Organization Transparency – Serbia invites you to attend Press conference Parliamentary election campaign and fight against corruption: what did parties promise and what they can at this moment Which will take place on Friday, May 16 2008 , in the premises of the organization, Despota Stefana street (29. novembra) no. 36, first floor, at the beginning at 11 o'clock .» more  »

Besides many already existing reasons to fight corruption, Serbia got a new one – possibility of establishing regime without visas with European Union countries. Considering news from Brussels, to accomplish this goal, against which are not even the biggest Euro- skeptics, it is necessary, among other things to implement regulations on criminals' property confiscation, implementing anticorruption regulations and establish independent agency for fight against corruption, adopt ethical codes and to conduct training for servants which give away passports or work in customs, fulfill GRECO recommendations (which Serbia adopted in mid 2006) and to implement anticorruption convention of UN and Council of Europe which Serbia ratified. .» more  »

Organization Transparency – Serbia invites you to attend Press-conference Which will take place on Thursday, April 10 2008, in the premises of the organization, Despota Stefana street (29. novembra) no. 36 on first floor, with the beginning at 11 o’clock .» more  »

Organization Transparency – Serbia is satisfied because of the fact that fight against corruption was one of issues discussed during Presidential election campaign. Although authorities of President in this area aren't vast, we consider that he, with his authority, President can influence Government and others in society in order to keep fight against corruption high on the list of priorities, but also to prevent such priority to exist as declaration only .» more  »

Poor families are hit hardest by demands for bribes in developed as well as developing countries, according to Transparency international's Global Corruption Barometer 2007. The public opinion survey, published today ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, also found that citizens in countries across the globe continue to see political parties and parliaments as the institutions most compromised by corruption. .» more  »

Center for Development of Non Profit Sector and organization Transparency Serbia Invite you to attend press conference „Line 481 – Budget donations to non governmental organizations, political parties, religious communities and sports organizations“ Which will take place in Belgrade, Media Center, Milentija Popovića street 9 (Sava Centar) December 3rd 2007 with the beginning at 12 o'clock . .» more  »

Organization Transparency – Serbia considers that in situation when our country encounters great difficulties in implementing anticorruption laws, and when judging on reliable indicators faces rising corruption, every announcement of closing or reducing independency of institutions that are trying to improve that status is dangerous in various ways. Newest example of that attempt, for which we hope, is not Government's and ruling parties' standpoint, is opinion of Republic Secretariat for Legislation on the occasion of draft of Public Procurement Law..» more  »

Center for Development of Non Profit Sector and organization Transparency Serbia Invite you to attend press conference „Line 481 – Budget donations to non governmental organizations, political parties, religious communities and sports organizations“ Which will take place in Belgrade, Media Center, Milentija Popovića street 9 (Sava Centar) December 3rd 2007 with the beginning at 12 o'clock. .» more  »

Transparency – Serbia welcomes decision of Government of Serbia to propose provision in Budget law for 2008, which has for goal to secure return into state budget, assets which parliamentary political parties got in previous years in larger amount then prescribed by the Law on Financing of Political Parties, and above all 62 million of dinars (more than 750 thousand EUR) overpaid during last year. .» more  »

By suggested amendments is planned, among other things, introducing protection for “whistle blowers”– persons which point out to irregularities and corruption in their organizations and institutions, punishing of responsible persons instead of authorized, as well as specifying certain regulations which have been randomly interpreted in the past three years. .» more  »

This year's report of European Commission on progress of Serbia made in the process of joining EU, in part which deals with public procurement states .» more  »

Organization Transparency – Serbia invites you to attend Press-conference Which will take place in the premises of the organization, Bulevar Despota Stefana (former 29. novembra) no. 36, on November 7th 2007 . with the beginning at 11.00 o'clock .» details »

Transparency – Serbia welcomes the news that Civil Law Convention on Corruption of Council of Europe is finally ratified in Parliament of Serbia .» details »

Organization Transparency Serbia held p ress conference: Presentation of Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International for the year 2007, which took place in the premises of the organization, 29.novembra street (bulevar Despota Stefana ) no 36, in Wednesday, September 26th 2007 , with the beginning at 11.00 o'clock. .» details »

Organization Transparency Serbia invites you to attend Press conference Presentation of Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International for the year 2007. Which will take place in the premises of the organization, 29.novembra street (bulevar Despota Stefana ) no 36, in Wednesday, September 26th 2007, with the beginning at 11.00 o'clock.» details »

