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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Findings: There is a need for refining the Law on Public Procurement

In Banja Luka were presented the results of a regional research Project ‘’Towards Efficient Public Procurement Mechanisms in the EU (potential) Candidate Countries’’

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Draft Law on Amendments to the new Bosnia and Hercegovina Law on Public Procurement is adopted

The House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in urgent procedure adopted the Draft Law on Amendments to the new Public Procurement Law, which was adopted less than a month earlier.

Macedonia

Public Procurement Bureau: It narrows the space for manipulation of the tenders

The tender notices and documentations must pass the filter of the Council on Public Procurement.

Serbia

Rigged tenders worth $ 18 billion?

Republic Commission for the Protection of Rights in Public Procurement in just six months canceled tenders worth about 18 billion!

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Believe your own eyes: These are parliamentarians who voted for corruption

With 20 votes for, 17 votes against and four restrained, Parliament passed a Law on Public Procurement with 25 amendments previously adopted by the Commission for Budget and Finance.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Representatives of civil society – to the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina: We don’t want cosmetics in public procurement

Civil society organizations and members of the Association of Employers of BiH sent the open letter to the deputies of the Parliamentary Assembly which stand out, said the director of the Anti-Corruption Network Account Eldin Karic, that such amendments are the minimum for improving the anti-corruption mechanism in the New Public Procurement Law, which should reduce the high level of corruption in the procurement process.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Open Letter to the Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of B&H on the draft Law on Public Procurement

Transparency International BiH, Open Society Fund BiH, the Association of Employers of BiH, Association of Citizens “Tender” and Anti-Corruption Network of Civil Society Representatives ACCOUNT have sent an open letter to all members of Parliamentary Assembly of BiH on the occasion of the new draft Law on Public Procurement.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

What new Public Procurement Law brings?

The new draft of Public Procurement Law, whose principle was adopted by relevant committee of the state House of Representatives, is not transparent - was the assessment of the public debate organized by an Association of citizens Tender and Open Society Fund.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Corruption stifles public procurements in Bosnia and Herzegovina

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on public procurement is spent nearly 2 billion euros in one year, and Society of private entrepreneurs are giving warning that half of that amount ends up in private pockets.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šego: BiH doesn’t have plan for development nor anti-corruption plan

General Auditor of BH Audit Office Milenko Šego said in a speech to representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly that one of the recommendations of the competent authorities is adequate plan to combat corruption, which should exist in every institution that manages public funds.