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Ukraine on the financial front – the problem of Ukraine’s foreign public debt

Author(s): Rafał Sadowski / Language(s): English

One of the key challenges that Ukraine is facing is the scale of its foreign debt (both public and private). As of 1st April it stood at US$ 126 billion, which is 109.8% of the country’s GDP. Approximately 45% of these financial obligations are short-term, meaning that they must be paid off within a year. Although the value of the debt has fallen by nearly US$ 10 billion since the end of 2014 (due to the private sector paying a part of the liabilities), the debt to GDP ratio has increased due to the recession and the depreciation of the hryvnia. The value of Ukraine’s foreign public debt is also on the rise (including state guarantees); since the beginning of 2015 it has risen from US$ 37.6 billion to US$ 43.6 billion. Ukraine does not currently have the resources to pay off its debt. In this situation a debt restructuring is necessary and this is one of the top priorities for the Ukrainian government as well as for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its assistance programme. Without this it will be much more difficult for Ukraine to overcome the economic crisis.

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Recommendations for strenghtening the independence of public broadcasters in Serbia

Author(s): Rade Veljanovski,Davor Marko / Language(s): English

Public service broadcasters in the Republic of Serbia are facing the growing political pressures and financial instability. This threatens their institutional independence, program quality, and affects the citizen’s trust in public broadcasters. In order to fulfil their mission, public service broadcasters need to enjoy stronger guarantees of their institutional independence, adapt appropriate funding model, secure transparent and adequate process of appointment of members of the governing bodies, and become more accountable towards citizens of Serbia.

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In a Vicious Cycle: Is There a Future for Public Service Broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Author(s): Tea Hadžiristić / Language(s): English

Since its creation in 2002, Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) in Bosnia and Herzegovina has struggled to fulfil its primary goals. Financial difficulties have brought the state broadcaster near the brink of collapse several times, while state capture by political parties has politicized PSB across the board2 and increased its dysfunction. Our research found that PSB in BiH has failed to secure a sustainable funding model, is not independent from politics, does not fulfil its remit, and has failed to adopt new technologies crucial to its continued relevance and survival. PSB is a victim of the political colonization of the media sphere, and weak, dysfunctional state institutions that suffer from the chronic disregard for the law demonstrated by ruling elites. At the same time, the ongoing debate about PSB in BiH is largely anachronistic, and fails to capture the core challenges and to articulate much needed innovative policy solutions that would look beyond the now largely outdated, defunct model of PSB that was introduced in 2002.

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Public Procurement Monitoring in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Main Actors, Opportunities and Constraints

Author(s): Tea Hadžiristić,Nermina Voloder / Language(s): English

The economic and societal importance of public procurement, as well as the risk of corruption, make public procurement monitoring particularly important. However, the public procurement monitoring system in Bosnia and Herzegovina is only partially developed. Its functioning is hampered by limited access to relevant information, lack of resources of key public institutions that are tasked with monitoring functions – the Public Procurement Agency and the audit offices – and limited capacities of civil society organizations to undertake independent monitoring of the public procurement system.

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Analysis of the E-Procurement System in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Ivan Kutleša / Language(s): English

