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...
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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...
Hidden economy at very high levels and increasing throughout the Western Balkans
by EWB
WESTERN BALKANS – The hidden employment has overall increased in five out of six Western Balkans economies. Serbia is the only country in which the...
SELDI initiative to present its latest Hidden Economy Index data
by EWB
WESTERN BALKANS – On November 20, the SELDI initiative is organizing a webinar entitled “Hidden Economy in the Western Balkans: Challenges and Lessons for Economic...
Newest changes to election rules move Albania further away from political consensus
by EWB
On the plus side – long and controversial process of electoral reform in Albania appears to be at least temporarily closed. With less than six...
SELDI webinar: State capture leads to privatisation of governance at the expense of society
by EWB
SOFIA – Energy sector in especially vulnerable to foreign political pressure, and we need a transparent and decentralised market, said Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, European Parliament...
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 –...
Law on Prevention of Corruption – The new hope for fighting corruption in Serbia?
Since the beginning of September 2020, Law on Prevention of Corruption has entered into force in Serbia, by which the main anti-corruption body, Anti-corruption Agency...
Telekom Srbija: For whom the golden chicken lays its eggs?
For a long time, telecommunications company Telekom Srbija has been considered one of the most profitable companies in Serbia and the “golden chicken” of the...
Frontrunner in trouble: Montenegro to hold elections amidst political crisis and COVID-19 scare
High tensions, protests, deteriorating rule of law and freedom of the media, unresolved corruption affairs, but also a worsened epidemiological situation – that is how...