In October we introduced you to Monica Macovei, former minister of Justice in Romania. Ms. Macovei has made it her priority to fight corruption in the Balkans, first in Romania, and now in Macedonia. She is also in touch with the incoming minister of Justice in Lithuania, Remigijus Simasius, formerly with the Lithuanian Free Market Institute.
Monica was honored for her hard work against corruption by being named Europe’s 2008 Woman of the Year. Monica is a fellow with the Adriatic Institute for Public Policy, which focuses heavily on the issue of corruption in Croatia.
In her acceptance speech Ms. Macovei commented, “Tackling corruption has been the most challenging thing in my life but I will continue because I believe in zero corruption.”
It’s bound to be a long and hard fight, but we’re very glad to see individuals demanding that governments respect the rule of law, and holding them accountable.
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