April 2016
Interview: Excessive Use of Force Is Still Tolerated In the Montenegrin Police
21. 04. 2016.
Corruption remains a serious concern despite positive legislative changes in Montenegro. The situation is highly problematic in an environment where police officers are accused of corruption or there is a lack of coordination between police and prosecutors. This is one of the reasons why the European Parliament criticized the government’s lacklustre approach to tackling corruption…
IA presented recommendations for better reporting on public procurement
21. 04. 2016.
Representatives of Institute Alternative (IA) held a meeting today with Assistant Director of Public Procurement Administration (PPA) Mara Bogavac. The meeting was held at the initiative of PPA, regarding our findings from numerous publications, especially out last year’s report Public Procurement in Montenegro: Corruption Within the Law. The aim of the meeting is to improve…
Corruption at the top of the class
18. 04. 2016.
Nearly four years after the start of EU accession negotiations, and more than two since the opening of chapters 23 and 24 relating to the rule of law, Montenegro is waiting for the European Commission to (pr)evaluate the success of fulfilling tasks put before it. These requirements, which EC uses to “measure” the level of…
Towards more transparent transfers at local level
11. 04. 2016.
How transparent are social transfers in our local municipalities? How much money is allocated to individuals, institutions, NGOs and public sector at local level? How responsible are our local municipalities while controlling these transfers? These are some of the issues we are dealing with in election year, through our online portal for local budgets, Moj…
Workshop: How to achieve good governance?
06. 04. 2016.
Guidelines for monitoring of future Strategy for Public Administration Reform are result of two day workshop, organized by Institute alternative in Podgorica, on 4th and 5th April, within the project ‘’Civil Society for Good Governance: to Act and Account!’’, with the support of the European Union (EU). Next to Institute alternative, active participants of the…