Organization Transparency – Serbia invites you to attend Press conference Which will take place in the premises of the organization, Bulevar Despota Stefana (street 29. novembra) no. 36, September 20 2007. with the beginning at 11.00 o’clock.» details »

Unusually late appointing of public enterprises' officials, which is probably caused by the desire of political parties to gain the best possible control over their business and assets flow, should be used for opening of discussion about solutions which would more efficiently protect public interests. .» details »

“Solomon's solution”, on the bases of which government of Serbia published on its web site parts of contract on concession to building the high way to Pozega, and enabled selective insight into rest of documentation, is only one of the things that has to be done on the way of strengthening citizens' trust into authorities and in creating rule of law. .» details »

Organization Transparency- Serbia considers the announcement of the Government on preparation for publishing the contract on concession to highway Horgoš – Požega as step towards good direction, which is undertaken unjustifiably late. That should be worked on immediately after enclosure of the contract, and the latest when some ministry or Government received its first demand. .» details »

Organization Transparency – Serbia , on the occasion of announcement that presidential and local elections could be held on fall this year, warns the public that it would be wrong, judging on the bases of so far experience, if the new elections are held, before improving of regulations on election campaign financing. .» details »

Organization Transparency – Serbia salutes the news on final election of Ombudsman. At the same time we wish to worn that election of Protector of Citizens is only the first in long series of steps that should follow in order to finalize establishing of this institution in Serbia . So far experience teaches us that watchdog institutions are often facing obstacles even in the stage of establishing (e.g. late approval of systematization act, assignment of inappropriate premises) and that those obstacles often became proportionally larger when it is shown that some institution acts actually independent from political structures and when they do their work devotedly. .» details »

Organization Transparency serbia invites you to attend press conference: Status of implementation of Law on Political Party Financing Implementation of international obligations in the area of fight against corruption – will 25 obligatory recomendations of Greco countries for fight against corruption be fulfilled Which will take place on Thursday June 21st 2007. with the beginning at 11.00, in premisses of the organizaton, Bulevar Despota Stefana ( 29. novembra street) no. 36..» details »

Legal acrobatics directed to election of Commissioner for Information by any price, although there are no legal bases for that, yesterday reached peak with submitting the prepositions for amending the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance.» details »

On the occasion of announcements that implementation of Constitutional Law could be used as reason for resolving of Commissioner for Information of Public Importance, organization Transparency Serbia prepared legal analysis and suggestions of basis for interpreting duties of National Assembly regarding the interpretation of certain provisions of article 5 of the Constitutional Law, which we delivered to peoples deputies. » details »

Before establishing of the new Government citizens of Serbia expect to see what program and ways of dealing with fight against corruption will new authorities have. Transparency – Serbia reminds that fight against corruption was one of key activities of government of countries which joined EU in last few years, to which, considering proclaim goals future coalition stands for. . » details »

Organization Transparency Serbia invites you to attend press conference with following subjects Financing of election campaign for parliamentary elections – results of analysis
Promotion of publication: „Citizens before corruption – who can help and how? “and work of Anticorruption Legal Advisory Center Which will take place on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 with the beginning at 11.00 o’clock, in the premises of the organization, Despota Stefana street (29. novembra) no6, first floor.. » details »

In the desire to help verification of information from election participants' reports on campaign financing, Transparency – Serbia delivered yesterday to the auditors assigned for data verification, documentation on election campaign and expenditures. Documentation contains data collected from specialized agencies for monitoring of advertising in printed and electronic media, as well as data collected from institutions that rented space for gatherings during campaign and radio and TV public services. . » details »

Transparency – Serbia considers that new government of Serbia should have fight against corruption as one of top priorities. It is equally necessary to achieve concrete agreement on how to avoid transforming of post-election coalition into „confederation of ministries“in which each party unlimitedly brings decisions within the field possessed by its members and to use “political formula” when appointing officials of public institutions and public enterprises. . » details »

Transparency Serbia with Independent Journalist Association of Serbia and Commissioner for Information of Public Importance held press conference in Media center on the matter of:"Media and election campaign- messages and expenses". » details »

Organization Transparency Serbia invites you to attend press conference:Parliamentary elections’ campaign financing November 2006 – January 2007 Which will take place at the premises of the organization, Despota Stefana street (29. Novembra) no 36, on Friday, February 9th 2007, with the beginning at 11 o'clock » details »

