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Montenegro
Budget of Montenegro damaged by 318 thousand euro
The new Commission for Control of Public Procurement has adopted an appeal of company ‘Tehnoput doo Podgorica’ after two years and pointed Directorate of Traffic on irregularities.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Analysis of Corruption in BiH
On the basis of the relevant reports and analysis, it can be concluded that Bosnia and Herzegovina has a number of adequate laws, based on good international practice, but because of the lack of political will, the discrepancies in the various levels of government and weak coordination mechanisms, laws are inconsistent in practice.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Corruption in BiH – Country where public procurements are secret
JP Elektroprivreda BiH (Public Enterprise Electricity Utility of Bosni and Herzegovina) and Medical clinical centers often violate public procurement procedures in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Macedonia
The number of appeals in public procurement reduced twice in four years
The State Appeals Commission for Public Procurement has received 585 complaints in 2012, compared to 1.044 complaints in 2009.
Serbia
Serbia has obtained 25 public procurement trainers
On March 21, Serbia obtained the first 25 local public procurement trainers who will train state officials throughout the country.
Macedonia
Prilep printing house accuses of fraud with the election material
“The procedure for selection of the most favourable bid for printing of ballots for the local elections is illegally conducted”, accuses on a news conference the director of the Prilep printing house “11 th of October”.
Serbia
The Strategy of the Fight against Corruption: medical doctors, politicians, public procurements under the magnifying glass
More stringent control of public procurements, the property of politicians and parties, the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and medical doctors, transparent media financing – are the basic goals of the Draft National Strategy for the Fight against Corruption
Serbia
State Audit Institution: 47 Billion Spent in Suspicious Public Procurements
In 2011 alone violations of public procurements procedures were made by 122 state-owned companies and state bodies, the value of which totals almost 50 billion dinars, the State Auditor has said.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Decrease of transparency in public procurement in BiH
Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH), in cooperation with the Open Society Fund Bosnia and Herzegovina (FOD BiH), published a report of monitoring the implementation of the Public Procurement Law.
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