Issued by Transparency International’s Working Group on COVID-19 Vaccines 07 May 2021 The COVID-19 health crisis has already cost humanity countless lives. It has dramatically increased corruption in public procurement and access to healthcare and jeopardised the rule of law and civil society space in many countries. The effective response to COVID-19 calls for exceptional…
Transparency International Macedonia within the framework of the project: Ending Impunity for Grand Corruption in Western Balkans and Turkey investigates corruption cases and tailor-made laws that enable the rule of corruption instead of the rule of law. This project has been implemented along with Transparency International Secretariat and partners from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina,…
The case with the forged passports shows that the announced vetting in the police should be accelerated, says the president of Transparency International Macedonia – Slagjana Taseva Slobodanka Jovanovska Those who carried out the action over the forged passports given to criminals shall not be rewarded, instead a thorough investigation needs to be conducted in…
Anti-corruption groups call on parliaments to protect whistleblowers: ‘People have the most power to expose environmental crimes’ BERLIN / WASHINGTON, DC – National parliaments throughout Europe should empower and protect whistleblowers who expose crimes and misconduct that threaten the climate, a coalition of anti-corruption groups urged today. The groups called on officials to include…
Transparency International calls for fair, transparent and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments Across the globe, countries are under extreme pressure to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their citizens. Yet, corruption poses serious risks to vaccine delivery, as a lack of transparency over the development, procurement, allocation, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines threatens a fair…
-By Slagjana Taseva, Chair, TI Macedonia 11.02.2021 The launch of the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index in North Macedonia at the end of January 2021 caused a reaction unlike any seen here before. Our abysmal performance in the index has created a renewed sense of urgency for the fight against corruption, which will hopefully lead to…
Project: Combating Illicit Financial Flows, “How the Anti Money Laundering Regulations Respect the Data Protection” Project duration: December 1st 2020 – May 31st 2021. Project objective: To provide assessment of the national legal and institutional approximation of each country’s legislation with the 4th (1) and 5th (2) European Union AML Directives. This is the first regional…
Politicians and their networks are controlling their nations’ affairs to profit from corruption with impunity 16.12.2020 A law passed in Albania has given A.N.K Sh.P.K., a company close to the ruling Socialist Party, a hugely overpriced contract for building a 17.2 km road. The construction costs are expected to be almost €300 million, over twice…
06.10.2020 Corruption is one of the main challenges to the rule of law, life chances and people’s livelihoods in the Western Balkans. It is both a cause and consequence of a criminal culture that permeates the region, and the way that corruption is linked to politics suggests a degree of organized corruption, and even elements…
COVID-19 is no reason for restrictions on freedom of information 28.09.2020 This International Right to Know Day, we call on all governments and public authorities to ensure that the ongoing COVID-19 crisis is not a pretext for limiting citizens’ right to information. Legal and practical processes for accessing information should now be restored to…
