2014
Training: Monitoring and evaluation of policies under Chapter 23
03. 11. 2014.
Our researchers Dina Bajramspahić and Marko Sošić participated in the training for monitoring and evaluation of policies under Chapter 23, which was held in Bitola, Macedonia. On this occasion, they presented the experience of Montenegrin civil society in the process of accession negotiations at the special side event. Training “Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies under…

Conference on Energy Security in Sofia
30. 10. 2014.
Stevo Muk, president of the Managing Board of Institute Alternative, participated on international conference dedicated to energy security, organized by leading organization of SELDI network, Bulgarian Center for Study of Democracy. On Monday, 27 October 2014, the Center for the Study of Democracy organized an international conference, dedicated to the energy security and state capture…
Constitution is clear: The Court must ban publishing of the disputed content
30. 10. 2014.
Court to rule an immediate ban on the distribution of all future media content which violates human rights and freedoms, in order to prevent further endangering of personal dignity and integrity by the daily newspaper “Informer”. This was requested in an Initiative which was submitted today to the Basic State Prosecution Office in Podgorica and…

Panel discussion: Civil Society and Negotiations under Chapters 23 and 24
29. 10. 2014.
Polish Institute of International Affairs, Visegrad Fund and their partners in Montenegro: Institute Alternative (IA), Center for Monitoring and Research (CeMI) and Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM), will organize a panel discussion “Civil Society and Negotiations under Chapters 23 and 24” on Thursday, November 6, starting at 11 a.m. The panel discussion will…
Press release: European Commission’s comments on the anti-corruption legislation must be public
29. 10. 2014.
Since the public is not allowed to gain insight into the comments of the European Commission on the drafts to the key pieces of legislation related to fight against corruption and judiciary reform, it is unclear to what extent the draft laws correspond to the suggestions made by the European Union. Amendments to the Law…
New publication: Local parliaments in the fight against corruption
25. 10. 2014.
Our new research points to a number of problems that stand in the way of effective control of municipal budgets by local parliaments. In cooperation with our partners from the Center for Civic Education, we prepared a study „The role of the local parliaments in the fight against corruption“, which explains the current state of…