While the EU is far from a silver bullet, Dimitar Bechev argues that it is still a badly-needed ally in strengthening the rule of law in the Balkans. But for enlargement to make good on its original promise, the EU…
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Can the European Union tackle corruption and state capture?
Tagged with: #corruption, Bulgaria, Croatia, European Union, Hungary, KTB, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, rule of law, Serbia, Western Balkans
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Posted in Sussex-Harriman conference
Politicised institutions are key obstacle to fighting corruption in Montenegro
Montenegro has on the face of it made good progress in adopting anti-corruption laws, but frequent political scandals suggest they are not being implemented. Jovana Marović, Executive Director of the Politikon Network, a think tank based in Podgorica, and a…
Tagged with: #corruption, EU conditionality, EU Enlargement, institutions, Montenegro, transparency
Posted in Sussex-Harriman conference
Posted in Sussex-Harriman conference
Civil society needs support to fight corruption and organised crime in the Western Balkans
Civil society organisations (CSOs) and investigative journalists in the Western Balkans are critical to raising awareness about fighting corruption and organised crime, as well as supporting state authorities to develop effective strategies. But they lack capacity and resources to address…
Montenegro: Captured by Corruption
In the first of a series of posts by investigative journalists and civil society activists working on exposing corruption in the Balkans, Milka Tadić Mijović (President, Centre for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro) discusses impunity in Montenegro and the complicity of the…
Tagged with: #corruption, Balkans, Columbia University, Columbia-Sussex conference, media freedom, Montenegro, stabilitocracy, state capture, Western Balkans
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Posted in Sussex-Harriman conference, Uncategorized
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