2013
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…
Press release: The amounts of financial support must be elaborated
15. 05. 2013.
IA claims that the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare must elaborate the amount of financial support provided in the Bill Law on Social and Child Protection. Statements of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare during the parliamentary debate on the Bill Law on Social and Child Protection that Montenegro has the most generous…
Press release: Improve the work of inspection control instead of endangering the rights of mother and child
14. 05. 2013.
Adoption of the provisions of the Bill Law on Social and Child Protection which regulate the amount of funds for reimbursement to the employer i.e. to employee on maternity or parental leave, would endanger the policy of increasing the birth rate, the right to family planning, social security and the rights of the mother and…