Transparency Serbia reminds public that parties and coalitions that entered parliament according to current law have the possibility to elect into new parliament any candidate from their list, regardless of hierarchy on the election list.» details »

Today is two years anniversary since National Assembly appointed Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and ninth member of Republic Board for Resolving Conflict of Interests. One of the preconditions for beginning of implementation of two important anticorruption Laws is accomplished in that way. Unfortunately, Assembly during its mandate didn’t fulfill similar obligation in regards to election of Ombudsman and Council of State Audit Institution, because of which control of legality of administration organs’ actions and control of suitability and legality of spending the budget assets is still in unsatisfactory level..» details »

At the initiative of daily paper Blic citizens of Serbia speak about their experiences with corruption. Here you can read extracts from this research.

Daily paper Politika published text of Transparency Serbia’s Program Director, Mr Nemanja Nenadic, about issues that were brought by provision of article 5 of Constitutional Law, where among other things the necessity of harmonization of regulations that regulate constitutional “right to information” and “appointment  of organ that monitors implementation of this right” is stated» details »

Transparency Serbia in the wishing to increase public insight into financing of electoral campaign prepared draft of new report form which political parties, coalitions and citizens’ groups would submit to Republic Electoral Commission ten days after the elections. Preposition is sent to Ministry of Finance, which is authorized for determining content of that financial report.» details »

Organization Transparency Serbia, on Tuesday, September 26th 2006, 29.Novembra street (Boulevard Despot Stefan) no. 36, with the beginning at 11.00 o’clockheld regular
Press conference.» here  »

Organization Transparency – Serbia welcomes the decision of the Government of Serbia to sell the enterprise „Mobi 63“at the public auction, as well as the news that by selling in that way high price was achieved. We consider also that after this sale, authorities in Serbia should enable the citizens to get the insight to all important information about conditions from sales contract and the way of using assets gained with selling » details »

How often and how do media in Serbia write about corruption and abuse of authority?
In cooperation with Westminster Foundation for Democracy from London, Transparency-Serbia is conducting analysis of printed media writing about corruption in Serbia. Analysis comprises daily papers and weeklies, so as ten local media. Results of this research will be represented on separate press conference in September 2006.

As part of a pilot project for closer explanation of anticorruption regulations and strenghtening of anticorruption institutions, after taking place of expert round tables, Transparency Serbia published thematic publications.» details »

In the conference room of City Assembly, today was held the last in the series of consultative meetings about implementation of the Law on preventing the conflict of interest in performance of public function which Transparency Serbia organized in cooperation with Republic board for resolving conflict of interest. Members of Assembly, city and municipality councilors, officials of city and municipality administration and officials from public enterprises from the city of Belgrade and city municipalities attended the gathering » details »

Today in Krusevac, in premises of municipality's assembly, was held a consultative meeting about implementation of the Law on Preventing the Conflict of Interest in performance of public functions, with attendance of public officials from municipal organs and public enterprises from Krusevac and other Rasina county municipalities. » details »

Law on free access to information was promoted in Valjevo today by a series of events and manifestations. Promotion of opening of the municipality Valjevo office, in which will be dealt with the demands for free access to information, was held in ten o'clock, with presence of Commissioner for information of public importance. This municipal office is supplied with the assets from the Republic of Serbia budget, for which municipality Valjevo applied for, which is an unique case in the country. Commissioner for information of public importance, Mr. Rodoljub Sabic, .» details »

Website Energy observer , on March 20 this year, published text which analyzes advantages and imperfections of public tenders in reference to direct negotiations. The intention of the text is to, in principal level, point why direct negotiations sometimes seems to have advantages over more complex procedures which secure larger transparency and explains why is using of public tenders more compatible to democratic systems. Text consists of translation of the extract from World Bank's toolkit for partnership between public and private sector in highway construction business (chapter Choosing the appropriate selection process ) and retrospective of Mr. Nemanja Nenadic, Program Director of Transparency- Serbia, on public bidding and direct negotiations in Serbia.

