US Sanctions towards Western Balkan entities: “Red flags” without much effect on the ground
Several days ago, certain Marko Mihajlović was arrested on a suspicion of being involved in the murder of a former Serbian politician from North Kosovo,...
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European Commission on media funding in the Western Balkans: Political influence and lack of transparency remain an issue
In unconsolidated democracies, such as those in the Western Balkans, where freedom of expression has never been fully established, media funding also remains shrouded in...
Fighting high-level corruption in the Western Balkans: Is the region moving forward?
This year European Commission’s reports on Western Balkan countries pointed out some new deficiencies and recommendations when it comes to fight against corruption, but also...
Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act: New platform for American influence in the Western Balkans?
On 2 August 2022, a group of US Senators introduced a new bipartisan legislation in order to improve cooperation between the United States and six...
Whistleblowers in Serbia: High profile cases, but no support of the institutions
European Commission’s report on Serbia, which was published on 12 October, referenced directly the corruption scandals Krušik for the first time. In the previous reports,...
EC 2022 Reports on the Western Balkans: Track record on fighting corruption needs to improve
BRUSSELS – Corruption remains one of the biggest obstacles on the region’s path towards the European Union, state the latest European Commission’s reports on the...
Delays in adopting a new Anti-corruption Strategy in Serbia: Wandering without clear goals
According to all reports by European institutions on Serbia dealing with the rule of law, corruption is always a present and an ongoing issue to...
SELDI’s regional anti-corruption report: Governments’ integrity under serious stress in the Western Balkans
BELGRADE – “The integrity of government remains under serious stress in the Western Balkans, while the margin for civil society action has further decreased as...
International and Regional Cooperation: Transcending Borders in the Fight against Corruption
BELGRADE – “Corruption is not a sporadic phenomenon but a practice that immensely affects all countries in the region, so the coordination of efforts in...
Serbian institutional fight against corruption: Point blank shot?
Whenever making the official reports on rule of law in Serbia, European Union’s institutions keep pointing at the same old problem – corruption. However, special...