18.05.2010 An economic promoter, who was paid by the government to attract foreign investment, worked on his private firm instead, has been singled out as the bleakest event in April.
The police operation “Metastasis”, which detained over 30 people, suspected in issuing illegal disability pensions, is the lightest event in April.
This was decided by 17 chief editors of print and electronic media in Macedonia in the opinion poll the conducted by independent news agency Makfax and NGO Transparency - Zero Corruption.

Ten “bleak” votes went to promoter Filip Petkov, who has established a private firm in US, at the same time when he was send by the government to attract foreign investments.

Economic experts claim that each representative of the country should put aside its private business in order to avoid eventual conflict of interests.

Five “bleak” votes went to the announcement that revision reports on state institutions and ministries can be put on paper, before being processed by authorized courts if needed.

The police action “Metastasis”, which detained over 30 people suspected in issuing illegal disability  pensions and accepting bribe, has been singled as the lightest event with 15 “light” votes.

About 37 people have been suspected in issuing illegal disability pensions. They all worked as a organized group, which have been charged with abuse of job position and issuing fake licenses.

Five “light” votes went to the “Soncev grad” project, which has been put up for a revision  by the Constitutional Court.

There are doubts that the urban plan on construction-building of a local in Sopiste municipality has been brought illegally.

The Corruption Barometer survey, conducted by Makfax news agency and NGO Transparency Zero Corruption since 2005, questioned 16 chief editors of domestic media: A1 TV, Telma TV, Alfa TV, Nasa TV, Alsat-M TV, Utrinski Vesnik daily, Dnevnik daily, Vest daily, Nova Makedonija daily, and weekly newspapers Globus, Kapital, Fokus, Lajme, Biznis and Forum.