Development of new technologies and growing access to the Internet created conditions for the transformation of the manner in which public government functions. That resulted in the implementation of electronic government (hereinafter: e-government), which is based on the utilisation of information-communication technologies for better and more efficient provision of public services. Used in a wider sense, the term e-government implies total reorganisation of management in the public sector in order to increase efficiency, transparency and citizens’ participation in decision-making, using the advantages of information-communication technologies. An important segment of development of e-government is the establishment of an electronic public procurement system, which is used as a tool for the improvement of the efficiency of the procurement process for goods, services and works, and for savings in the public sector. Electronic procurement (hereinafter: e-procurement) is the universal name for the application of electronic means of communication in public procurement procedures, as a substitute for procedures that are based on paper documents. More concretely, e-procurement implies the introduction of electronic processes as support for different phases of the procurement process, and they are comprised of following modules: l e-notification, which implies notifications on procurements, l e-tendering, which implies publication and takeover of tender documentation, submission and evaluation of bids and documentation, e-awarding, which incorporates contract awarding or ordering, invoicing and payment. Along with the modules, e-procurement is complemented with different mechanisms and tools. One of them is the e-catalogue, which implies an electronic form of the bid for certain types of procedures. E-auction is a mechanism used for completing the procedure of e-procurement (an open, limited, negotiation procedure with publication of procurement notification and competitive request for bid submission). E-procurement is not just an important segment of e-government reform within the European Union, but its development and level of compliance are also subject to monitoring and evaluation report on the progress of the transition of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) towards membership in the EU. In the BiH Progress Report for 2015, it is emphasised that the information system for e-procurement was put into function in late 2014 but that it is still in the very early stages of development. This early phase implies that conditions for application of e-notification are realised, since notifications on procurement referred to in Article 35 of the Law on Public Procurement are published on a single portal for public procurement (www.ejn.gov.ba/), and also that a basis for development of e-tendering was created in a manner that electronic access to tender documentation is enabled for certain procurements. However, there still remains a lot to be implemented in order for BiH to have a fully functional system of e-procurement. Starting from the above, the main purpose of the paper is to give a systematic analysis of the current level of development of electronic public procurement in BiH. The aim of the study is to provide an answer to the questions, what challenges are there in the development of e-procurement in BiH and what improvement is possible in this field so the system of e-procurement will completely take hold. Finally, the objective of the analysis is to offer a detailed overview of the key aspects of the e-procurement system and thus create a basis for progress monitoring in the sector and define clear guidelines for improving the functionality of the e-procurement system in BiH. In order to provide answers to research questions and make an assessment of the level of development of the e-procurement system in BiH, this report relies on analytical categories and standards for assessment of e-procurement development from the study “e-Procurement, Golden Book of Good Practice”, which, among other things, defines a series of parameters for public procurement system assessment and points out numerous good practices in European Union Member States. In this context, the structure of the paper will consist of an overview of the situation of e-procurement in the European Union, with presentation of legal sources, the current state of development and challenges faced by the European Union in this area. After that, the paper will present a development path for e-procurement and the current legal and institutional framework in BiH. Later on, the study analyzes the degree to which the e-procurement system corresponds to the principles and standards of good practice identified in “e-Procurement: The Golden Book of Good Practice”. After comparison, the study yields conclusions and recommendations for further development of e-procurement in BiH.

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Monitoring javnih nabavki u Bosni i Hercegovini: glavni akteri, prilike i prepreke

Author(s): Tea Hadžiristić,Nermina Voloder / Language(s): Bosnian

Ekonomski i društveni značaj javnih nabavki, ali i rizik od korupcije, čine monitoring javnih nabavki naročito važnim. Međutim, sistem monitoringa javnih nabavki u Bosni i Hercegovini tek je djelimično razvijen. Njegovo funkcioniranje ometa ograničen pristup relevantnim informacijama, nedostatak resursa kod ključnih javnih institucija u čijoj su nadležnosti zadaci monitoringa – Agencije za javnu nabavku i uredi za reviziju – te ograničeni kapaciteti organizacija civilnog društva za neovisni monitoring sistema javnih nabavki.

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Procjena budžetske transparentnosti u općinama u Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Mirna Jusić / Language(s): Bosnian

