At the beginning of 2024, Transparency International-Macedonia published the report: “National Integrity System of North Macedonia”.
The National Integrity System Assessment is an analyses prepared within the project “EU4 Rule of Law: Citizen Engagement for Public Integrity (CEPI) in the Western Balkans and Turkey”, funded by the European Union and the Government of Switzerland.
The report contains an analysis of the situation with the pillars of the state’s integrity in relation to corruption and the effectiveness of national efforts to deal with corruption.
The Public Prosecutor is the pillar with the lowest score and limited role in the fight against corruption.
- The BPPOOCC and the SCPC need to establish everyday communication and cooperation on corruption related offences by signing a memorandum.
- The government needs to provide financial resources for additional human resources to the public prosecutor’s office and investigative centres in charge of investigating corruption.
- The chief prosecutor of the BPPOOCC needs to regularly report to the Assembly on the implementation of accountability mechanisms, such as disciplinary cases, citizen complaints and dismissals due to the violation of official duties.
- An independent disciplinary commission needs to be established to create an independent body to investigate complaints against public prosecutors and to ensure accountability.
- The government needs adopt regulatory provisions to protect a person who files a complaint against a public prosecutor.
- The public prosecutor’s office needs to provide a protected reporting channel for whistleblowers based on the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers.
- The public prosecutor’s office should create a separate ethical committee that will ensure that citizen can make complaints about public prosecutors’ conduct in private, especially regarding their contacts, hospitality or interests.
National Integrity System Assessment 2023
