How electoral reform in Albania got complicated again
On Thursday, 23 July, Parliament of Albania voted to adopt the agreement on electoral reform reached by the parties on 5 June. It should have...
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Has the election process in North Macedonia improved?
Only six years ago, holding free and fair elections was the most contentious political issue in North Macedonia – following the 2014 parliamentary and presidential...
“Ventilators” affair in BiH – fight against corruption or another political quarrel?
What do raspberries and medical ventilators have in common? If you can’t think of an answer, we will give you a hint: It’s corruption. How...
Western Balkans media during COVID-19: Reporting on corruption became even harder
Media freedom represents a crucial element of a democracy and it has an even bigger role during extraordinary circumstances, one of them being the COVID-19...
COVID-19 donations in the Western Balkans: More transparency needed
The world is facing an unprecedented crisis due to the coronavirus (COVID–19) outbreak with the political and economic consequences yet to be observed in the...
Pandemic measures further complicate problems with human rights in the Western Balkans
State of emergency has been introduced in all Western Balkan countries except Montenegro in order to fight the epidemic. In Serbia, its leaders are accused...
Perception of EU aid amidst the pandemic faces challenges across the Western Balkans
A diplomatic bomb thrown by the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić last month has taken up most of the attention in the discussion about the...
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...
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...
Financing parties and elections in the Western Balkans: Irregularities occur from cycle to cycle
Even though current circumstances might put them on hold, parliamentary elections are expected to take place this year in North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro. Parliamentary...