Uzimajući u obzir važnost koncepta budžetske transparentnosti na lokalnom nivou, ali i angažmana građana u budžetskom procesu, koji se ističe u međunarodnoj literaturi, ova studija imala je za cilj odgovoriti na pitanje da li je i u kojoj mjeri lokalna uprava u BiH stvorila podsticajno okruženje za građansko učešće u budžetskom procesu kroz institucionalizaciju procedura, formata i mehanizama budžetske transparentnosti. Preciznije, pokušali smo pružiti odgovor na pitanja da li su budžeti na lokalnom nivou transparentni i da li je lokalni budžetski proces otvoren u smislu da dozvoljava nadzor i učešće građana. Kako bi se odgovorilo na spomenuta pitanja, u okviru istraživanja primijenjeni su međunarodni kriteriji ili standardi dobre prakse iz međunarodne literature o budžetskoj transparentnosti, poput za lokalni nivo modificiranog Upitnika otvorenog budžeta (Open Budget Questionnaire) International Budget Partnershipa (IBP), koji definira kriterije za otvorenost budžeta. Na osnovu tih kriterija analiziran je domaći zakonski okvir relevantan za budžetski proces, ali i prakse na lokalnom nivou u BiH. Studijom su tako obuhvaćeni različiti aspekti budžetske transparentnosti, te ona ukazuje na interdisciplinarnu prirodu ovog popularnog koncepta. U okviru istraživanja, primijenjen je pristup studije tipičnih slučajeva na šest odabranih općina iz oba entiteta u BiH. Za svaku od općina analiziran je sadržaj izvještaja o izvršenju budžeta za 2009. i usvojenog godišnjeg budžeta za 2010. Osim toga, analiziran je i sam budžetski proces, koji podrazumijeva četiri koraka: pripremu, usvajanje, izvršenje i nadzor budžeta. Također, u skladu sa entitetskim zakonima o slobodi pristupa informacijama, u sve 141 općine u BiH poslani su zahtjevi koji su se odnosili na godišnji plan izvršenja budžeta općina. Službeni web-sajtovi svih bosanskohercegovačkih općina analizirani su kako bi se ocijenilo u kojoj mjeri općine objavljuju budžetske dokumente na internetu. Istraživanje je pokazalo da je transparentnost u odnosu na pristup budžetskim dokumentima u BiH donekle zadovoljavajuća. Kada je u pitanju poštivanje Zakona o slobodi pristupa informacijama, oko 82% bosanskohercegovačkih općina odgovorilo je na zahtjev poslan u okviru istraživanja do ili nakon zakonskog roka, a oko 18% općina nije odgovorilo na zahtjev. Studije slučajeva pokazale su da su skoro svi analizirani budžetski dokumenti objavljeni ili dostupni na zahtjev u šest općina. S druge strane, analiza zakonskog okvira pokazala je da relevantni entitetski zakoni ne propisuju u potpunosti pripremu svih relevantnih dokumenata, kao ni njihovo pravovremeno objavljivanje, što je svakako neophodno za lakši pristup dokumentima. Bilo bi posebno važno propisati obavezu pripreme i pravovremenog objavljivanja budžetskih informacija koje su prilagođene građanima, poput građanskih budžeta. Analiza službenih web-sajtova općina ukazuje na to da su općine počele koristiti internet kao sredstvo za informiranje javnosti o budžetskom procesu. Ipak, općine uglavnom ne koriste prednosti interneta kako bi budžetske dokumente učinile dostupnim: samo 26% bosansko-hercegovačkih općina objavilo je budžet za 2010. i izvještaj o izvršenju za 2009. na službenom web-sajtu; 32% na sajtu je objavilo samo budžet; 30% općina koje imaju sajt nije objavilo ove budžetske dokumente, a 11% je općina koje nemaju funkcionalan sajt. Obaveza objavljivanja budžetskih dokumenata na službenim web-sajtovima treba biti propisana relevantnim zakonima i propraćena izgradnjom kapaciteta na lokalnom nivou u oblasti e-uprave i podrške općinama na razvoju i upravljanju sajtovima prilagođenim korisnicima. Trenutno izostaje transparentnost budžetskog sadržaja, a sam sadržaj budžetskih dokumenata nije prilagođen građanima. Neprecizan zakonski okvir ne osigurava zadovoljavajući obim informacija koje bi budžet učinile razumljivijim i sveobuhvatnijim kada je u pitanju ono što lokalna vlast planira uraditi ili je već uradila. Informacije o učinku i informacije usmjerene ka građanima trenutno nisu zakonska obaveza niti dio lokalne prakse. Pored toga, u praksi se često ne poštuje u potpunosti relevantan zakonski okvir, što dodatno otežava razumijevanje dokumenata. Zakon o budžetskom sistemu RS-a mora preciznije definirati sadržaj budžeta i sadržaj izvještaja o izvršenju, koji se dostavljaju SO, a oba entitetska zakona i relevantni pravilnici trebaju biti detaljniji u pogledu narativnog dijela budžeta i izvještaja o izvršenju budžeta, u skladu sa međunarodnom dobrom praksom. Entitetski zakoni o budžetima/budžetskom sistemu trebaju propisati obavezu uspostavljanja veze između lokalnih politika i prihoda i rashoda u budžetskim dokumentima i u godišnjim izvještajima o izvršenju. Zakon o budžetima FBiH trebao bi biti eksplicitniji u pogledu toga da li su programske informacije kao dio budžetskih dokumenata obavezne ili ne. Potencijalnom uvođenju programskog budžetiranja treba prethoditi zakonski propisana programska klasifikacija. Budući da programsko budžetiranje i budžetiranje zasnovano na učinku podrazumijevaju niz promjena na lokalnom nivou u pogledu ljudskih, materijalnih resursa, strateškog razmišljanja i političke i administrativne volje, neophodne su analize modaliteta za uvođenje ovih reformi na lokalnom nivou. Između ostalog, trebalo bi analizirati provedivost takvih reformi, uzimajući u obzir faktore poput kapaciteta, troška, smjernica viših nivoa vlasti i slično. Transparentnost budžetskog procesa trenutno je ograničena. Za razliku od RS-a, javne rasprave o nacrtu budžeta trenutno nisu obavezne u FBiH, a dio općina ne organizira javne rasprave u okviru kojih se građanima predstavljaju nacrti budžeta za narednu fiskalnu godinu. Relevantni entitetski zakoni o budžetu/budžetskom sistemu trebaju propisati obavezu javnih konsultacija sa građanima o nacrtu budžeta i trebaju biti usklađeni sa zakonima o lokalnoj samoupravi. Također, sve općine trenutno nemaju transparentne kriterije za odabir kapitalnih projekata ili projekata NVO, iako neke općine trenutno rade na uspostavi ovih praksi. Takvi kriteriji trebaju biti institucionalizirani lokalnim propisima i javno dostupni. Pozitivno je što općine imaju aktivne budžetske komisije pri općinskom vijeću/skupštini općine (OV/SO), koje razmatraju i pružaju mišljenja o budžetskim dokumentima; ipak, njihov kapacitet i kvalitet rada nije razmatran u ovom istraživanju. Istraživanje je također pokazalo da Ured za reviziju FBiH, odnosno Glavna služba za reviziju javnog sektora RS-a ne vrše redovno i dovoljno često reviziju na lokalnom nivou, što umanjuje transparentnost samog budžetskog procesa i može pogodovati smanjenju fiskalne odgovornosti općina. Eksterna revizija godišnjeg izvršenja budžeta treba biti redovnija, a za najučinkovitije rješenje neophodno je razmotriti različite modalitete za eksternu reviziju. Istovremeno, treba biti propisana obaveza da tijelo nadležno za reviziju i OV/SO redovno prate korektivne mjere koje su lokalne vlasti preduzele u skladu sa nalazima ili preporukama eksterne revizije. Također, treba propisati obavezu pripreme i objavljivanja izvještaja o mjerama koje nadležni općinski organi planiraju preduzeti u skladu sa izvještajima revizije, te mjerama koje su preduzete.

