Accountable, qualified, and ethical public administration at national and local level is a key precondition for building democratic and prosperous societies in any country in the world. Yet, SEE countries...
Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine has intensified existing geopolitical tensions throughout 2022 and into 2023, exposing persistent rule of law deficiencies in Southeast Europe (SEE-9). In order to...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the resurgence of global authoritarian hybrid threats have focused the attention of the democratic community on the security implications of state capture and strategic corruption....
Following the Anti-Corruption and National Security policy forum, anti-corruption institutions and civil society actors came together to exchange good practices and practical solutions for joint action. At an expert-level workshop...
Procurement and asset declarations’ data in SEE-9 shows that the contract volume share of politically connected firms varies between 2% (Croatia in 2017) and 16% (Serbia in 2021) with an...
Some good practices could serve as an inspiration and example to the SEE-9 countries. The second SEE Good Governance Report presents that those include the use of electronic platforms which...
Asset declarations are strong, but under-used instruments for corruption and illicit finance prevention among civil servants, particularly politically exposed persons (PEPs). There are multiple reports by media and civil society...
The countries of Southeastern Europe (SEE) have come a long way in their anti-corruption development in the past two decades, building a lot of the formal institutions necessary for ensuring...
Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine has intensified existing geopolitical tensions throughout 2022 and into 2023, exposing persistent rule of law deficiencies and other governance gaps in Southeast Europe...
The Regional Good Governance Public-Private Partnership Platform (R2G4P) continued its efforts to increase the capacity of its civil society and government partners to monitor, diagnose and tackle corruption risks, through...
The comparative analysis of SEE‑9 public procurement and energy SOEs’ management practices in the first R2G4P SEE Good Governance report reveals continuing corruption and state capture risks, despite the emergence...
The energy sector presents one of the main systematic governance problems leading to significant losses of public wealth and providing inroads for illicit finance and foreign authoritarian influence in the...
