November 2014
Press Release: Anticorruption Bill Needs a Thorough Revision
30. 11. 2014.
Institute Alternative is urging the lawmakers to amend and thoroughly revise the Anti-Corruption Bill. If passed in its current form, the Bill will not ensure effective prevention of corruption. The biggest shortcomings of the Bill are the following: imprecise definition of conflict of interest and of the procedures for disclosure of assets of public officials,…
Press release: Underused Control Mechanisms of the Parliament
22. 11. 2014.
We urge the representatives of the parliamentary minority in all parliamentary working bodies to use their right to two automatically approved control hearings in this year. Under the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Montenegro and the Law on Parliamentary Oversight of the Security and Defense Sector, the opposition in the Parliament is granted…
Our Take on the 2015 Budget Proposal
20. 11. 2014.
Confusing increase of expenditures Besides the increase of the capital budget because of the highway and expenditures for payment of debts, which are in the center of public attention, there are other interesting points in the draft Law on the Budget for 2015, which was made public this Sunday. Much has been said about the…
(De)motivation?
19. 11. 2014.
Instead of tackling with the pervasive corruption, our state authorities are currently occupied by rearranging deadlines in an attempt to foresee how much time will be needed in the next year to meet the obligations of this year. Evaluation and review of action plans for Chapters 23 and 24 are essential for the continuation of…
Regional Anti-Corruption Report – Assesment of Southeast Europe
18. 11. 2014.
Stevo Muk and Dina Bajramspahić participated in the two-day SELDI Regional Conference on Good Governance and Anti-corruption Policy Challenges, held in Tirana on 13-14 November this year. The conference was organized by SELDI (Southeast Leadership for Development and Integrity) initiative, in cooperation with the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI), which is one of the members of…
News from the Council for the Development of NGOs
18. 11. 2014.
President of the managing board of the Institute Alternative, Stevo Muk, is one of the members of the Council for the Development of NGOs as a representative for “rule of law” area. The inaugural session meeting of the Council was held on 15 September this year, and three sessions have been held since then. Council…