COVID-19 pandemic as a threat to the rule of law in the Western Balkans
In order to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and lower the burden on healthcare systems, governments of the Western Balkans have imposed restrictive...
Tag : Fight against corruption
Reforming public procurement crucial for fighting corruption in the Western Balkans
Public procurement system in the Western Balkans is one of the critical corruption zones – as the government mechanism for buying everything “from a needle...
What is in the Commission’s updates on North Macedonia and Albania?
by EWB
BRUSSELS – European Commission has released an update on the implementation of reforms in the fields of the judiciary, fight against corruption and public administration...
[EWB Interview] Milićević: Fight against corruption is not sufficiently supported by the public
Citizens of Serbia marked the Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December this year with numerous unresolved affairs, among which the most prominent is the arms trade...
Corruption pressure on the rise in the Western Balkans since 2016
by EWB
SKOPJE – Members of the Southeast Initiative for Development and Integrity (SELDI) attended the Policy Forum “Delivering on the Promise of EU Enlargement: 30 Years...
Conference: New strategies for fighting corruption in WB
by EWB
NEW YORK – A workshop with an aim of exploring the new strategies for fighting corruption in the Western Balkans will be held on Thursday...
Serbia’s troubles with Chapter 23: “Fragile” institutions incapable of fighting corruption
BELGRADE – The harsh criticism that was reiterated by the EU Commission in the Country Report 2019 for Serbia regarding the anti-corruption campaign, one the...
EU Integration and Fight Against Corruption: The Saga of Kosovo’s Whistleblowers
by Nedim Hogić
Western Balkans states rarely take an anti-corruption initiative without external influence. But there is evidence to suggest that this occasionally happens. For example, Canton Sarajevo...
[EWB Interview] Drljević: Current pace gives us reason to believe we’ll be ready even before 2025
Interview with Aleksandar Drljević, Chief Negotiator with EU for Montenegro. The interview was taken in the context of the forthcoming conference Western Balkans and the Rule...
Davenport: In the negotiation process, it is important to meet the deadlines
by EWB Archives
BELGRADE – Responsible for implementing the Action Plan for Chapter 23 in the framework of the negotiation process of Serbia presented a report on the...