Press releases

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BIH) is organizing TI BiH Academy for Women Empowerment in Politics (TI BiH Academy) Tuzla 27.10.2016. – 28.10.2016.

Announcements ● 17 October 2016

Within two-day lectures and practice workshops, the attendees will have a chance to learn about:
1. Participation of women in politics (Tanja Topic, lecturer)
2. Role of integrity and transparency in politics (Srdjan Blagovcanin, lecturer)
3. Leadership and politics (Edita Miftari, lecturer)
Applications should be sent no later than 25th October 2016.
The main goal of TI BiH Academy is to get the attendees now better topics of politic empowerment of women, through:
• the insight into theoretical achievements and by displaying practical experiences, in which way they will raise the awareness of the academy attendees and improve their knowledge regarding the specific topic,
• and motivation of the attendees to be socially engaged, and to implement the gained knowledge and developed analytical skills in practice.
The selected attendees are expected to be dedicated to the topics, to take active role in discussions and to write an essay referring to one of the discussed topics. The best essays will be published in a specially prepared publication.
Terms of participation:
– Attendees must be highly motivated to acquire knowledge regarding topics related to the empowerment of women in politics, and do not have to necessarily be the socio-economic science students;
– Attendees may be high schools students in final year and university students aged 18 to 28;
– Attendees are expected to be dedicated, to take active role in discussions and work, and to read the recommended literature prior to the start of TI BiH Academy;
– All attendees are obliged to write a final essay regarding one of the chosen topics as agreed upon with the lecturer, and the best essays, as decided by TI BiH, will be published in a specially prepared publication;
– Advantage in selection of attendees will be given to the university and high school students who are members of marginalized groups.
Work methodology:
TI BiH Academy will base its work on expert lectures and discussions which will be moderated by lecturers so to make the participation of attendees as active as possible. TI BiH Academy will be organized as an intensive two-day course. All attendees will be provided literature that will be obligatory to be read prior to the start of lectures. It is planned to have 20 attendees in each city.
Cost of participation:
Participation for the selected attendees of TI BiH Academy is free of charge, and fully covered by Transparency International BiH with a support of Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. Transparency International BiH does not cover accommodation costs, nor the travel costs of the attendees.
How to apply:
Applications in the form of short biography and cover letter should be sent to tibihakademija@ti-bih.org no later than 25th October 2016 for TI BiH Academy that will take place in Tuzla on 27th and 28th October 2016.
For all additional questions and information please contact: 051/224-520. Contact persons: Milena Mastalo and Marko Vujic.

Draft Law on Civil Servants and Employees in Local Self-Government Units of RS adopted many recommendations provided by TI BiH

Press releases ● 14 October 2016

adopted many recommendations provided by TI BiH
TI BiH welcomes the solutions that better regulate the public competition procedure, so, for example, now the mayors and heads of municipalities are obliged to choose the best-ranked candidate, which is something insisted on persistently during the public debate.
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Draft Law on Local Self-Government still violates the independence of cities and municipalities

Press releases ● 11 October 2016

The Draft Law has not prescribed the judicial protection for the presidents of the dissolved assemblies, which can now be dissolved by the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska upon the proposal of the Government. TI BiH believes that only the judicial protection is the appropriate guarantee for the interference of central government bodies into the work of local self-government. (more…)

Introduce a legal obligation of proactive disclosure of information

Press releases ● 10 October 2016

TI BiH held first of several training courses for the FBiH institutions related to the proactive transparency and data openness. Participants and organizers emphasized the changes to the legal framework as a priority through the introduction of provisions on obligatory disclosure of information of public importance (more…)

TI BiH starts with training courses for FBiH institutions in the field of proactive transparency

Press releases ● 08 October 2016

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing the first of total six training courses related to proactive transparency, openness and accountability. TI BIH will use these training courses to promote the principles and standards of the Open Government Partnership, and to present the analysis of the current situation in the institutions of the Federation of BiH in regard to the issues of transparency and openness of data. (more…)

Conclusions of th regional Conference Corruption, Media and Censorship in the Western Balkans

Press releases ● 05 October 2016

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) held on 29th September 2016 a regional conference entitled Corruption, Media and Censorship in the Western Balkans, as part of a two-day conference that marked the International Right to Know Day. (more…)

Conclusions of the regional conference „Access to Information and Open Data“

Press releases ● 30 September 2016

On 28th September 2016 Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) organized a regional conference entitled „Access to Information and Open Data“ on the occasion of the International Right to Know Day. The conference participants tried to make the principles and standards of the proactive transparency, openness and accountability closer to the attendees through the presentation of the research on the implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information in BiH and region and discussions.

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TI BiH is organizing a regional conference in Banja Luka entitled „Corruption, Media and Censorship in the Western Balkans“

Announcements ● 28 September 2016

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina is organizing a regional conference entitled Corruption, Media and Censorship in the Western Balkans, as part of a two-day conference dedicated to the International Right to Know Day. (more…)

TI BiH marks the International Right To Know Day

Announcements ● 27 September 2016

TI BiH is organizing street events in Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Mostar, at which they will talk to citizens and give them the opportunity to learn more about their rights and ways in which to demand the information and accountability from the public institutions in BiH (more…)

TI BiH is organizing a regional conference entitled „Access to Information and Open Data“ in Sarajevo

Announcements ● 27 September 2016

Transparency International in BiH (TI BiH) is organizing a regional conference „Access to Information and Open Data“ which will be a place at which discussions about the right to access the information in BiH and region, as well as the open data as the concept of publicly available data, will take place. (more…)

TI BiH Academy for Women Empowerment in Politics starts in Mostar

Press releases ● 21 September 2016

Political women activists from four cities (Mostar, Sarajevo, Tuzla, Banja Luka) will be given an opportunity to learn more about the practical skills in the field of leadership and role of women in BH politics, with a particular focus on issues regarding the importance of transparency and integrity in politics (more…)

A new “investment” of the citizens in the hydropower plant project “Medna” on the source of the river Sana

Press releases ● 19 August 2016

The conclusion of the Study shows that the operation of the hydropower plant will have a negative financial impact on the budget of the municipality and the Republic of Srpska in the amount of BAM 1.055.988. (more…)

TI BiH won the case against the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH

Press releases ● 11 August 2016

The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH violated the Law on Free Access to Information because it refused to provide documentation on cases related to criminal offenses against the official duty (more…)

TI BiH to the Office of the Disciplinary Counsel: Examine the conduct of Goran Salihovic

Press releases ● 09 August 2016

Transparency International in BiH requested from the Office of the Disciplinary Counsel to examine the allegations which claim that the Chief Prosecutor, Goran Salihovic, was under the pressure to stop the investigation against the President of RS, Milorad Dodik (more…)

Less than a quarter of the measures provided for the first year of the Strategy has been implemented

Press releases ● 04 August 2016

Monitoring of the implementation of the Anti-Corruption Strategy 2015-2019 indicated that most activities planned to be implemented in the first year of the Strategy have not been conducted, and only a small percentage of institutions started with implementation of its obligations (more…)

Presentation of the Monitoring of the Anti-Corruption Strategy implementation

Announcements ● 03 August 2016

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing a press conference to present the results of the Monitoring of the Anti-Corruption Strategy 2015-2019 implementation, i.e. the assessment of the activities conducted in the first year of the Strategy implementation. (more…)