author: Goran Lefkov But this hotel is not the only attempt for urbanization and destruction of the lake. “The adoption of the Law on Tourism Development Zones in 2012 provides this type of zones to be zones of public interest. Which means procedures and all documents relating to its implementation or enforcement in a faster or shortened procedure. The main condition to be able to create a tourism development... 
author: Goran Lefkov With the oldest and deepest lake in Europe, Ohrid is the most attractive destination for foreign tourists. With its natural beauty and cultural and historical monuments, Ohrid is known as the pearl of the Balkans. The nature has painstakingly been creating Ohrid’s beauty for millions of years. Dozens of endemic species that can be found only here and nowhere else in the world live in the... 
author: Goran Lefkov Inspired by this case, the journalistic team of SCOOP began to investigate the use, that is misuse of official vehicles. SCOOP sent a request under free access to public information to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. SCOOP editorial staff received a reply containing the report on executive extraordinary inventory of the fleet in September 2016. It said that during the extraordinary inventory of... 
– Special Public Prosecutor’s Office (SJO) has continuously been pointing to the need for adoption of Law on Whistleblower Protection as under the current law we cannot offer adequate protection to all who want to cooperate with us in that direction. Citizens rarely decide to indicate a corrupt business and crime due to the fear they have of the consequences of such activity. Therefore we need to encourage them... 
SKOPJE – Drawing attention to the need to preserve free speech and media rights in Macedonia, the first annual International Whistleblower Day will be held in Skopje on March 24, 2017. The event is in partnership with Free Speech Day Macedonia. This all-day event at MKC Club features a meet-and-greet with whistleblowers, speeches by activists, a press conference, citizen speak-up, and live music with the Crossroad Blues Band. ... 
author: Goran Lefkov (The story has been supported by the National Endowment for democracy project “Raising Awareness About Corruption through Investigative Reporting”) 
Authors: Bjanka Stankovikj Angela Petrovska Angela Rajchevska Until recently citizens have thought that the photos of expensive luxury vehicles with well-dressed officials coming out of them were a scene from a movie, but lately it has become a reality in the region. If the episode had not happened, infamously “celebrated” in the media with the famous official jeep that the former Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy Dime... 
(The story has been supported by the National Endowment for democracy project “Raising Awareness About Corruption through Investigative Reporting”) 
