October 2013
IA at the OGP annual summit in London
30. 10. 2013.
IA’s researcher, Marko Sošić, will be one of the panelists at the round table “When Supreme Audit Institutions engage with citizens”, part of the London Summit of Open Government Partnership, from 30 October to 01 November. This discussion will share experiences of SAIs engagement, compare approaches and instruments, and discuss challenges and critical factors in…
Recognition: IA offically certified as a reserch centre!
30. 10. 2013.
Ministry of Science has issued a formal decision, granting Institute Alternative the official certificate to conduct research activities in the filed of social sciences, on 17 October 2013, based on the Law on Conducting Scientific and Research Activities (“Official Gazette of Montenegro, no. 80/10, Article 31). Certificate was issued after IA filed a request to…
Meeting with the representative of State Department
30. 10. 2013.
Institute Alternative’s President of the Managing Board, Stevo Muk, met with the newly appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Hoyt Brian Yee. Mr. Yee is paying an official visit to Montenegro October 27-29. During the visit, he met with the high-level Montenegrin government officials, representatives of political parties, diplomatic corps representatives and…
RTS on key challenges in the EU accession process of Montenegro
29. 10. 2013.
For the daily news program of Radio Television Serbia, Research Coordinator Jovana Marović presented her viewpoints on the main issues the European Commission has identified in the Montenegro’s Progress Report for 2013, as well as the challenges that could slow down the accession process. The excerpt from the news program can be accessed here: http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/11/Region/1428830/Kamen+spoticanja+na+crnogorskom+putu+ka+EU.html
Civilian capacities for participation in peacekeeping missions
26. 10. 2013.
The meeting that was held in Oslo, Norway, marked the beginning of implementation of the project “Western Balkans Civilian Capacities for Peace Operations”. This project is realized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), with the support of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Researcher Marko Sošić…