Transparency Serbia considers that it is extremely important for implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information that competent Parliamentary Committee unanimously adopted the Commissioner's report about work and implementation of the Law in 2005. In previous implementation of Law particularly arguable were regulations of supervision over implementation, that are connected to authority over bringing the misdemeanor charges against liable persons in public bodies that denied the right to free access to information. Ministry of Culture, which currently does that function, unfortunately, since the adoption of the Law didn't form a special service that would do this kind of supervising, so, by the available information, they submitted zero demand for bringing the misdemeanor charges in more than 200 cases of legal offence Commissioner submitted to Ministry. » details »

On the occasion of decision of Republic Board for Resolving Conflict of Interest, 15 th of March 2006, and the reaction of the official in Executive Council of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Mr Tihomir Simić, Transparency-Serbia gave public statement. Here you can take over the statement and text of the decision of the Board and interview with Mr Simić from today 's “Dnevnik” ( the decision and the interview are in Serbian only) » details »

Commissioner for information of public importance in his letter to directors and presidents of managing boards of public enterprises pointed out to systematic ignoring of some responsibilities which public enterprises have by the Law on free access to information of public importance. Commissioner's letter can be seen here (in Serbian only).

Transparency Serbia considers that the information about difficulties in implementing the Law on Free Access to Information, pointed out by the Commissioner for information of public importance in his annual report, are alarming, and therefore demands quick reaction of Parliament and Government of Serbia» details »

During march and april of 2006. Transparency Serbia in cooperation with cooperating organisations in Serbia and with support of the Comissioner for the information of public importance will undertake series of activities whose goal is standardisation of domestic legislation with accepted international standards, hertfore Convention of UN against corruption, as well as consequent implementation of existing anticorruption regulations from the area of access to information of public importance. For the requirement of this campain, in cooperation with UNDOC we customized poster which marks, in the international level, promotion of the Convention of the UN against corruption

Transparency Serbia held a press-conference “Actualities in the implementation of the regulation on free access to information and financing of the political parties”. Representatives of Transparency Serbia presented the analysis of the implementation of anticorruption regulations in Serbia . In the focus of attention was the implementation of regulations from the areas of free access to information and financing of the political parties. .» details »

As part of the program “Cooperation with civil sector”, The EU Integration Office Government of Serbia and organization Transparency Serbia, on November 9 th , signed the memorandum on the cooperation in the process of European integration.Having in mind previous role of NGOs in development of democratic, civil society in Serbia and their contribution in spreading European ideas and values, as well as the necessity of regular and objective informing of citizens about process of accessing the EU, signing of this memorandum should contribute through mutual exchange of information, organization of public debates about draft of laws and other regulations concerning the process of access and harmonization of activities and projects.

European Commission in its latest progress report of Serbia and Montenegro stabilization and association process, again treats corruption as one of most serious problems of our country. Particular attention has been given to the problems of anti-corruption laws' implementation and anti-corruption institutions' work. The complete report is available here.

President of Transparency Serbia at the meeting with director of World Bank. During his brief visit to Belgrade, the World bank Director, Mr. Paul Wolfowitz, had a meeting with representatives of several civil society organization, including Dr. Vladimir Goati, Transparency Serbia's president. At the meeting were discussed topics related to the transition process in Serbia in the past five years including the corruption risks of the process, as well as key challenges that Serbia is going to face with in this process in the future. More information about meeting on World bank web - site.

The web - site of Coalition for free access to information launched Web - site of Coalition contains information about individual actions of its members, among them one of co - founders is Transparency Serbia, as well as about joint actions in promotion of right to access information and providing help in implementation of the Law on free access to information of public importance. http://www.spikoalicija.fosserbia.org/

Transparency Serbia Programme Director, Mr. Nemanja Nenadic, writing for speicialized web-site for issues of energy industry, pointed on essential informataion to be accessible and/or explained to the citizens of Serbia in order to appropriately evaluate privatization of big public enterprizes.» details » (note: text published on www.energyobserver.com )

Transparency Serbia organized press conference “ Present challenges in fighting corruption in transitional countries” today in Belgrade 's Media Center with the beginning at 11 o'clock. Immediate occasion for organizing this press conference was visit of Mr. Miklos Marschall, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia of Transparency International. In addition, speakers at the conference were prof. Vladimir Goati, president of Transparency Serbia and Nemanja Nenadic, programme director of Transparency Serbia. » details »

Dear friends,

We are pleased to inform you that the final event of the project “Public Procurement Training Programme” will take place on Tuesday, 26 th of April, in the premises of Academic Club “Licej”, Djure Djakovica 31.
In addition, Transparency Serbia will organize press conference “Enforcement of Anticorruption Legal Framework in Serbia” in order to continue with monitoring of anticorruption practice on regular bases.
Please find the conference agenda here.