2015
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…
Meeting with the Finnish Minister of Interior
22. 01. 2015.
Research coordinator, Jovana Marović, participated in the meeting with the Finnish Minister of Interior Paivi Rasanen. During the meeting, they discussed about the key challenges in the negotiation process, with a special focus on Chapters 23 and 24 – Judiciary and fundamental rights and Justice, freedom and security. Jovana presented to the Minister the problems…
How to measure corruption?
22. 01. 2015.
-Too many zeroes for progress- The sentence „Montenegro must show some measurable results in fight against coruption“ is being repeated in the Montenegrin political discourse by the representatives of the European institutions, politicians, civil society, almost like a mantra. And the universal answer to all questions and all dilemmas is that there are no any,…
The Appointment of the Chief Special Prosecutor
15. 01. 2015.
-and other topical questions on reform of the Special Prosecutor’s Office It would not be a good scenario if the President of the Supreme Court “installs” her candidate for the Chief Special Prosecutor, as speculated by the media, but it also would not be good to be elected by the High State Prosecutor, at his…