July 2013
Meeting with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s rapporteurs
09. 07. 2013.
IA’s Research Coordinator, Jovana Marovic, participated in a meeting with the new rapporteurs (Nursuna Memecan from Turkey and Kimmo Sasi from Finland) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for Montenegro, 8 July 2013. The focus of the meeting was at the following topics: judiciary, electoral law, fight against corruption and public…
Corruption at the local level – consultative trainings in 14 municipalities
08. 07. 2013.
Within the project “Corruption at the local level – zero tolerance”, in the period from 3 until 25 July, consultative trainings will be organized in 14 municipalities. They are aimed at representatives of local NGOs, local administration and local MPs from committees dealing with budget and finance and the topics covered fall into in the…
Protest over rejection of our initiative
03. 07. 2013.
We express strong protest regarding the decision of the Committee on Health, Labor and Social Welfare to reject our initiative for organizing a consultative hearing on public procurement in the health sector. Its incomprehensible that Committee which has health care in its jurisdiction was not interested to learn more about the problems in the public…
Victims and volunteers
03. 07. 2013.
“Following weeks, that is, the following month, is crucial for further progress of European integration”, Milutin Simovic, an MP, said in his question addressed to the prime minister. Yet, the way this is perceived by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), it was visible in the answer, by which Djukanovic openly and directly transferred the…
US Embassy supports IA’s project
02. 07. 2013.
Institute Alternative is one of 12 organizations whose project is supported by the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro under the “Criminal Justice Civil Society Program” (CJCSP). Grants were formally awarded to civil society representatives by the U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro Sue K. Brown. Our project is entitled “Strengthening inter-institutional cooperation in the criminal justice system” and…
IA at DGAP’s Train Alumni Conference
01. 07. 2013.
Jovana Marović, IA’s research coordinator and our policy analyst Marko Sošić, participated in the TRAIN programme (Think Tanks Providing Research and Advice through Interaction and Networking) Alumni Conference, organized by the German Council for Foreign Relations (DGAP) in Berlin from 27 to 30 June. The purpose of the conference was a gathering of TRAIN alumni…