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Izvještaji za Medije ● 28 Oktobra 2009

Adoption of the new Law on conflict of interest in BiH – political violence

Izvještaji za Medije ● 28 Oktobra 2009

The making process of the new Law on conflict of interests in institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina presents a dangerous attempt of ridiculing the notion of conflict of interests, and absolute deregulation of this area. The whole process was completely non-transparent, while Transparency International BiH has been unsuccessfully attempting in all ways to get information on the process of designing this law. It is necessary to organize a public debate on the Law proposal, considering that suggested legal solutions are catastrophic and directly aimed against public interest. Having in mind huge previous difficulties in the implementation of the current Law, it is absurd that the new Law introduces solutions that would make corruption legal, and liberate public officials entirely from any kind of responsibility when it comes to conflict of interests. TI BiH will therefore send the message to all domestic and international institutions to prevent political violence and discrimination against BiH citizens and use all legal resources to stop legalization of corruption.  

From the introductory chapters of the Law on conflict of interests, that define persons the law refers to, especially by narrowing the definition of relatives, it is evident that the intention was to relativize and ridicule the Law. The Law proposal enables public officials to be engaged in private companies without any restrictions , the private interests is put above the public interest, and instead of primarily protecting  the public interest, it leaves additional space for public officials to be concerned primarily with their own private interests in public service.

The article that proscribes that the procedure can be initiated only ex officio and that citizens would be deprived of that right that they have had by the current law is absolutely unacceptable. TI BiH considers this notion unacceptable, especially having in mind the Court’s verdict in the case TI BiH versus Nedzad Brankovic, as well as the Central Election Commission’s practice to arbitrarily make rules that are in collusion with valid legal regulations. The proposed provision of the new law deprives all other interested parties that previously submitted reports to CEC BiH, of remedy or the possibility of appeal and recourse to the Court of BiH. TI BiH considers that this solution is extremely dangerous because it directly discriminates potentially affected stakeholders. We remind that in all the respective legislation in the region, as well as the applicable law in BiH, there is a right of the third party to initiate the report of conflict of interest, as well as commitment of law enforcement organs to take appropriate action, or initiate proceedings on the basis of such applications.

The law is extremely lenient towards officials even when it comes to sanctions. Instead of tightening punitive policy regarding conflict of interest, with the aim of general prevention, the law provides only financial penalties for perpetrators. Relying solely on fines, seen in proportion to the possibilities that the proposed law gives to public officials for gaining enormous personal gain, presents only the symbolic satisfaction of justice, namely, the principle of fairness remains only an abstract notion.

Given all this, Transparency International BiH sees the proposal of the new Law on conflicts of interest in the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina as absolutely unacceptable, since it is a law that directly stimulates and legalizes political corruption. TI BiH demands of competent institutions significantly more rigid approach to the development of new legal solutions, or to retain in force the existing law that, at least in formal terms, contributes more to preventing corruption in the country.

Corruption on the rise in government hospitals and clinics

Izvještaji za Medije ● 25 Oktobra 2009

U javnim zdravstvenim ustanovama korupcija u porastu

Izvještaji za Medije ● 25 Oktobra 2009

Najava: Indeks percepcije korupcije (CPI) za 2009. godinu

Izvještaji za Medije ● 23 Oktobra 2009

Launch: Corruption Perceptions Index 2009

Izvještaji za Medije ● 23 Oktobra 2009

Godišnji sastanak Transparency International (TI)

Izvještaji za Medije ● 21 Oktobra 2009

Premijer Armenije optužio ministarstvo transporta za korupciju

Izvještaji za Medije ● 18 Oktobra 2009

Armenian PM Accuses Transport Ministry Of Corruption

Izvještaji za Medije ● 18 Oktobra 2009

Transparency International Annual Membership Meeting 2009

Izvještaji za Medije ● 18 Oktobra 2009

Korupcija napreduje, a BiH stoji u mjestu

Izvještaji za Medije ● 15 Oktobra 2009

Corruption progressing, BiH goes nowhere

Izvještaji za Medije ● 15 Oktobra 2009

According to the latest European Commission's Progress Report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has not yet achieved any significant progress in the fight against corruption. Fight against corruption and implementation of anti-corruption standards are one of the conditions that BiH has not met in order for the liberalization of visa regime to be adopted.
Although the new anti-corruption strategy that is still in the parliamentary procedure has been adopted, the fact is that the previous strategy for the fight against organizes crime and corruption did not show any results, since it was not adequately implemented. It was the very insufficient implementation of legal framework, as well as the disharmony between domestic legislation and international standards, that were emphasised as the largest obstacles on BiH's road to European Union.
As additional obstructions, the Report underlines the rejection of the amendments to the State-level Law on Financing of Political Parties aimed at increasing transparency, as well as the fact that although elected public officials at State and Entity level are required to submit information on their assets or involvement in other institutions, there is no effective monitoring of declarations of assets and no effective sanctions are provided for. Additionally, it was emphasized that implementation of the Freedom of Access to Information Act is insufficient, which makes the efforts of media and NGOs investigating corruption more difficult. Threats to all those who try to reveal cases of corruption continued, without adequate legal provisions for the protection of civil servants reporting corruption.

The report also points out to the problem of judiciary that is inert when it comes to investigation, prosecution and conviction of suspects of high-level cases of corruption, especially having in mind the persistent lack of final convictions.

