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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The project resulted in the following:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">- identified generators of corruption in all phases of the public procurement of enterprises;</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">- set standards / targets for improving the accountability and integrity in public procurement;</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">- established a sustainable mechanism for improving the manner of conducting public procurement by the targeted enterprises.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The project was implemented in 35 public enterprises and joint stock companies established by the Government, the City of Skopje and the municipalities of Gostivar, Kavadarci and Struga.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The project included the following activities:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Mapping of corruption risks at all stages in public procurement procedures, by monitoring a selected sample of tenders, preparing an index of rationality and calculating relevant indicators for assessing accountability and integrity in the implementation of public procurement.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Individual enterprise screening to identify corruption risks and assess public procurement capacity (staffing potential and internal rules).</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Capacity building of targeted enterprises for better implementation of public procurement (workshops and trainings) which should result in the development of individual plans for integrity in public procurement.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Advocating for lawful, economical, efficient and effective conduct of public procurement and reduction of corruption by publishing the findings of in-depth mapping of corruption risks in all phases of public procurement and presentation to all stakeholders and the general public.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; color: #444444; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The total value of the project is 6,000,000 denars.</span></p>