May 2013
First meeting of the Anti-Corruption Advisory body held
31. 05. 2013.
U okviru projekta “On Friday, May 31, the initial meeting of the anti-corruption advisory body within the project “Corruption at the local level – zero tolerance” was held. Atendees were representatives of the partners in this project (Center for Civic Education (CCE), Institute Alternative (IA), NGO Bonum, NGO Nada), representatives of 14 municipalities (Podgorica, Cetinje,…
Introductory IA activities at the regional anti-corruption project: SELDI network
27. 05. 2013.
Within the project ”Civil Society for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption in Southeastern Europe – Capacity building for monitoring, advocacy and awareness-raising” supported by the European Union, were organized meetings, conference and workshop in Belgrade, May 21-24th. The representatives of Institute alternative, Dina Bajramspahić and Marija Popović, attended the meeting of SELDI network’s Managing Board, SELDI policy…
Commentary on the draft Action plan for chapter 23
18. 05. 2013.
Institute Alternative prepared comments on the draft Action Plan for Chapter 23: Judiciary and Fundamental Rights. Comments, criticisms and suggestions, which we submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (coordinator of the process), are covering areas of the Action Plan that we deal with in our research efforts. Download IA’s comments on…
Statement: Parliament’s role in drafting Action plans for chapters 23 and 24
17. 05. 2013.
Jovana Marović, IA’s research coordinator, commented on the participation of the Parliament in drafting the action plans for chapters 23 and 24 for the daily “Vijesti”: The adoption of the Resolution on the role of the Parliament in the process of European integration is unreasonably delayed, as the Parliament was required to define its role…
Press release of NGO Coalition: No political will for substantial changes in the Montenegrin society
16. 05. 2013.
Although the normative framework on human rights, fighting corruption and the development of civil society had been promoted, sufficiently strengthened and/or effective institutional mechanisms and inadequate implementation of the legislative framework in practice make the situation in these areas partially satisfactory. On the other hand, the situation in the area of judicial reform is still…
Press release: SAI’s forgotten recommendations
16. 05. 2013.
The Government has not yet been submitted the first quarterly report on the implementation of the Action Plan for State Audit Institution’s (SAI) recommendations to the Parliament. This is a violation of the Parliament’s conclusion and confirms our claim that the effect of SAI’s work is hampered by the executive’s relation toward audit reports. We…