Integrity testing has been the subject of public discussion in Serbia since 2012. The Law on Police, which introduced three preventive anti-corruption measures, including the integrity test, was enacted four years later.
Did the parties express their standpoint on chapters 23 and 24 during pre-election period and have they respected the rule of law – these were the topics of the seventh CHATvrtak.
There is a solid legal framework for the rule of law in the region, but the implementation is still lagging behind, which is why citizens do not see the benefits of the European integration - it was pointed out at the panel discussion "The Rule of Law or the Law ...
The main topic of the fifth CHATvrtak was a critical review of the process of (none) adoption of the new Law on the fight against corruption, which should have been completed in September 2014 according to the Action Plan for the implementation of anti-corruption strategy.
The biggest corruption risks in defence sector stem from weak internal control of budget spending and revenue that defense system achieves, like armament export, confidential procurement, human resource management, control of the manufacturer’s choice and whistleblower protection in prosecution of corruption - these were conclusions of the conference BCSP organised.
Transparency International published the results for Serbia in the framework of the second round of the Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index survey encompassing more than 100 countries. This index measures risks of corruption in national defence and security establishments. The risk assessment for Serbia was carried out in cooperation with Belgrade Centre for Security Policy.
Corruption is the second biggest problem on the Western Balkans, right after the unemployment, and citizens are especially affected by the corruption within police force, the institution which should conduct its eradication the most, according to the survey of public opinion on police integrity.
Clear Government’ policies for depolitizaction of the police and sharp internal control mechanisms are the key precondition for fighting the police corruption.
All planned activities of regional network POINTPULSE aim to contribute to increasing trust and confidence in the law enforcement agencies in the Western Balkans by fighting police corruption and promoting of the police integrity.
The projects overall objective is to contribute to increasing trust and confidence in the law enforcement agencies in the Western Balkans by promoting police integrity and helping fight against corruption in the police.
