27 April 2020
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 […]
23 January 2020
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 […]
22 January 2020
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, […]
11 September 2019
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 […]
12 August 2019
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 […]
10 July 2019
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 […]
8 April 2019
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 […]
17 December 2018
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 […]
23 November 2018
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 […]
9 August 2018
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 […]
9 December 2017
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 […]
5 December 2017
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 […]
24 April 2017
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. […]
9 December 2016
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 […]
13 April 2016
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 […]
15 April 2015
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 […]
26 March 2015
Both controversial agreements that are discussed in recordings which today were announced by opposition leader Zoran Zaev, concerning construction of highways Miladinovci – Sveti Nikole – Shtip and Kichevo – Ohrid. In one of the talks, Minister Mile Janakieski and unknown interlocutor discuss prognosis of State Roads Agency for the cost of construction of the […]
30 January 2015
Citizens of Macedonia are most pessimistic that anything can be done about corruption, i.e. it to be reduced or eradicated, and we are at the very bottom among the other countries of Southeast Europe on this issue. This is one of the main conclusions of the research of initiative “Leadership for development and integrity in […]
9 December 2014
The website of the State Anti-Corruption Commission holds more information about debates, forums and public events rather than information about procedures initiated by the Commission. Namely, from June to today, the website of the SACC had only six notifications for procedures, seven announcements for press events or forums held, and one public warning for prevention […]
10 November 2014
The pressure on the newly appointed President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, is growing after the discovery of the secret tax deals which Luxemburg Government regularly makes with major international private companies in order to minimize taxing by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The scheme called “tax ruling”, even though not illegal, was […]