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Soluții pentru mobilizarea resurselor interne pentru proiecte infrastructurale și dezvoltarea țării: Piața Valorilor Mobiliare de Stat

Author(s): Dumitru Pîntea,Eugen Ghilețchi,Sergiu Gaibu / Language(s): Romanian

The concept of development and liberalization of the state securities market derives from the need to boost the development process of the capital market and the national financial system as a whole. As a result of the frauds registered in the banking sector, the reformation of the financial system becomes imminent, and the rehabilitation and recovery process is announced to be long and will gradually include all its components and sectors. Thus, although at the moment the reform process is focused especially on the banking environment, special attention and a sustained involvement of efforts must also be given to the capital market, or there are solid premises for this sector to become an important element of the financial intermediation mechanism, but also a factor for diluting the risks and vulnerabilities present and revealed by the banking sector.

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Testing Policy Options to FightTax Evasion using Behavioural Insights

Author(s): Adrian Lupuşor,Rustam Romaniuc,Vadim Gumene / Language(s): English

The shadow economy in Moldova has reached the point where it has a very strong and persistent negative impact on the tax revenues, but especially on the economic growth. It placed Moldova among the countries with the highest level of shadow economy in the region. In recent years, the shadow economy in Moldova has been steadily growing and spreading, affecting increasingly the development of the economy. The immediate effects of tax evasion are related to forgone losses to the state budget (fiscal discrepancy). The large size of the shadow economy is mainly due to weak institutions, characterized by limited administrative abilities in the public sector to coordinate and manage the economic system and the relationships that characterize it. In addition, it is caused by perceptions about high fiscal pressure, complexity and instability of fiscal regulations, weakness of the tax administration, moral hazards and contagion (when some individuals observe the behaviour of other individuals and try to replicate for financial gains). In order to properly address this issue in a sustainable way, the policies, so far did not take into account the behavioral insights – the social norms and psychological factors that explain tax evasion in Moldova. This study comes to fill this gap by providing the necessary analytical framework that explains the tax evasion from the behavioral point of view and provides policy recommendations in this regard.

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Republic of Moldova needs substantial financial support to address rising poverty risks. Public appeal to the international community ahead of the donors’ conference in Bucharest

Author(s): Adrian Lupuşor / Language(s): English

The Republic of Moldova is facing a perfect storm composed of rising energy and food prices, high inflationary expectations ahead of the winter season when gas prices reach maximum highs, war at the border that skyrocketed logistic costs, disrupted value-chains and induced huge uncertainty among firms, households and the government, along with draught and stagnation or even recession for this year. On the background of this difficult environment, the country received a clear European perspective in the form of EU candidate status as a sign of support and credit of trust from the European Union for a series of important reform commitments of the government that are yet to be delivered in such areas as justice, fight against corruption, public administration, state-owned enterprises, and macro-financial stability.Moldova also received important financial assistance from the IMF, EU, and other development partners and, as a result, the massive deficit of about 1 billion EUR planned for 2022 will be financed exclusively from external financial support.

