Corruption Assessment Report 2021: North Macedonia
In 2021, corruption raised as the largest problem for the citizens in North Macedonia, unlike previous years when the top three issues were unemployment, poverty and low incomes. Political...
Public Procurement Barometer (X-index)
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...
Protecting Whistleblowers in Southeast Europe
In this publication by the Southeast Europe Coalition on Whistleblower Protection, the authors recall a court case filed against a journalist for publishing “state secret information.” At the same...
Monitoring the Hidden Economy in Macedonia: Trends and Policy Options
Macedonia features in many discussions as a country with high hidden economy. The European Commission has repeatedly voiced its concerns in its regular country reports about the size and...
Background Analysis on the Spread and Trends of Hidden Economy in Macedonia
Blamed for many of the country’s problems, but at the same time under-researched and ineptly understood, the hidden economy phenomenon has, for many years, been insufficiently tackled by Macedonian...
Hidden Economy in Macedonia Policy Brief 3: Hunting the Shadows – Tax Evasion Dynamics in Macedonia
The Center for the Study of Democracy, in collaboration with the Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM)elaborated a series of policy briefs analyzing the hidden economy in Macedonia....
Whistle-blower protection in South East Europe: an overview of laws, practice and recent initiatives
Whistle blowing is one of the most effective methods to expose and combat corruption and other types of wrongdoing that harm or threaten the public interest. The publication, prepared...
Hidden Economy in Macedonia Policy Brief 2: Hit and Miss – The Dynamics of Undeclared Labor in Macedonia
The Center for the Study of Democracy, in collaboration with the Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM)elaborated a series of policy briefs analyzing the hidden economy in Macedonia....
Hidden Economy in Macedonia Policy Brief 1: The Economics of Blurs and Shadows – The Hidden Economy in Macedonia
The Center for the Study of Democracy, in collaboration with the Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM)elaborated a series of policy briefs analyzing the hidden economy in Macedonia....