Periodical publication of Transparency International-Macedonia “AUDEO” No.3

We have the pleasure to present you our third edition of the electronic publication “AUDEO.” The content of this issue is dedicated to the connection of the Republic of Macedonia and the interests of monopolies, which is evident and against the constitutional provisions, through the back of the citizens and contrary to their interests.
Recently the showdown of the affair “Telecom” started, which according to what Magyar Telekom agreed with in the USA,  from 2005 to 2007 the monopoly of Magyar Telekom was extended and agreed with officials from the Government of the Republic of Macedonia. 

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Feb182012
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The fog that covers case Telekom suits them all

The institutions for persecution are not interested in resolving the bribery affair with Telekom, said Slagjana Taseva, the President of “Transparency International – Macedonia” on the round table that was held in Skopje.  Few weeks ago, this nongovernmental organization has offered analyses of the affair and discovered that the Greek multimillionaire Dimitris Kontominas was involved in the bribery of the Macedonian politicians from the coalition between SDSM and DUI. 
 – We expected that what we offered would be developed and used for deeper research about what happened from 2000 onwards, from the privatization of one monopoly, which after its transformation continued to be a monopoly. That means that someone was having a concern for everything but not for the interests of the citizens. The institutions are not having pressure by anyone so they can seek the culprits of the affair and the question is will we agree that it should stay like this? – said Taseva and emphasized the situation is interesting because after the published findings, neither one political party declared to discredit them, as it is usually the case. 

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Feb122012
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Who is Kontominas – the businessman that is not a saint?

The Greek billionaire Dimitris Kontominas, which “Transparency International – Macedonia” claims to be involved in major corruption scandal of “Deutsche Telekom”, one year ago has re-directed his business arrows towards our country. First his involvement was with the project “Skopje 2014” by buying land on the square Macedonia baroque for building a baroque hotel and “officer’s home”, a project for which the firm Kontominas “DEMKO” was the only bidder and got an area of 6308 square meters for about 630,000 euros.Kontominas then tried, unsuccessfully, to involve in the energy business by participating in tenders for the construction of hydroelectric plants in Macedonia.

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The Magyar Telekom affair challenge to the legal practice

In the period of 2000 and 2006 a small group of former high executives of the Company and it’s subsidiaries in Macedonia authorized spending of about 24 million euro through over 20 suspect consultancy, lobbying and other contracts between the Company and its subsidiaries and Cyprus based consulting company on the other hand. Were this funds indeed transferred to Cyprus shell companies to be fully or partially used to bribe high governmental officers with in the Government of Macedonia, as it is stated in the White & Case final report and document of the USA institutions, that is to be answered by the authorities that may make and audit on the route of the made transactions to their final destination.

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