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The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Transparency International – Macedonia have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at enhancing partnership in the fight against corruption and organized crime. This Memorandum establishes a framework for joint action, data and expertise exchange, as well as for the implementation of activities focused on increasing transparency and accountability in…

The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of North Macedonia and Transparency International – Macedonia have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at strengthening collaboration in the fight against corruption and organized crime. The signed Memorandum seeks to enable joint action toward improving the overall situation in combating corruption and organized crime, as well as…

Transparency International Macedonia continues to carry out its regular monthly activities for monitoring cases and activities related to corrupt behavior and the fight against corruption, which we’ve named “Light & Dark” The monitoring of these cases has received significant attention, both in the public sphere and among domestic and foreign relevant stakeholders, and over time,…

On September 29, 2025, at the Civic Resource Center, agreements were signed for the implementation of five sub-grants awarded by Transparency International – Macedonia within the framework of the project “Integrity Watch in the Western Balkans and Turkey: Civil Society Organizations in the Fight Against Corruption Using Political Integrity Data”, supported by the European Union.…

Transparency International Macedonia continues to carry out its regular monthly activities for monitoring cases and activities related to corrupt behavior and the fight against corruption, which we’ve named “Light & Dark” The monitoring of these cases has received significant attention, both in the public sphere and among domestic and foreign relevant stakeholders, and over time,…

The River Sateska project in the Republic of North Macedonia has been at the centre of controversy, highlighting corruption, mismanagement, and systemic institutional failures in environmental governance. The Sateska River, which flows through the Ohrid Region—home to Lake Ohrid, a UNESCO World Heritage Site—was diverted into Lake Ohrid in the 1960s. This action contributed to…

The Legal Advice Centre operates within Transparency International – Macedonia and has been active since 2003. During the first half of 2025, 74 citizens contacted the Legal Advice Centre. The most common ways citizens reached out were through the organization’s online platforms, by phone, and quite frequently in person at our office. However, reports were…

In the framework of the project: “Integrity Watch in the Western Balkans and Turkey: Civil society combating corruption with political integrity data” was developed the report: Political Integrity Rules Assessment in North Macedonia. Within the report was analyzed the accessibility to open data which are ensuring political integrity. The systems that are enabling open data…

Transparency International Macedonia continues to carry out its regular monthly activities for monitoring cases and activities related to corrupt behavior and the fight against corruption, which we’ve named “Light & Dark” The monitoring of these cases has received significant attention, both in the public sphere and among domestic and foreign relevant stakeholders, and over time,…

Recently, the European Commission published the 2024 Rule of Law Report, which, among other countries, also covered the Republic of North Macedonia. In the section addressing the anti-corruption legal framework just as in previous years whistleblowers were also included. The report notes that the protection of whistleblowers needs to be further aligned with European standards.…