Ambition Achievements 4.1.1. Application of the Law and bylaws on protected report (determining authorized persons for accepting reports from whistle-blowers from the institutions) 4.1.2. Strengthening the capacities of the authorized persons for accepting reports from whistle-blowers for efficient implementation of the Law via trainings and workshops 4.1.3. Annual reports on accepted reports from whistleblowers (data on institutions and number of accepted reports from whistle-blowers) 4.1.4. Raising the awareness for whistle-blowing (campaigns and public debates, manual) adoption of legal decision which shall regulate the report and protection of whistle-blowers such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Civil Convention against Corruption and Criminal Law Convention on Corruption of the Council of Europe, Draft - Resolution dated 2009 on the protection of persons reporting irregularities on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The United Nations Convention refers to the “WhistleBlower Protection” institute in anti-corruption legal frame. The Macedonian anti-corruption legal frame was upgraded with the adoption of the Law on Whistle-Blower Protection and the bylaws deriving therefrom. The fight against corruption will be strengthened with the establishing of the system for protected report and systematic institutional protection of the persons who report any suspicion or knowledge that any punitive or other illegal or prohibited action was committed, is being committed or will probably be committed which harms the public interest. Successful application of the Law is expected by establishing system of protected report and system protection of the whistle-blowers. The implementation and results from the implementation of the Law will be determined in accordance with the Methodology for assessment of the implementation of the regulation and measures will be taken for promoting the application of the Law on WhistleBlower Protection. Increased trust in the institutions is expected from this effort from the aspect of reporting cases therein of punitive, illegal or prohibited action which harms the public interest, thus ensuring increased number of reports from whistleblowers. Strengthening of the public awareness with regards to the whistle-blowing and increasing of the citizen awareness for the importance of the whistle-blowers in the prevention and fight against corruption and protection of the public interest. Activity holder Start date End date SCPC, Institutions from public and 2016 In continuity private sector SCPC, NGO, Transparency 2016 In continuity International Macedonia SCPC, Ministry of Justice Annually In continuity SCPC, NGO 2016 In continuity 31