North Macedonia's Deputy PM Slavica Grkovska: Why Is it So Hard to Fight Corruption in My Country?

On February 2, 2024, the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies hosted Ms. Slavica Grkovska, Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia for Good Governance. FPI Senior Fellow Edward P. Joseph moderated the conversation, which explored the challenges facing North Macedonia despite decades of anti-corruption programs in the country.

Deputy Prime Minister Grkovska discussed the security implications of corruption and underscored the need for alliances to counter corruption. Listen to snippets of the conversation below: