January 2015
Public Should Know why the Head of National Security Agency Resigned
31. 01. 2015.
It is very irresponsible that the citizens are not informed about reasons for resignation or replacement of Boro Vučinić, but also that the Defense and Security Council has not contributed to resolving this issue. Instead, unfortunately, the concerning assumptions about the reasons for resignation which bring mistrust and insecurity among citizens continue to multiply, particularly…

Press Release Regarding Ammendments to the Law on National Security Agency
29. 01. 2015.
Proposed amendments of the Law on National Security Agency expand the competences of the employees of that institution through “backdoor”, contrary to the provisions of the Constitutions of Montenegro and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. We call upon the members of the Parliament of Montenegro to act by…
Opening Up the Data to Public or Closing it Even Further
26. 01. 2015.
We have submitted our comments on the Draft Law on Free Use of Public Data, which is currently put on the public hearing agenda. This Law should enable access to data produced in public administration in a machine readable format which allows further processing and data management. We are very unsatisfied with the Draft Law,…

Press release: Serious Problems Set Aside by Political Talks
26. 01. 2015.
Institute Alternative has delivered Comments to the Draft Law on State Prosecution and Special State Prosecution to the members of both Anti-corruption Committee and Committee on Political System, Judiciary and Administration while pointing out the number of worrying solutions. We consider it to be unacceptable that during the public debates, important issues in judicial reform…
Political talk-show: Party or Merit
26. 01. 2015.
Our research coordinator Jovana Marović participated in the talk-show ‘On Fridays at 8’ with Tina Raičević, broadcasted on TV Vijesti. Topic of the show was party employment, actualized again after publishing the coalition agreement between Democratic Party of Socialists and Bosniak Party about allocation of workplaces in state administration and local government, which is contrary…
Funny Games with Serious Stuff
26. 01. 2015.
All of us who follow the “exciting” world of oversight of public finances were shocked twice last week: with news on the announcement of the withdrawal of the Minister of Finance as well as with the rumors about his potential successors. Someone, obviously well informed (reported by Pobjeda and Portal analitika),claims that it is most…