PRESS RELEASES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

City authorities in Banja Luka are obstructing the removal of illegal buildings

Press releases ● 18 April 2019

Due to long-term obstructions, the authorities are avoiding the demolition of the illegal building of the cafe bar “News” and part of the hotel Damjan in Banja Luka. (more…)

TI BiH: Controversial extension of police powers

Press releases ● 15 April 2019

The proposed solutions extend police powers through provisions which are not clearly defined and thus allow police officers to use excessive discretionary powers in practice. (more…)

TI BiH: A new violation of public peace and order leads to the legalization of repression

Press releases ● 04 April 2019

The RS Ministry of Interior provided a proposal which does not precisely define interference in the performance of officials’ duties, while at the same time it stipulates a sentence of imprisonment for unauthorized photographing which interferes the performance of officials’ duties. (more…)

Citizens mostly report corruption in public administration, judiciary and education

Press releases ● 29 March 2019

It is evident that the number of anonymous corruption reports is increasing which indicates the growing lack of trust of citizens in institutions and fear of retaliation. (more…)

To whom and how are the intervention funds of BH institutions distributed?

Press releases ● 29 March 2019

In just one month, over ninety thousand marks were approved from the budget reserve of the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina to religious communities, various associations and humanitarian organizations.

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TI BiH presents results of the Center for providing free legal advice in anti-corruption fight

Announcements ● 28 March 2019

Transparency International in  Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing a press conference, at which it will present results of work of the Center for providing free legal advice to the citizens in their fight against corruption for 2018. (more…)

Institutions and the judiciary ignore abuses of public budgets

Press releases ● 27 March 2019

Billions of public money marks are spent in BiH in a non-transparent manner, and institutions and the judiciary are not interested in spending money inappropriately, concluded the panel discussion “Media Reporting on Corruption and Misuse of Public Funds in BiH” organized by Transparency International in BiH (TI in BiH) and Business portal CAPITAL.ba. (more…)

TI BiH and Capital.ba organize panel discussion entitled „Media Reporting on Corruption and Abuse of Public Funds in BiH“

Press releases ● 25 March 2019

Banjaluka, 25th March 2019 – Transparency International in BiH and business portal Capital.ba are organizing a panel discussion related to media researching and reporting on corruption and abuse of public funds in BiH, which will be heldon Tuesday, 26th March 2019 at the Hotel Bosna in Banja Luka, at 11.00h.

This panel discussion will be the opportunity to talk about the effects of researching the abuse of public funds, the problems and challenges that reporters face during their investigations of topics related to public finances and expenditure of public funds in a complex BiH system, but also the consequences and effects of reporting on corruption.

During the project„Let’s investigate the public cash flow“ which TI BiH and Capital.ba realized with the support of USAID within the IMEP Project of Empowering the Independent Media, they also organized training for journalists on researching and reporting on public finances. The first three journalists whose stories were declared the most successful within this project will be awarded.

Panel discussion will bring together the representatives of media, civil society, academic community, international organizations and institutions.  

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TI BiH filed charges against Nenad Nesic and Dragan Cavic for conflict of interest

Press releases ● 13 March 2019

TI BiH filed charges due to the conflict of interest against Nenad Nesic, Acting Director of the public company „Putevi Republike Srpske“ and MP in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH, and against Dragan Cavic, Acting Director of the public company „Elektrokrajina“ and MP in the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska. (more…)

Decree of the FBiH Government will not eliminate corruption risks concerning employment

Press releases ● 12 March 2019

The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not accepted the proposal made by TI BiH to give the priority to writing tests during the candidate selection process, while also refusing the suggestion to make the selection of a first-ranked candidate obligatory. (more…)

Transparency International slandered by pro-government media in RS for Disclosing Brod Oil Refinery’s privatisation contract

Press releases ● 01 March 2019

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has found that the pro-government media in Republika Srpska ran a smear campaign against Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) after it had disclosed the acquired contract on the privatisation of the Oil Refinery in Brod.  (more…)

TI BiH filed a lawsuit against the RS Ministry of the Interior for hiding the information related to the use of force in Banja Luka

Press releases ● 01 March 2019

The lawsuit specifically emphasizes that the reports on the use of force are related to the numerous statements given by the citizens and the activists who publicly stated that the excessive force was used against them, and that several cases concerning the work of the RS Police have been initiated with the Ombudsman. (more…)

Corruption Perception Index: BiH stagnates, paralyzed by corruption

Press releases ● 29 January 2019

According to Transparency International Corruption Perception Index, BiH is placed at 89th position, out of 180 countries, with a score of 38 on a scale of 0 to 100, indicating thus long-term stagnation and collapse of democratic system. (more…)

TI BiH presents Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2018

Announcements ● 28 January 2019

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing a press conference in order to present the results of Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2018. (more…)

BiH Constitutional Court confirms: Businessman racketeering affair created to discredit TI BiH

Press releases ● 25 January 2019

The Constitutional Court found that the writings of Nezavisne novine, in a series of articles on organized racketeering of businessmen, allegedly carried out by TI BiH, had only one purpose – to discredit and slander an organization that is publicly recognized as a vocal critic of corruption. (more…)

Draft Law on Property of Public Officials of Sarajevo Canton is not compatible with other regulations and international recommendations

Press releases ● 22 January 2019

TI BiH particularly emphasizes that an initiative for creation and adoption of the Law on Conflict of Interest of the Federation BiH has been recently launched and that proposed solutions in the Sarajevo Canton could lead to mutual conflict of these regulations. (more…)