Others – North Macedonia Anti Corruption Institutional Framework
– Office for Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing Terrorism, Ministry of Finance (Управата за спречување перење пари и финансирање тероризам) – click here for more information
Contacts
Email: contact@usppft.gov.mk
tel. + 389 2 3 297 540
General information
Established: 2008
Structure: headed by a Director who oversees the work of the Sector Heads; Sector Heads oversee the work of the two main sectors within the body which themselves are compromised of functional divisions; independent division for Human Resources.
Competencies: to collect, process, analyze, keep and provide financial data according to Money Laundering Law; can temporarily freeze suspicious transactions.
– State Audit Office (Државен завод за ревизија) – click here for more information
Contacts
Email: dzr@dzr.gov.mk
tel. +389 2 32 11 520 / +389 2 32 11 262
General information
Established: 1999
Structure: headed by Auditor General, Auditor General and Secretary General, who oversee several internal administrative departments as well as functional, auditing departments.
Competencies: to act as supreme audit institution for external control over the finance and performance of public institutions; to report suspected criminal offences, including corruption, to the Ministry of Interior and the Public Prosecution.
– Ombudsman (Народен правобранител) – click here for more information
Contacts
Email: contact@ombudsman.mk
tel. +389 2 3 129 335
General information
Established: 1997
Structure: headed by Ombudsman and Deputy; work of the Ombudsman is divided into three departments, four organizational units, and six field offices.
Competencies: to investigate cases where the constitutional or legal rights or freedoms of citizens have been violated, including cases involving police procedure, the judiciary, customs, and other public bodies of the state administration or organizations with public authorizations.
– Public Procurement Bureau, Ministry of Finance (Биро за јавни набавки) – click here for more information
Contacts
Email: info@bjn.gov.mk
tel. +389 2 3 255 689
General information
Established: 2007
Competencies: to manage, monitor, and analyze the execution of public procurement and e-procurement.
– Sector for Internal Control and Professional Standards, Ministry of Interior (Секторот за внатрешна контрола и професонални стандарди, Министерство за внатрешни работи) – click here for more information
Contacts
Email: svkps@moi.gov.mk; or kontakt@moi.gov.mk
tel. +389 2 3 117 222
General information
Established: 2003
Competencies: internal oversight of Ministry officials; to prevent, identify, and investigate corrupt acts of Ministry officials, police officers, as well as misuse and breaches of police duties and authorization.