REGIONAL DEBATE ON CRITICAL CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN THE WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES

70 representatives of all relevant stakeholders, including government officials, civil society organizations, international partners, and the media gathered together on 25 September 2024 at Balkan Tender Watch’s annual regional debate on state of affairs in public procurement in the Western Balkan countries.

Money well spent?

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

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).

Monuments’ polishing will clean up 730,000 euro for two years

The construction company "Beton" will maintain fountains and monuments in the next 24 months.

Public procurement could be next TTIP deal breaker

As EU-US negotiators prepare for a new round of transatlantic trade talks in New York next week, officials fear TTIP might run into a new brick wall: Public procurement.

 
 

Montenegro

Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector - MANS

Address: Dalmatinska 188, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Tel: +382 20 266 326

Fax: +382 20 266 328

Web: www.mans.co.me

E-mail: mans@t-com.me

MANS is a non-governmental organization devoted to fighting corruption and organized crime affecting Montenegro. MANS strategic goals for the period 2012-2015 include the following: reduce high level corruption, reduce opportunities for organized crime, increase transparency in areas prone to corruption and organized crime.

In achieving the strategic goals, we provide free legal aid to victims of corruption and organized crime; investigate and report cases of corruption and organized crime; monitor implementation of laws and policies related to corruption and organized crime; research policies and propose solutions; advocate for changes of laws, policies and practices; mobilize citizens to demand reforms in fighting corruption and organized crime.

So far MANS has implemented four national EU funded projects (two through European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)) and two IPA project. Furthermore MANS has implemented two regional IPA projects with different partners from the Balkan region and the EU. Currently MANS has 30 full time employees and a range of external experts.