Insufficient fight against corruption haunting Albania as it heads into election
As is the case with other Western Balkan countries, Albania is heading into another election, scheduled for 25 April, with the issue of prevalent corruption...
Tag : Fight against corruption
Picula: EP stresses serious concerns about limited progress in the fight against corruption in Montenegro
by EWB
PODGORICA – The European Parliament welcomes Montenegro’s continued engagement in the EU integration process and its overall progress, but stresses serious concerns about limited progress in...
Várhelyi: The fight against corruption in Montenegro is a key goal of the accession process
by EWB
BRUSSELS – EU Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said that the rule of law is one of the basic values of the EU and a crucial...
Transparency International: Corruption is on the rise in the Western Balkans
Public sector in the Western Balkans became more corrupt in 2020 in comparison to 2019 according to experts and businesspeople. This is the sum up...
Fight against corruption will not be an easy task for the new Montenegrin government
The opposition in Montenegro won the August general elections on the wave of popular discontent over the law on religious freedom, but this issue was...
Kosovo needs a locally-owned mechanism to coordinate international assistance in fight against corruption
A piece by Cemaliye Beysoylu and Nicasia Picciano Since the end of the 1990s Kosovo received an excessive amount of international funds and assistance in...
GRECO report on Albania: Key recommendations related to SPAK
by EWB Archives
STRASBOURG – Corruption in Albania is high in many areas of public and business life and remains an issue of concern, according to the latest...
GRECO report: Serbia again “globally unsatisfactory”, calls for publication of report
by EWB
BELGRADE – The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) called on the Serbian authorities to allow the publication of the second report from the Fourth...
How the EU candidate countries in the Western Balkans stand with fight against corruption?
The overall pace of fighting corruption has slowed down and the track record in most countries is far from meeting the requirements for membership –...
GRECO: Albania is ready to start negotiating membership chapters with the EU
by EWB
STRASBOURG – The fight against corruption in Albania has become so sophisticated and powerful that the country is ready to start negotiating membership chapters with...