newly elected president of Croatia won as an anticorruption candidate. The esteemed British newspaper Financial Times calls upon the EU to support the fight against corruption in the Balkan countries. Spain can’t seem to put an end to the corruption scandals in the construction business on a local level, while in China it is esteemed that in the past 30 years the state officials put 50 billion dollars in their pockets. This news is on the front pages of this newsletter.In addition, the anticorruption expert, Vanja Mihajlova, analyzes and compares the role and independence of the anticorruption bodies in the countries from the region and offers recommendations for enhancing the efficiency of this body in our country.This is followed by a brief outline of the results from the recent research, which has shown that the media in the country do not play their socially important role in the fight against corruption, as well as recommendations for measures that need to be taken for the sake of more professional, independent, and objective reporting about this serious problem. The public procurements are also in the focus of this issue. The annual investigation of the public procurements process in our country shows that there is still a serious room for abuse and inefficient spending...