Report from the monitoring and research of environment-related public procurements to detect corruption risks
Public institutions in the Republic of North Macedonia are major spenders of public funds. In 2021, these institutions have cumulatively spent 11% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) on public procurements, which amounts to record-breaking 78.5 billion MKD (1.275 billion EUR). Contrary to many countries in the world which have already recognized the value of so-called […]
Document with recommendations to encourage implementation of “green” public procurements and prevent corruption in the process
Having in mind the purchase power of money that are spent annually on public procurements for state institutions to purchase goods, services and construction works for their needs and for needs in the society, it becomes clear that procurement of products that have lesser negative impact on the environment could make a significant contribution towards […]
Press release – on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day
On the 2022 International Anti-Corruption Day, we, the civil society organizations, send a message that the main priority for our society is democracy, the rule of law and the fight against corruption. Political promises without a serious commitment only mean demagoguery that does not contribute to the improvement of citizens’ lives and standard. The time […]
Analysis of equality of the health services delivered in the various covid-19 centers
• There are large differences between the 28 COVID centers that were covered by the analysis, both in terms of the number of medical staff engaged, the drugs used to treat the hospitalized patients, the oxygen support provided, the masks used and the number of average days of hospitalization and patient mortality rate; • Only […]
Anti-corruption review of the law on environment
The Law on Environment regulates the rights and duties of the national government, local self-governments, as well as the rights and duties of legal entities and individuals in the provision of conditions for protection and promotion of the environment, as a special right of the citizens. However, having in mind that this is a horizontal […]
An Anti-corruption Assessment of the Legislation – a Report on the Energy Law
The main conclusions in terms of the anti-corruption screening of the Energy Law and the related bylaws relate specifically to the broad competences of the executive government and the Regulatory Commission, which, by using bylaws, are competent to regulate in greater detail the authorization procedures for construction of energy power plants, the granting of the […]
Report on the Law on Takeover of Administrative Officers employed through the K5 Program
The law in question aims at redistributing the unallocated administrative officers from the Ministry of Political System and Inter-Community Relations, employed through the Program for Adequate and Fair Representation, the K-5 Program, in the bodies of the state and local authority and other state bodies established in line with the Constitution and in line with […]
An Anti-corruption Assessment of the Legislation – a Report on the Law on Expropriation
One of the basic conclusions that stem from the analysis of the Law on Expropriation is the fact that the legislator has intended to protect the state instead of the owners of the private property that is being expropriated. The Law bestows discretionary powers to the authorities that implement the expropriation, which in turn paves […]
An analysis of the decisions of SCPC on public procurement cases in the second half of 2020
The subject of analysis are the decisions that the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption has made when acting within its competence on the cases related to public procurement in the second half of 2020. Public procurement is professed to be one of the priority horizontal areas in the fight against corruption and conflict of […]