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Weighing the Prospects for a Revision of the EU Multiannual Budget 2021-2027

Author(s): Melchior Szczepanik / Language(s): English

The actions undertaken by the EU in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine require considerable funding. An increase in the community budget, as advocated by the European Parliament, is, however, unlikely chiefly due to resistance from the countries that are net payers. Consequently, the EU will attempt to reprioritise funds within the budget and modify the plans for spending from the recovery fund. In the absence of consensus on new sources of revenue for the community, the likelihood of resorting to common borrowing for the purpose of new undertakings is low.

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Challenges related to Public Financial Management at the Municipal Level in Georgia

Author(s): Shorena Kakhidze / Language(s): English

In the context of Georgia’s decentralization, the focus is on areas related to the financial management of municipalities. Budget execution (accounting and bookkeeping) and procurement systems are generally common to central and subnational governments. In the context of municipal governance, areas such as budget development and oversight require special attention. Public financial management evaluations have identified several areas that need to be improved. In particular, municipal financial management operations, accounting, and reporting in accordance with international standards and practices are planned as medium-term local-government tasks along with increasing accountability and transparency in municipal public finances.

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Transparența bugetară în Instituțiile și Autoritățile Publice Centrale

Author(s): Dumitru Budianschi / Language(s): Romanian

The analysis of the web pages of the Central Public Authorities regarding the level of transparency of the use of public money and patrimony revealed that the vast majority do not publish information with reference to this subject. Only a few institutions are an exception to this situation, among them being: the Ministry of Finance, the Court of Accounts, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health. Out of 8 monitored documents, related to 2015, the most widespread document published by the authorities is the Activity Report, which for many institutions is the only published document. At the same time, there are 15 institutions out of 38 analyzed that for the monitored year did not publish any of the analyzed documents.

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Vodič kroz javne nabavke u Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Sanjin Hamidičević / Language(s): Bosnian

Centar za sigurnosne studije u saradnji sa Agencijom za javne nabavke Bosne i Hercegovine i uz podršku Evropske unije, predstavlja ovaj Vodič kroz javne nabavke u Bosni i Hercegovini kao doprinos transparentnosti i odgovornosti u procesu javnih nabavki. Prepoznavajući značaj javnih nabavki za funkcionisanje javnog sektora i s obzirom na njihov sve veći udio u raspodjeli ukupne javne potrošnje, smatrali smo da je potrebno napraviti dodatni iskorak u shvatanju i razumijevanju područja javnih nabavki jednim konciznim i jednostavnim pristupom. U vrijeme kada javnost opravdano zahtjeva povećanje nivoa transparentnosti pri javnim nabavkama, a vlast se suočava sa ograničenim budžetskim sredstvima i pritiskom da 'za manje učini više', potrebno je kvalitetno balansirati između ove dvije dinamične tenzije. Istovremeno je neophodno zadovoljiti principe poštenja, jednakosti i transparentnosti, kao i osigurati opskrbu javnog sektora robama, uslugama i radovima. Razumijevanje procesa i principa javnih nabavki osnovni je postulat za smanjenje koruptivnih djelatnosti kojima je izložen postupak javnih nabavki, ali ujedno i bitan segment za profesionalno i odgovorno izvještavanje javnosti o ovim zahtjevnim procesima kojima upravljaju osobe uposlene u javnom sektoru, koje moraju konstantno iskazivati lični i profesionalni integritet u svom radu. Vodič na sistematičan i edukativan način daje odgovore na osnovna pitanja o javnim nabavkama i približava razne postupke nabavke koji postoje u bosanskohercegovačkom zakonodavstvu. Nadamo se da će ova publikacija naići na dobar prijem kod predstavnika institucija na svim nivoima vlasti u BiH, medija i ostalih zainteresovanih čitaoca, a samim tim i doprinijeti boljem razumijevanju javnih nabavki u Bosni i Hercegovini. Na kraju, koristimo priliku da se još jednom zahvalimo Evropskoj uniji koja je finansijski omogućila realizaciju projekta u okviru kojega smo publikovali ovaj Vodič, kao i Agenciji za javne nabavke BiH, koja je podržala ideju te u procesu stvaranja istog dala veoma konstruktivne komentare.

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Anti-corruption Capacities of Public Procurement in the Security Sector: Report for 2020 and 2021 - Part I

