The Argus Project is about fighting corruption and organized crime in Serbia
Belgrade,
13:50,
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Beta
By Anka Milosevic

Parliament’s Backstage: Lobbying or Corruption?

Belgrade,
13:50,
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Beta
By Anka Milosevic

After an amendment to the cigarette tax law pushed forth by the Socialist Party of Serbia was recently passed in Parliament, the public has begun asking questions on whether lobbying is practiced in the country, and if so, how and where does it take place.

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Belgrade,
13:44,
Monday, 09 February 2009
Blic
By Ivana B. Jovanovic

A Law to Protect Whistleblowers

Belgrade,
13:44,
Monday, 09 February 2009
Blic
By Ivana B. Jovanovic
Charges would never have been laid against the 53 persons accused of damaging the state for EUR6.5 million in a highway fee scam, had National Road Company employee Goran Milosevic not taken the matter into his own hands. (0)
Belgrade,
18:10,
Friday, 06 February 2009
Beta
By Milos Djorelijevski

From Smuggling to Lobbying

Belgrade,
18:10,
Friday, 06 February 2009
Beta
By Milos Djorelijevski
Cigarette trade is again a hot topic among the Serbian public, this time not because of smuggling scandals, but a scandal surrounding tax changes. Soon after the government recommended a tax increase for all brands of cigarettes, the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia and its president, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, had a sudden change of heart that raised turmoil throughout the country. (0)
Belgrade,
13:55,
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Beta
By Ljiljana Gradinac 

Stiffer Penalties for Corrupt Officials 

Belgrade,
13:55,
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Beta
By Ljiljana Gradinac 
Given that the initial preparations have been finished, it is only a matter of time before the long-awaited (0)
Belgrade,
13:05,
Wednesday, 07 January 2009
Beta
By Marica Vukovic

Will International Arbitration Be Necessary?

Belgrade,
13:05,
Wednesday, 07 January 2009
Beta
By Marica Vukovic
Whether or not the concession for the Horgos-Pozega highway will require the involvement of the (0)
Belgrade,
11:50,
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Beta
By Marina Cenic

Can the State Take Better Control Over Public Companies?

Belgrade,
11:50,
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Beta
By Marina Cenic
This year alone, publicly-owned companies have managed to accumulate over 30 billion dinars in domestic (0)
Belgrade,
22:44,
Sunday, 21 December 2008
Beta
By Ivana B. Jovanovic

A Year of Unresolved Conflict

Belgrade,
22:44,
Sunday, 21 December 2008
Beta
By Ivana B. Jovanovic
It has been a year now since the construction of Veropulos supermarket began in Vojvode Stepe street (0)
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We Need More Efficient Legal Solutions

Belgrade,
13:13,
Thursday, 22 May 2008
Beta

So far, the European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg has passed 17 verdicts against the Serbian state, resulting in somewhat over EUR71,000 being paid out to citizens from the state budget. (0)

The Media and NGOs in Fighting Corruption

Belgrade,
19:16,
Friday, 18 January 2008
Beta

In theory, non-government organizations and the media are supposed to be a major driving force in the fight against corruption by directing attention to crooked officials, among other things. In reality, however, Serbian media outlets mostly do nothing more than carry reports on corruption that has already been discovered, while doing nothing in the way of analysis and investigative journalism. (0)