Transparency International-Macedonia prepared the report: “National Integrity System of North Macedonia” 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 NIS 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 pillar about the law enforcement agencies has overall score 58,3.
- The MoI needs to establish effective implementation of the adopted code of ethics by establishing effective vetting of reported cases of conflict of interest and asset declaration, as well as regular reporting of the gifts and hospitality for police officials.
- The MoI needs to publish information on the number of cases and results related to integrity tests of police officials.
- The MoI needs to establish cooperation with the SCPC for proactive investigations of corruption related cases. As a result, the MoI and SCPC need to publish separate statistical data for corruption related cases on their websites.
National Integrity System Assessment 2023