Author(s): Erdin Halimić,Dajana Bašić,Aleksandar Maletić / Language(s): English

Dear readers, It is our pleasure to present to you the first part of the report on the transparency and anti-corruption capacities of the security sector institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the public procurement processes for 2020 and 2021. The presentation in question represents part of the activities carried out within the project "Future Professionals for More Transparent Public Procurement - TRANSPIRE", which was financed by a generous grant from the Department of State of the United States of America through the Small Grants Program of the Democratic Commission. The Centre for Security Studies, as the implementer of the project, is particularly proud of the fact that the report is a product of the synergy of joint efforts of students from various universities and faculties in BiH and practitioners of investigative journalism. With such an approach, we contributed to the realization of the general goal of the project, in the light of improving and expanding the process of public procurement in the security sector, and raising the awareness and knowledge of students about public procurement and the risks of corruption. Despite the challenge for our project team to interest the young population, bring this complex topic to closer to them and break the paradigm that these tasks should be dealt with exclusively by institutions, we are particularly proud of the fact of the successful development of the concept of civic responsibility in controlling the good management of our shared financial resources. As a "think tank" organization, it is always a pleasure to state that methodology, which was developed, tested and implemented during of the project "Building Integrity and Strengthening Anti-Corruption Practices in the Security Sector - ACroSS", is functioning and the students easily mastered it and improved it in certain segments. We hope that this scientific and professional presentation of the situation in the field of public procurement will primarily serve the institutions of the BiH security sector to reach the highest democratic standards in this area of their work, but also meet the interest of the wider interested public. It should be noted that the report also covers the critical period of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore, despite the identified fields that require serious improvements, the fact that institutions in such circumstances were committed to maintaining a certain degree of transparency in public procurement is encouraging - at least when viewed through the prism of our methodology. And in this way, we encourage the institutions of the security sector to make additional efforts and engagement, because they, by the nature of their very sensitive work, must be an example to other authorities. Nontransparency or insufficient transparency in certain aspects of organizational work cannot lead to the goal of zero tolerance for corruption, which we strive for as part of efforts to reduce and eradicate this global scourge from our society. The Centre for Security Studies would like to kindly thank all the institutions of the security sector in BiH who, by providing data and information, contributed to the creation of this report. Finally, we owe a special thank you to our donor for supporting the "TRANSPIRE" project, as well as for all previous efforts to establish a more democratic and fair society for all citizens of BiH.

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Antikorupcijski kapaciteti javnih nabavki u sektoru sigurnost: Izvještaj za 2020. i 2021. godinu – I dio

Author(s): Aleksandar Maletić,Dajana Bašić,Erdin Halimić / Language(s): Bosnian

Poštovani čitatelji i čitateljke, Zadovoljstvo nam je predstaviti vam prvi dio izvještaja o transparentnosti i antikorupcijskim kapacitetima institucija sektora sigurnosti Bosne i Hercegovine (BiH) u procesima javnih nabavki za 2020. i 2021. godinu. Predmetni prikaz predstavlja dio aktivnosti provedenih u okviru projekta „Budući profesionalci za transparentnije javne nabavke – TRANSPIRE“, koji se finansirao velikodušnim grantom Ministarstva vanjskih poslova Sjedinjenih Američkih Država (Department of State) putem Programa malih grantova Demokratske komisije. Centar za sigurnosne studije, kao implementator projekta, posebno je ponosan na činjenicu da je izvještaj produkt sinergije zajedničkih napora studenata s različitih univerziteta i fakulteta u BiH te praktičara istraživačkog novinarstva. Takvim pristupom doprinijeli smo ostvarivanju općeg cilja projekta, u svjetlu poboljšanja i proširenja procesa javnih nabavki u sektoru sigurnosti te podizanja svijesti i znanja studenata o javnim nabavkama i rizicima korupcije. Uprkos izazovu za naš projektni tim da zainteresuje i približi ovu složenu tematiku mladoj populaciji i razbije paradigmu da se ovim poslovima trebaju baviti isključivo institucije, posebno smo ponosni na činjenicu o uspješnosti razvoja koncepta građanske odgovornosti u kontroli dobrog upravljanja našim zajedničkim finansijskim sredstvima. Kao „think tank“ organizaciji, uvijek je zadovoljstvo konstatovati da metodologija, koja je razvijena, testirana i implementirana tokom projekta „Izgradnja integriteta i jačanje anti-korupcijskih praksi u sektoru sigurnosti – ACroSS“, iznova funkcioniše te da su je studenti sa lakoćom savladali i unaprijedili u pojedinim segmentima. Nadamo se da će ovaj naučno-stručni prikaz stanja u oblasti javnih nabavki prvenstveno poslužiti institucijama sektora sigurnosti BiH u cilju dostizanja najviših demokratskih standarda u ovoj oblasti njihovog rada, ali i naići na interes šire zainteresovane javnosti. Treba napomenuti da izvještaj u svom obuhvatu tretira i kritičan period izbijanja COVID-19 pandemije pa stoga, uprkos identifikovanim poljima koja zahtijevaju ozbiljna unapređenja, ohrabruje činjenica da su institucije u takvim okolnostima bile posvećene održavanju određenog stepena transparentnosti u javnim nabavkama – barem posmatrajući kroz prizmu naše metodologije. I ovim putem ohrabrujemo institucije sektora sigurnosti na dodatne napore i angažman, jer one, po prirodi svog veoma osjetljivog posla, moraju biti primjer drugim organima vlasti. Netransparentnost ili nedovoljna transparentnost u pojedinim aspektima organizacijskog rada ne može voditi ka dostizanju cilja nulte tolerancije na korupciju, a kojem težimo kao dio napora na smanjenju i iskorjenjivanju ove globalne pošasti iz našeg društva. Centar za sigurnosne studije se srdačno zahvaljuje svim institucijama sektora sigurnosti u BiH koje su, ustupanjem podataka i informacija, doprinijele nastanku ovog izvještaja. Za kraj, posebnu zahvalnost dugujemo našem donatoru na podršci projektu „TRANSPIRE“, kao i na svim dosadašnjim naporima na uspostavi demokratičnijeg i pravičnijeg društva za sve građane i građanke BiH.

