The hidden economy is a widespread phenomenon throughout the Western Balkans and manifests itself in various sectors, among which the agricultural, services, real estate and construction industries. Country-specific sectors...
The negative effects of the hidden economy are numerous – low funding and quality of public services, no healthcare and pension coverage, maternity or annual leave. Informal practices also...
The Public Procurement Barometer (X-index), developed by SELDI's partner RIINVEST, measures and evaluates the performance of municipalities in public procurement and compares it with best practices. The index is...
The European Commission has repeatedly noted the existence of state capture risks in the Western Balkans, “including links with organised crime and corruption at all levels of government and...
SELDI’s State Capture Assessment Diagnostics (SCAD) results reveal that multiple economic sectors in the region show symptoms which can potentially be attributed to state capture. Albania and Serbia rank...
The European Commission’s proposal for a revised approach to Enlargement takes on board key proposals for SELDI’s Regional Anticorruption Reports and Policy briefs, including: • a stronger focus on political...
The promise of enlargement to the Western Balkans has suffered another delay, as the start of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia has been put off until at...
The current policy brief assesses the work of the anti-corruption agencies across the Western Balkans. The authors conclude that there has been a gradual progress towards the institutional strengthening...
In 2018 the EU and NATO and the countries from the Western Balkans have a unique chance to reinvigorate the Euro Atlantic perspective of the region. There are many...
The Western Balkans have become one of the regions, in which Russia has increasingly sought to (re)assert its presence in the past decade. In attempt to improve the understanding...
The President of the European Commission has announced 2025 as the target year for the next EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans. The EU would need to carefully balance...
Energy has been identified as one of the critical sectors with high corruption and state-capture risks, which should be addressed with priority. Illegal rents that can be extracted from...
