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Analysis: 40% of Youth in North Macedonia claim that corruption motivates them to leave the country

Every 4 out of 10 young people in North Macedonia stated they would leave the country because of the degree of corruption while each third young person has noted that corruption is the primary motivation to engage and contribute to the fight against corruptive activities, new analysis by the Youth Alliance - Krushevo shows. 440 young people participated in the...

Truthmeter.mk: Public Prosecutor’s Office operates with only a third of the planned staff

Budget cuts, lack of resources, and lack of staff ultimately result poorly in the fight against corruption. The Public Prosecutor’s Office should play a leading role in the fight against corruption, but, unfortunately, this is a major obstacle in North Macedonia, writes Truthmeter.mk. Meta.mk republishes the story in its entirety below:   Author: Goran Lefkov The insufficient number of professional associates and other...

Counterspin: Just because it wasn’t noticed, doesn’t mean that the corruption at the highest levels is nonexistant

It is not true that "nowhere in the highest echelon, nor even in the second tier, any corruption was seen." This wasn't stated directly, but it wasn't rejected either, if we read the whole report by the US Department of State, which refers to the country's investment climate. This is why the prime minister of North Macedonia cannot amnesty...

Macedonian Government demands insight into all criminal charges and corruption and money laundering reports from the past 2 years

In its 43rd session, the Government of North Macedonia analyzed and adopted the Information about the undertakend activities for the regular use of the System for collecting and processing statistical data about prevention and repression of corruption and money laundering, says the official press release. "The Government ordered the Interior Ministry, the Interior Ministry - Bureau of Public Security, the...

Transparency International Macedonia: Government’s crisis decrees bring a higher risk of corruption

The Anti-Corruption organization "Transparency International - Macedonia" (TI) has asked the Government and all authorized institutions and organs to submit timely reports about acts upon the decrees that were made by the Government, stating that they carry within them a higher risk of corruption. TI Macedonia stated that it will monitor the implementation of the decrees, through the right that...

Macedonia drops 13 spots down in the latest Global Corruption Perception index

Macedonia dropped 13 spots down in the n the latest Global Corruption Perception index for the previous year that was published today by Transparency International. With 35 index points, Macedonia was placed in the group very low and it shares the 106th spot among 180 countries with Albania, Algiers, Brazil, the Ivory Coast, Egypt and Mongolia. This year, Macedonia...

Anti-corruption committee demands more strict criteria for subventions for the media

The State Committee for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) demands a strengthening of criteria for granting subventions for printed media and in its National strategy for preventing corruption is seeing them as posing risks of corruption and clientelism. SCPC demands that the media should not be granted assets from the budget for election campaigns. This year, the government will grant...

Zaev and Mickoski didn’t cut a deal about SPO, the leadership meeting is a failure

After more than seven hours of negotiations at the leadership meeting between Zoran Zaev and Hristijan Mickoski including SDSM's and VMRO-DPMNE's teams about he amendments to the Law on Public Prosecution with which the fate of the Special Public Prosecution (SPO) will be decided upon and it will lead to its transformation, both sides weren't able to reach an...

Pendarovski is disappointed by what he heard and calls for a thorough and quick investigation

As a person, I am deeply disappointed, replied President Stevo Pendarovski to a question posted by a journalist whether he is disappointed by the Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva. The Head of the State held a press conference today at noon about the "Ransom" case during which he called for a quick and thorough investigation and charges against all...

A platform against corruption: Even as an acting Finance Minister, Zaev is breaking the anti-corruption law

The situation where Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is simultaneously conducting his duties as a Minister of Finance is contrary to the Law of Corruption prevention and conflict of Interest, regardless of temporary performing this duty, warned today the Platform of civil organizations for fighting corruption. "Despite the temporary performing of a second duty, we think that an obligation of...

Kremlin disinformation should be opposed with accuracy

Brian Whitmore, senior researcher and Director of the Russian Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), a research institute dedicated to Eastern, Central European and Russian Studies, held a virtual lecture, which could be followed in four cities across Eastern Europe: Bucharest, Kiev, Podgorica and Skopje for dealing with disinformation that originated in the Kremlin, as a...

Transparency International still measuring corruption under VMRO-DPMNE rule

In the speech delivered during the third protest of VMRO-DPMNE (12 December 2018) in front of the building of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for the party members and fans, the party’s president Hristijan Mickoski made the following manipulative and untruthful statement, "Vistinomer" analyses. They’d say they have been reforming the judiciary. 112th country according to Transparency International....

Anti-Corruption Commission not working for 7,5 months while Parliament debates new law

The Anti-Corruption Commission, the key state body for the prevention of corruption and conflict of interests, has not been working for seven and a half months, since last March when the president, Igor Tanturovski resigned, and from 2 April members were "sent" on vacation indefinitely. The Parliamentary Committee on Political System and Inter-Community Relations held a public debate today on...

GRECO: Macedonia has made no progress in preventing corruption among MPs and judges

In its Second Compliance report, published today, GRECO (Group of States against Corruption), an organization which operates within the Council of Europe said that "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has not made significant progress in implementing anti-corruption recommendations among members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. " The Compliance Report was made according to the Situation Report with additional information...

Zaev: Nobody will be exempt from the responsibility of corruption

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, in his speech to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day, said that corruptive action is a serious threat to the economy and the overall development of Macedonia. He said that the fight against this evil is a commitment that this government took over, but he also urges citizens to participate in this fight in dealing with...

Virtual discussion about fighting corruption organized by the US Embassy

On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, the U.S. Embassy Skopje in collaboration with American Corners Macedonia will organize a virtual town hall meeting for a panel of experts to discuss creative ways to counter corruption. The event, which will start today at 18:00h in collaboration with American Corners in Skopje, Bitola, Tetovo, Stip and Struga, is...

Directors of “Magyar Telekom” fined for bribing Macedonian politicians

Former directors of "Magyar Telekom" Elek Straub and Andras Balogh have agreed to pay fines and have also received a five-year ban on working as directors or employees of all joint stock companies, announced today the US Committee for Securities and Exchange, reports portal "Nova". Straub has been fined $ 250,000 and Balogh $ 150,000. “The Directors of "Magyar Telekom"...

Vanhoutte about the elections: the party is giving you crumbs and is running away with the whole cake

The election of honest politicians that were not involved in corruption is the first step in the building of your democracy, said the Belgian expert and former mediator in the working units for implementation of the Przino agreement, Peter Vanhoutte. Vanhoutte says that the elections are not the final destination, but the start towards the necessary changes. He warned...

State Department: Deeply concerned by President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision to pardon officials

The United States is deeply concerned by President Gjorge Ivanov's decision to pardon people under investigation connected to the scandal with the intercepted calls, wrote the US State Department in reaction to the whole affair. "If implemented, this decision will protect corrupt officials and deny justice to the people of Macedonia. It will also further undermine Macedonian rule of law,...

The real Anticorruption Commission is in VMRO-DPMNE!

Along with “anticorruptioners”, who today gave a sworn statement before Trajko Veljanoski, party anticorruption commission of VMRO-DPMNE, which is said to be "the real anticorruption commission," also functions! Hence the doubts whether the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption is not only a cover for the work of the anticorruption commission that works within the governing party. Within VMRO-DPMNE, head of...