Macedonia End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the End of Term Report for the Republic of Macedonia’s third action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... (2016-2018). The report covers the full action plan implementation period of July 2016 to July 2018.

In the Republic of Macedonia, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

“Implementation of Macedonia’s third action plan was collaborative, with 14 public institutions and several civil society organizations involved. Despite political instability and a change of government, more than half of its 33 commitments were substantially completed by end of term. Achievements include publication of financial data for several local governments and improved national budget transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More. Progress was limited on transparency in public procurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t... More and asset declarations.”

And in Macedonian:

“Имплементацијата на третиот акциски план на Македонија се одвиваше преку соработка со 14 јавни институции и неколку граѓански организации. И покрај политичката нестабилност и промената на власта, повеќе од половината од вкупно 33 заложби беа значително комплетирани до крајот на периодот. Достигнувањата вклучуваа објавување на финансиски податоци за неколку локални власти и подобрена транспарентност на националниот буџет. Напредокот беше ограничен кај транспарентноста во изјавите за јавни набавки и средства.”

The version of the report for public comment is available in English and in Macedonian below. The two-week public comment period closed 14 November 2019.