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Anti-corruption Capacities of Public Procurement in the Security Sector: Report for 2020 and 2021 - Part II

Author(s): Erdin Halimić,Ajla Popović,Haris Vejzović,Dajana Bašić,Aleksandar Maletić / Language(s): English

Dear readers, It is our pleasure to present to you the second part of the report on the transparency and anti-corruption capacities of the security sector institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the public procurement processes for 2020 and 2021. The presentation in question represents part of the activities carried out within the project "Future Professionals for More Transparent Public Procurement - TRANSPIRE", which was financed by a generous grant from the Department of State of the United States of America through the Small Grants Program of the Democratic Commission. The Centre for Security Studies, as the implementer of the project, is particularly proud of the fact that the report is a product of the synergy of joint efforts of students from various universities and faculties in BiH and practitioners of investigative journalism. With such an approach, we contributed to the realization of the general goal of the project, in the light of improving and expanding the process of public procurement in the security sector, and raising the awareness and knowledge of students about public procurement and the risks of corruption. Despite the challenge for our project team to interest the young population, bring this complex topic to closer to them and break the paradigm that these tasks should be dealt with exclusively by institutions, we are particularly proud of the fact of the successful development of the concept of civic responsibility in controlling the good management of our shared financial resources. As a "think tank" organization, it is always a pleasure to state that methodology, which was developed, tested and implemented during of the project "Building Integrity and Strengthening Anti-Corruption Practices in the Security Sector - ACroSS", is functioning and the students easily mastered it and improved it in certain segments. We hope that this scientific and professional presentation of the situation in the field of public procurement will primarily serve the institutions of the BiH security sector to reach the highest democratic standards in this area of their work, but also meet the interest of the wider interested public. It should be noted that the report also covers the critical period of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore, despite the identified fields that require serious improvements, the fact that institutions in such circumstances were committed to maintaining a certain degree of transparency in public procurement is encouraging - at least when viewed through the prism of our methodology. And in this way, we encourage the institutions of the security sector to make additional efforts and engagement, because they, by the nature of their very sensitive work, must be an example to other authorities. Nontransparency or insufficient transparency in certain aspects of organizational work cannot lead to the goal of zero tolerance for corruption, which we strive for as part of efforts to reduce and eradicate this global scourge from our society. The Centre for Security Studies would like to kindly thank all the institutions of the security sector in BiH who, by providing data and information, contributed to the creation of this report. Finally, we owe a special thank you to our donor for supporting the "TRANSPIRE" project, as well as for all previous efforts to establish a more democratic and fair society for all citizens of BiH.

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Antikorupcijski kapaciteti javnih nabavki u sektoru sigurnost: Izvještaj za 2020. i 2021. godinu – II dio

Author(s): Ajla Popović,Erdin Halimić,Aleksandar Maletić,Dajana Bašić,Haris Vejzović / Language(s): Bosnian

