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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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presentation of the Report on the Progress of Anti-Corruption Reforms in BiH
Transparency International BiH follows the anti-corruption activities in very sensitive areas, such as the prosecution of corruption in the courts and prosecutors’ offices, the changes in the legal framework and the implementation of the Law on conflict of interest, the functioning of the public sector audit and monitoring of the implementation of the Law on Public Procurement.
Serbia
Conference "Towards Efficient Public Procurement in the Western Balkans" was held
The conference was held on 28th of November in Belgrade, at Hotel Metropol Palace
Macedonia
Changes of the Law on public procurement entered into force
According to the amendments adopted in November 2013 and which will come into force in May, 2014, contracting authorities need to analyze the market and determine the competition and the number of potential bidders before publishing a tender notice.
Montenegro
Drug tender annuled
State Commission for the Control of Public Procurement Procedures annulled part of the tender for the purchase of medical equipment, worth 2.9 million euros, which was signed by ‘Montefarm’ in mid-July.
Montenegro
Nikšić: Audit revealed suspicious tenders of the previous local government
The auditing company EuroRev from Podgorica concluded that the previous local government in Niksic, which consisted of councillors from Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has violated the Law on Public Procurement in the most tender announcements during the last year.
Montenegro
Tender for tumor markers nullified again
State Commission for the Control of Public Procurement Procedures nullified the tender of Health Insurance Fund (HIF) for the procurement of medical equipment for the laboratories of public health institutions, which lasts more than 11 months.
EU
Working Meeting with NGO Representatives
On September 19th, 2013 was a meeting of Public Procurement Office management and NGO representatives from Balkan countries (Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro).
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