Western Balkans anti-corruption pledges monitor
This tool is designed to contribute constructively to the implementation and review process of the anti-corruption pledges made as part of the Berlin Process and highlight areas where further progress is needed.
Corruption is one of the main challenges to the rule of law, life chances and people’s livelihoods in the Western Balkans.
Corruption is both a cause and consequence of a criminal culture that permeates the region, and the way that corruption is linked to politics suggests a degree of organized, systemic corruption, and elements of state capture, in the region.
The Western Balkans six have made pledges to prevent and fight corruption as part of the Berlin Process, an initiative aimed at stepping up regional cooperation in the Western Balkans and aiding the integration into the European Union.
This tool is designed to contribute constructively to the implementation and review process of the anti-corruption pledges made as part of the Berlin Process and highlight areas where further progress is needed.
Indicators
The Indicators show the anti-corruption pledges that each of the WB6 made at the London Summit in November 2018.
Achievements
This section shows what progress each of the WB6 has made in reaching the anti-corruption targets that they set for themselves as part of the Berlin Process. The information in this chart is as of February 2021.
Challenges
This section shows what remains to be done to implement the anti-corruption pledges, and indicates any challenges being faced from a civil society perspective.
Albania
Public–private partnership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Public procurement and open contracting
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Tax
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Whistle-blowing
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Beneficial ownership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Enforcement capabilities
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Asset recovery
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Media
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Institutional integrity
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Anti-corruption education
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
International system
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Public–private partnership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Public procurement and open contracting
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Tax
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Whistle-blowing
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Beneficial ownership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Enforcement capabilities
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Asset recovery
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Media
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Institutional integrity
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Anti-corruption education
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
International system
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Kosovo
Public–private partnership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Public procurement and open contracting
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Tax
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Whistle-blowing
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Beneficial ownership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Enforcement capabilities
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Asset recovery
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Media
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Institutional integrity
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Anti-corruption education
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
International system
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Montenegro
Public–private partnership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Public procurement and open contracting
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Tax
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Whistle-blowing
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Beneficial ownership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Enforcement capabilities
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Asset recovery
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Media
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Institutional integrity
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Anti-corruption education
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
International system
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
North Macedonia
Public–private partnership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Public procurement and open contracting
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Tax
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Whistle-blowing
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Beneficial ownership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Enforcement capabilities
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Asset recovery
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Media
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Institutional integrity
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Anti-corruption education
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
International system
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Serbia
Public–private partnership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Public procurement and open contracting
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Tax
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Whistle-blowing
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Beneficial ownership
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Enforcement capabilities
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Asset recovery
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Media
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Institutional integrity
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Anti-corruption education
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
International system
- Indicators
- Achievements
- Challenges
Infrastrcucture of integrity
The Infrastructure of Integrity series focuses on corruption and anti-corruption in the Western Balkans. It is an output of the civil society monitoring implementation of anti-corruption pledges made at the London Summit of the Berlin Process in 2018.
The Executive Summary was issued in October 2020. This first report (issued in May 2021) looks at the political economy of organized corruption and anti-corruption in the Western Balkans. It is followed by the Western Balkans Anti-Corruption Pledge Monitor (also issued in May 2021), which tracks implementation of the pledges made at the 2018 London Summit, as well other commitments made to strengthen integrity, particularly in relation to the UN Convention against Corruption and the EU acquis. National case studies will also be published as part of the Infrastructure of Integrity series.
Our hope is that this series can contribute to the implementation of the anti-corruption pledges that have been made in the Berlin Process, as well as to wider efforts to fight corruption and strengthen integrity in the Western Balkans.
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