Press releases

TI BiH published on portal Transparentno.ba a database on performance of 230 public enterprises

Press releases ● 14 June 2018

Collected data show that, regardless of performance, many public enterprises still increase number of its employees and salary expenditure. Average salaries of employees in public enterprises are significantly higher than the salaries in the economy sector and are not related to the business results of enterprises in any way. (more…)

Transparency International in BiH is a database of public companies

Press releases ● 13 June 2018

On Thursday, June 14, 2018. A press conference will be held at the International Press Center of the Hotel Bosna, starting at 11:00 AM Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) to present a database on the operations of public companies. On a specially designed portal, TI BiH will publish the most important data on 230 public companies, which include the composition of management bodies, salaries of members of management and supervisory boards, average salaries of employees and salary costs.

In order to increase transparency in management, prevent corruption and increase public participation in monitoring their work, the most important data on business, profits, losses, number of employees and various discretionary costs in public companies will be published.

On this occasion, TI BiH will present a cross-section of the main findings collected through the database of public companies.

Announcement for the media 13.06.2018_

Civil society organizations: The announcement of the adoption of the Law on Foreign Donations poses a threat to freedoms of assembly and expression

Press releases ● 12 June 2018

When a similar law was subject to legislative process in 2015, under the name Draft Law on the Publicity of the Work of Nonprofit Organizations, a number of controversial provisions which directly contradicted the Constitutionally Guaranteed Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms were identified. (more…)

TI BiH monitoring showed: Public administration reform without results, citizens dissatisfied with the services provided

Press releases ● 17 May 2018

The findings from the Perception of Public Administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2017 show that the majority of citizens believe that the quality of public administration services is the same as five years ago, ie more than 50% of citizens are still not satisfied with the services provided. (more…)

TI BiH organizes a conference on Public Administration Reform in BiH

Announcements ● 16 May 2018

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) in cooperation with the Centre for Investigative Reporting (CIN) organizes a conference entitled Perspective of BiH Public Administration Reform, at which it will present publication Perceptions of Public Administration BiH 2017, and the annual report of TI BiH on monitoring public administration in BiH in the areas related to the human resources management, public finances, transparency, accountability and integrity for 2017. (more…)

The administrative supervision confirmed – Director of the Fund for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was illegally appointed to the position

Press releases ● 10 May 2018

The Managing Board of the Fund for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities of the FBiH refused to dismiss the Director Ahmet Baljic, although during the administrative supervision the Commission established by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (with one separate opinion) determined he had been illegally appointed to that position. (more…)

TI BiH filed a complaint against Dragan Andjelic for conflict of interest

Press releases ● 20 April 2018

Transparency International in BiH submitted to the Commission for Deciding on Conflict of Interest a complaint against Dragan Andjelic, former deputy director of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of the Fight against Corruption and the present Acting Executive Director of RiTE Gacko. (more…)

Procedure for the adoption of the Law on Conflict of Interest trapped by political and personal interests

Press releases ● 18 April 2018

Although the Draft Law on Prevention of Conflict of Interest in Governmental Institutions of BiH was submitted to the parliamentary procedure in October 2017, it has not been adopted yet, even on first reading. (more…)

Notice – non-working days

Press releases ● 05 April 2018

On the occasion of the upcoming religious holiday of Orthodox Easter 06.04. (Friday) and 09.04. (Monday) will be non-working days at the headquarters of the Association, Gajeva Street 2, 78 000 Banja Luka.

Public enterprises politicized, subject to corruption and abuses

Press releases ● 28 March 2018

The analysis performed by Transparency International in BiH indicated many irregularities within the legal framework, including the lack of internal mechanisms in public enterprises which would enable the transparency of their work, independence and accountability in business, and prevent corruption. (more…)

TI BiH is organizing a regional conference related to the governance of public enterprises

Announcements ● 24 March 2018

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing a regional conference entitled How to strengthen good governance of public enterprises?, which will be the opportunity for TI BiH to present the results of a survey related to the good governance of public enterprises in BiH, conducted on a sample composed of 100 public enterprises. (more…)

Disputable Decision of the City of Banja Luka Assembly is in interest of Eko-toplana?

Press releases ● 14 March 2018

According to the opinion of TI BiH, disputable provisions of this Decision unlawfully and contrary to the Constitution of RS prescribe requirements for exclusion from the heat transfer network thus questioning the legal certainty

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Dragan Covic case shows all defects of the Law on Conflict of Interest

Press releases ● 13 March 2018

Transparency International in BiH believes that the inability of the Commission for Deciding on Conflict of Interest to act in case of Dragan Covic shows that it is illusory to expect a body, consisting of the MPs or party colleagues of the persons who are believed to be in conflict of interest, make unbiased decisions about this conflict. (more…)

Citizens are mostly faced with corruption in employment

Press releases ● 05 March 2018

Citizens mostly complain about irregularities in employment procedures related to hiring of civil servants, and employees in public enterprises. In their reports citizens usually indicate the fact that it is known in advance who will be elected for the position, and complain about the lack of transparency in competition procedures.

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TI BiH is going to present the results of the Center for providing free-of-charge legal advice in the anti-corruption fight

Announcements ● 03 March 2018

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing a press conference at which it will present the results of its Center for providing free-of-charge legal advice to the citizens in order to support their fight against corruption in 2017. (more…)

Corruption Perception Index: Escalation of corruption, devastating consequences

Press releases ● 22 February 2018

According to Transparency International Corruption Perception Index, BiH is placed at 91^st position, out of 180 countries, with a score of 38 on a scale of 0 to 100. The results show that it deteriorated compared to the last year. (more…)