Call for Expression of Interest for development of the Integrity Watch digital platforms for four Western Balkan Countries and Turkey

Public call 08 August 2023

Invitation for Prequalification No.: 001-2023-KDI Project: Integrity Watch in the Western Balkans and Turkey: civil society combating corruption with political integrity data Project Number: IPA/2022/ 440-922 Client: Kosova Democratic Institute (KDI) Country: Kosovo Issued on: 7 August 2023...

Analysis of TI BiH: BiH Took a Step Back in Relation to 14 Priorities in Numerous Segments

Press releases 26 July 2023

Banja Luka, July 26, 2023 – Only one of the 14 priorities from the European Commission’s Opinion on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s application for EU membership has been fully met, namely the one related to the formation of the Parliamentary Committee for Stabilization and Association,...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN experts alarmed by re-criminalisation of defamation in the Republika Srpska entity

News 25 July 2023

GENEVA (25 July 2023) – UN human rights experts* expressed alarm about the recent adoption of amendments to the criminal code in the Republika Srpska entity that re-criminalise defamation and risk to adversely impact freedom of expression in Bosnia and Herzegovina and contribute to a climate of...

TI BiH filed a report against the Chief BIH prosecutor: Kajganić assigned most of the cases outside the TCMS, which is why Gordana Tadić was dismissed.

Press releases 21 July 2023

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted a report to the Disciplinary Prosecutor’s Office against Milanko Kaganić, the Chief prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who assigned the vast majority of cases outside the TCMS automatic...

JOINT UN, OSCE, CoE and EU in BIH STATEMENT REGARDING THE RS CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENTS RE-CRIMINALIZING DEFAMATION

News 21 July 2023

The United Nations, the OSCE Mission, the Council of Europe and the EU Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina are dismayed that the Republika Srpska National Assembly today re-criminalized defamation. The United Nations, the OSCE Mission, the Council of Europe and the EU Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina...

CONFERENCE ON THE STATE OF THE BIH JUDICIARY: REFINEMENT OF THE DRAFT LAW ON THE HIGH JUDICIAL AND PROSECUTORIAL COUNCIL NECCESSARY

Press releases 13 July 2023

Sarajevo, July 13, 2023 – The majority of courts do not publish information about judgments and information about prosecution cases are usually far from the public eye, while half of the judicial institutions ignore the inquiries of the media and citizens, these are the results of the...

TI BiH at the conference “New Government, New Reform Efforts?” organized by the Aspen Institute in Berlin: Support for the EU Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina

News 27 June 2023

Srđan Blagovčanin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina, participated in the international conference “New Government, New Reform Efforts?”, held on June 26 in Berlin, organized by the Aspen Institute in Berlin in cooperation with...

Civil Society Organizations Warn: The Draft Law on Freedom of Access to Information Will Threaten the Rights of Citizens

Press releases 13 June 2023

Sarajevo, June 13, 2023 – Civil society organizations, gathered in the Initiative for Monitoring the European Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina, warn of the shortcomings of the Draft Law on Freedom of Access to Information of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was adopted by the Council of...

Freedom House Report for 2022: Corruption and the State of Judiciary Reduce Democratic Capacity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

News 08 June 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina received a reduced rating in the latest Freedom House report for 2022,which measures the democratic capacity and the state of democracy in the countries of Central Europe and Central Asia, and precisely corruption and the state of judiciary were indicated as areas in which...

TI BiH Wrote to the Government of the Federation of BiH: Inadmissible Decision to Withdraw From the Procedure Laws Necessary for the Fight Against Corruption

Press releases 19 May 2023

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) sent a letter to the Government of the Federation of BiH due to the unacceptable decision to withdraw two important anti-corruption laws from the procedure, which further delays the fulfillment of EU priorities and the implementation of...

EU Delegation, Swedish Embassy and Transparency International call on BiH to strengthen fight against corruption

News 29 March 2023

The fight against corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was under the spotlight in a roundtable discussion organised today by the Delegation of the European Union/EU Special Representative in BiH, the Embassy of Sweden to BiH, and Transparency International in BiH. The roundtable brought...

ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE CRIMINAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA, CRIMINALIZING DEFAMATION AND INSULT IS A PRELUDE TO OPEN REPRESSION

News, Press releases 23 March 2023

Banja Luka, March 23 – Despite numerous warnings and reasoned criticisms from journalists, civil society organizations and the international community, including reactions of rapporteurs of the United Nations, the European Union, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and numerous others, the ruling...

“Idea Camp” of Alumni of the TI BiH School of Integrity Completed

News 18 March 2023

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) on Saturday, 18.03.2023 at the hotel Holiday in Sarajevo organized a session of alumni of the School of Integrity entitled “Western Balkans: European Integration and Regional Cooperation” with the support of the Embassy of...

Court decided: Ministry of Transport and Communications of the RS is illegally hiding the contract on the construction of the Banja Luka – Prijedor highway

Press releases 19 October 2022

Banja luka, October 19, 2022 Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BIH) won a court case against the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Srpska, which illegally hid the concession contract for the construction of Banja Luka – Prijedor highway. The...

TI BiH welcomes the recommendation for conditional candidate status, but warns that the situation in BiH has deteriorated dramatically

Press releases 13 October 2022

Banja Luka, October 13th, 2022 – Transparency International in BiH (TI BIH) welcomes the decision of the European Commission to recommend the conditional granting of candidate status, which is positive news for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the context of new geopolitical relations, but warns...

After reporting to TI BiH, the inspection found: Zeljković does not meet the requirements to be an adviser to the director of Civil Protection of the RS

Press releases 01 July 2022

The former director of the Institute of Public Health of the RS, who was arrested due to an affair related to the procurement of equipment during the pandemic, got a job without a competition as an expert advisor after being released from custody. However, Zeljković did not meet the requirements...

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