Focus

Kosovo

Towards municipalities with open, accountable and efficient public procurement

Report on monitoring of procurement activities in the Municipalities of Prishtina/Priština, Peja/Peć, Gjilan/Gnjilane, Gjakova/Djakovica and Vushtrri/Vučitrn

Kosovo

Benchmarking public procurement

In Prishtina/Priština, Gjakova/Djakovica, Vushtrri/Vućitrna, Gjilan/Gnjilane and Peja/ Peć

Macedonia

Money well spent?

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

Macedonia

Only one bidder in a 10 million euros tender for Government premises’ cleaning services

Last year's tender for cleaning the premises of the Government and ministries, worth more than 10 million euros

Macedonia

Prosecution files charges against former mayor of Ohrid for abuses of public procurements

The Public Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime and Corruption filed charges against the former mayor of Ohrid, Aleksandar Petreski and another 15 people for abuse in the exercise of public procurements in the municipality in the period from 2006 to 2013.

Macedonia

On Average, Tender Procedures Are Marked by Participation of 2.5 Bidding Companies, While e-Auctions are Marked by 2 Participants

The Centre for Civil Communications published its regular monitoring report on public procurement procedures implemented by local institutions.

Macedonia

Contracting of legal services is excluded from public procurement procedures

With the recent amendments to the Public Procurement Law which came into force on June 29, 2016, legal services are exempted from the obligation to implement public procurement procedures.

Macedonia

Public procurements or only imitation?

“Monitoring of the public procurements: corruption risks, identified from the civil society organizations” organized by the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCMS) and the Center for Civil Communications (CCC).

Macedonia

Public procurements – source of corruption in the region

Conference "Control over public procurement : Risks of corruption identified by civil society organizations"

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia’s Elites Get the Cars They Desire


Officials in Bosnia have found a neat way to get round public procurement laws and get the exact official limos they want.