Pendarovski: The “Racket” case is a crucial test, influence should not be tolerated


The “Racket” case is a crucial test for the legal system and should be solved thoroughly, not for the sake of Europe but for our own sake. Influence, regardless of the side it is coming from, should not be tolerated, said President Stevo Pendarovski at the third plenary session of the National Convention on the …

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Anti-Corruption Commission launches two proceedings against Ivanov


 The State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption at a session Wednesday reached a decision to initiate infringement proceedings against President Gjorge Ivanov for signing decrees to promote and appoint top military officials in the midst of the election period. The decrees, published on 26 February 2019 in the Official Gazette, didn’t abide by the …

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Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate Vangelovski and Pancevski


The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption decided to open a file over abuse and corruption of judges Vladimir Pancevski, Jovo Vangelovski, Aleksandra Zafirovska, Svetlana Kostova and Sofija Lalicikj. “Following claims in the 2018 State Department Human Rights Report over abuse and corruption of these judges, the Commission decided to check data in the assets …

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42 cases of nepotism under investigation


The Anti-Corruption Commission has opened 42 new cases of nepotism and conflicts of interests of former and current government officials. Among them are the names of current Minister of Economy Kresnik Bekteshi, Minister of Local Self-Government Suheil Fazliu, MPs Frosina Remenski, Antonio Milososki, Slavica Miteva Sumanska, Riste Tashev, Tatjana Lalchevska, Tanja Kovacheva, Sashko Atanasov, former …

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57 candidates interviewed to be elected as Anti-Corruption Commission members


57 candidates applied to be part of the anti-corruption commission at a call issued by the Parliament, which ran from 22 until 27 January. The candidates who have applied to be elected as members of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption, including a president, are being interviewed Sunday at a session of the Parliament’s …

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Government in a hurry to form Anti-Corruption Commission


The government is in a hurry to form the Anti-Corruption Commission, because shortly, in early February, the presidential election will be announced. It will not be a good message before Brussels, as Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European affairs Bujar Osmani said, if another election is conducted without the Anti-Corruption Commission. The government has …

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New Anti-Corruption Commission opposes the recommendations from Brussels


Ten months since the state operates without an Anti-Corruption Commission, yesterday the public experienced the first reading of the Draft Law on Prevention of Corruption and Conflict of Interest as a kind of a sensation. The new legal solution was supported by 58 lawmakers, while 16 voted against. With the amendments in the draft law, …

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Deskoska: Anti-corruption commission must be separated from politics


Introduction of a transparent procedure to elect members of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) and establishment of criteria securing that the SCPC is separated from politics are some of the novelties included in a draft-law on prevention of corruption and conflict of interest. “One of the criteria to elect a member or …

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Anti-Corruption on vacation: There is no one to open a case into Innovation grants funds


The administration and the two members remaining in the anti-corruption commission are on vacation. The door of the building where the commission is located is open, but there is no one inside, only the employee providing information and registering who entered the institution. She informed us that the employees are on vacation, but the Commission …

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Parliament acknowledges resignations of Anti-corruption members


The parliamentary Committee on Election and Appointment Issues at a session today acknowledged the resignations of five members of the National Commission for the Prevention of Corruption who resigned after an internal audit report scandal. DUI’s Artan Grubi invited the other two Anti-corruption members to resign so that the Commission could finally start doing its …

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Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission resigns


The chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission in Macedonia, Igor Tanturovski has announced his resignation today. Two days ago, another member of this commission has resigned. These resignations follow the decision of the Public Prosecution to launch investigations for abuses with funds by members of this commission. Department of Taxes says that the members of the …

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