2015
Replacements and court intrigues
15. 03. 2015.
Replacements of the Head of authorities, as the act of the sanctioning due to the lack of results and serious omissions, make sense only if: those replaced are not shifted to another managerial position and secondly, even more important, if their position has been fulfilled by better, more professional and capable officials. Otherwise, the replacement…
Reaction: Open Calls Instead of Political Decrees
10. 03. 2015.
The appointment of the Assistance Ministers must not be subjected to the coalition agreements. The recruitment should be made solely on the basis of open calls and capabilities of the candidates verified by the special commission, as said from the Institute Alternative (IA). The media announced today that one of the topic between the Heads…
First meeting of the civil society and state auditors held
09. 03. 2015.
The first consultative meeting between State Audit Institution (SAI) and the civil society was held today, organized by Institute Alternative, with the support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy. On behalf of SAI, the meeting was attended by the Senate members, Nikola Kovačević, Branislav Radulović and Dragiša Pešić, who answered many questions posed by representatives…
First meeting of the civil society and state auditors held
09. 03. 2015.
The first consultative meeting between State Audit Institution (SAI) and the civil society was held today, organized by Institute Alternative, with the support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy. On behalf of SAI, the meeting was attended by the Senate members, Nikola Kovačević, Branislav Radulović and Dragiša Pešić, who answered many questions posed by representatives of…
Press release: Annexes to Public Procurement Contracts Must be Published
08. 03. 2015.
Public Procurement Directorate neither does not keep track nor publishes information about the exact number of the annexes concluded annually, neither does keep track about the total amount of completed modifications of basic public procurement contracts, which creates the space for the misuse and limits the transparency. In a response to a request for free…
Press release: Large number of complaints due to the deployment of staff in state administration
06. 03. 2015.
Permanent deployment of civil servants and state employees causes the dissatisfaction of staff in the state administration who often complaint about the demotion, according to the preliminary findings of the Institute Alternative (IA). During 2014, total of 126 complaints have been filed against the order of demotion of civil servants and state employees, 89 of…