As a conclusion, corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina is prevalent in all areas, especially within government and other State and Entity structures, linked to public procurement, business licensing, in the health, energy, transportation infrastructure and education sectors.

European Commission Progress Report confirms all previous findings and warnings from Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina, which TI BiH also emphasised during the consultations with European Commission. The fact is that in the meantime a minimal progress was achieved in terms of adopting the Law on anti-corruption agency and anti-corruption strategy. However, these documents are still in parliamentary procedure and it is yet to be seen how they will be implemented. The creation of these documents has already wasted too much precious time, the processes were procrastinated, because of which the terms for the liberalization of visa regime have not been met, and the greatest damage was brought upon the citizens again.
The Progress Report points out to the same problems, year after year, of which corruption is one of the most distinctive, and in each report BiH makes either „insufficient“ or „minimal“ progress, which is a direct consequence of the lack of political will for the fulfilment of European Union anti-corruption standards. It is for this reason that BiH goes nowhere and the only thing that is progressing is corruption.  

Korupcija napreduje, a BiH stoji u mjestu

Izvještaji za Medije ● 15 Oktobra 2009

Prema posljednjem izvještaju Evropske komisije o napretku, Bosna i Hercegovina još uvijek nije postigla značajan napredak na polju borbe protiv korupcije. Upravo je borba protiv korupcije i primjena antikorupcijskih standarda jedan od uslova koje BiH nije ispunila za liberalizaciju viznog režima.

Iako je usvojena nova strategija za borbu protiv korupcije, koja se još uvijen nalazi u parlamentarnoj proceduri, činjenica je da prethodna strategija za borbu protiv organizovanog kriminala i korupcije nije dala nikakve rezultate, s obzirom na to da nije adekvatno primjenjivana. Upravo su nedovoljna primjena zakonskog okvira, te neusklađenost između entiteta, kao i neusklađenost domaćih zakona sa međunarodnim standardima, navedeni kao najveće prepreke BiH na putu ka Evropskoj uniji.

Kao  dodatne kočnice u izvještaju se navode i odbijanje izmjena Zakona o finansiranju političkih partija, koje je trebalo da povećaju transparentnost ovih procesa, ta činjenica da, iako su javni zvaničnici obavezni podnositi izvještaje o imovini i angažmanima u drugim institucijama, ne postoje mehanizmi za provjere ovih izvještaja, kao ni sankcije za kršenje zakona. Takođe, naglašeno je i da se Zakon o slobodi pristupa informacijama nedovoljno primjenjuje, što otežava rad medija i nevladinih organizacija koji istražuju slučajeve korupcije. Još uvijek su izražene prijetnje svima koji pokušavaju objavljivati slučajeve korupcije, a koji pri tome nisu pravno zaštićeni.

Izvještaj o napretku ističe i problem pravosuđa koje je inertno u pogledu istraživanja, procesuiranja i presuda za slučajeve korupcije na višim nivoima, naročito imajući u vidu da i slučajevi koji dospiju pred sud ne dočekaju razrješenje ili presudu.

Kao zaključak, ističe se prisutnost korupcije u svim oblastima, naročito unutar vlada i državnih i entitetskih institucija, posebno u oblastima javnih nabavki, osnivanja i registracije preduzeća, saobraćajne infrastruikture i obrazovanja.

Izvještaj o napretku Evropske komisije potvrđuje sve dosadašnje nalaze i upozorenja Transparency International BiH, na koje je TI BiH ukazao i tokom konsultacija sa Evropskom komisijom.  Istina, u međuvremenu je postignut minimalan napredak, u smislu usvajanja zakona o antikorupcijskom tijelu, te strategije za borbu protiv korupcije. Međutim, ovi dokumenti su  još uvijek u parlamentarnoj proceduri i još uvijek ostaje da se vidi na koji način će biti primjenjivani. Činjenica je i da je njihova izrada oduzela suviše dragocjenog vremena, da su procesi odugovlačeni, zbog čega nisu ispunjeni uslovi za liberalizaciju viznog režima, a najveću štetu opet su pretrpjeli građani.

Izvještaj o napretku iz godine u godinu upozorava na iste probleme, među kojima je korupcija jedan od najizraženijih, a BiH u svakom izvještaju ostvaruje „nedovoljan“ ili „minimalan“  napredak, što je direktna posljedica nedostatka političke volje za ispunjavanje antikorupcijskih standarda Evropske unije. Upravo zbog toga, BiH stoji u mjestu, a jedino što napreduje jeste korupcija.

Tackling the integrity deficit: moving beyond the crisis

Izvještaji za Medije ● 13 Oktobra 2009

The conference, “Beyond the global crisis: The transparency imperative”, will be attended by representatives from TI national chapters from some 90 countries who will be in Berlin for the organisation’s annual membership meeting.

Hvatanje u koštac sa manjkom integriteta: Izlazak iz krize

Izvještaji za Medije ● 13 Oktobra 2009

Konferenciji koja će se održati u Berlinu prisustvovaće Emir Đikić, Predsjedavajući Odbora direktora TIBiH i Srđan Blagovčanin, Izvršni direktor Transparency International Bosne i Hercegovine.

Istraživanje pokazalo visok stepen korupcije

Izvještaji za Medije ● 12 Oktobra 2009