Poštovani čitatelji i čitateljke, Zadovoljstvo nam je predstaviti vam drugi dio izvještaja o transparentnosti i antikorupcijskim kapacitetima institucija sektora sigurnosti Bosne i Hercegovine (BiH) u procesima javnih nabavki za 2020. i 2021. godinu. Predmetni prikaz predstavlja dio aktivnosti provedenih u okviru projekta „Budući profesionalci za transparentnije javne nabavke – TRANSPIRE“, koji se finansirao velikodušnim grantom Ministarstva vanjskih poslova Sjedinjenih Američkih Država (Department of State) putem Programa malih grantova Demokratske komisije. Centar za sigurnosne studije, kao implementator projekta, posebno je ponosan na činjenicu da je izvještaj produkt sinergije zajedničkih napora studenata s različitih univerziteta i fakulteta u BiH te praktičara istraživačkog novinarstva. Takvim pristupom doprinijeli smo ostvarivanju općeg cilja projekta, u svjetlu poboljšanja i proširenja procesa javnih nabavki u sektoru sigurnosti te podizanja svijesti i znanja studenata o javnim nabavkama i rizicima korupcije. Uprkos izazovu za naš projektni tim da zainteresuje i približi ovu složenu tematiku mladoj populaciji i razbije paradigmu da se ovim poslovima trebaju baviti isključivo institucije, posebno smo ponosni na činjenicu o uspješnosti razvoja koncepta građanske odgovornosti u kontroli dobrog upravljanja našim zajedničkim finansijskim sredstvima. Kao „think tank“ organizaciji, uvijek je zadovoljstvo konstatovati da metodologija, koja je razvijena, testirana i implementirana tokom projekta „Izgradnja integriteta i jačanje anti-korupcijskih praksi u sektoru sigurnosti – ACroSS“, iznova funkcioniše te da su je studenti sa lakoćom savladali i unaprijedili u pojedinim segmentima. Nadamo se da će ovaj naučno-stručni prikaz stanja u oblasti javnih nabavki prvenstveno poslužiti institucijama sektora sigurnosti BiH u cilju dostizanja najviših demokratskih standarda u ovoj oblasti njihovog rada, ali i naići na interes šire zainteresovane javnosti. Treba napomenuti da izvještaj u svom obuhvatu tretira i kritičan period izbijanja COVID-19 pandemije pa stoga, uprkos identifikovanim poljima koja zahtijevaju ozbiljna unapređenja, ohrabruje činjenica da su institucije u takvim okolnostima bile posvećene održavanju određenog stepena transparentnosti u javnim nabavkama – barem posmatrajući kroz prizmu naše metodologije. I ovim putem ohrabrujemo institucije sektora sigurnosti na dodatne napore i angažman, jer one, po prirodi svog veoma osjetljivog posla, moraju biti primjer drugim organima vlasti. Netransparentnost ili nedovoljna transparentnost u pojedinim aspektima organizacijskog rada ne može voditi ka dostizanju cilja nulte tolerancije na korupciju, a kojem težimo kao dio napora na smanjenju i iskorjenjivanju ove globalne pošasti iz našeg društva. Centar za sigurnosne studije se srdačno zahvaljuje svim institucijama sektora sigurnosti u BiH koje su, ustupanjem podataka i informacija, doprinijele nastanku ovog izvještaja. Za kraj, posebnu zahvalnost dugujemo našem donatoru na podršci projektu „TRANSPIRE“, kao i na svim dosadašnjim naporima na uspostavi demokratičnijeg i pravičnijeg društva za sve graĎane i graĎanke BiH.

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Koliko nas košta javna sigurnost? Komparativna analiza budžetskih stavki za ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova i policijske agencije u BiH za 2015. i 2023. godinu

Author(s): Damir Tandara / Language(s): Bosnian

Unutar Bosne i Hercegovine (BiH) organizovano je 16 policijskih agencija na različitim nivoima vlasti, a uz njih je organizovano još 5 institucija čija je djelatnost bliska policijskoj, što je rezultat kompleksnog državnog uređenja. Informacije predstavljene kroz analizu odnose se na budžetska sredstva svih nivoa vlasti u BiH, budžetska sredstva izdvojena za finansiranje ministarstava unutrašnjih poslova i policijskih agencija te broj uposlenika unutar istih. Analizom je obuhvadeno deset kantonalnih i dva entitetska ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova, Policija Brčko distrikta BiH, Ministarstvo sigurnosti BiH i upravne organizacije u njegovom sastavu. Kroz analizu je uočeno povedanje budžeta na svim nivoima vlasti koje, na nekim od nivoa vlasti, izdvajanje sredstava za finansiranje javne sigurnosti ne prati proporcinalno. U nekoliko slučajeva može se uočiti da je, pored velikih povedanja budžeta na određenim nivoima vlasti, budžet ministarstava unutrašnjih poslova ostao isti ili se povedao za svega par procenata. Kada govorimo o broju uposlenika unutar policijskih agencija i institucija sa djelatnošdu bliskoj policijskoj u BiH, analiza pokazuje da se on nije značajno mijenjao u periodu od osam godina. Primarni izvor podataka korištenih u analizi predstavljaju budžeti svih nivoa vlasti u BiH za 2015. i 2023. godinu.

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back - What's Happening with Public Procurement in Serbia

Author(s): Miloš Pavković / Language(s): English

WeBER findings found that ministries in Serbia do not publish annual plans or annual public procurement reports on a regular basis. The availability of public procurement in 2020 was assessed with a score of two.

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