July 2016
Press release: Parliament to decide on sending the police on peacekeeping missions
28. 07. 2016.
Institute alternative has addressed the members of the Security and Defense Committee with proposal of amendments to the Law on Deployment of the Armed Forces of Montenegro Units to the International Forces (…)* that would include the Parliament in deciding on deploying the police and other state organs in peacekeeping missions. Amendments to this law…
Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the network “Our Administration“
28. 07. 2016.
Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the NGO network “Our Administration“ of Institute Alternative, Centre for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro, Bonum, Novi horizont and Natura was held today. The network was established within the project “Civil Society for Good Governance: To Act and Account!“, that is focused on the monitoring of the public administration reform…
Cooperation between the NGOs and Parliament to be regulated by Rules of Procedure
26. 07. 2016.
Center for Development of NGOs (CRNVO), Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and Institute Alternative (IA) will not sign the proposed agreement on cooperation with the Parliament of Montenegro, which came as an initiative from the president of Parliament, Darko Pajović. Namely, CRNVO, CCE and IA assess that the agreement, as legally non-binding act, nowadays does…
Challenges of Policing the Protests in Montenegro
22. 07. 2016.
Two challenges are recognized by analysing protest in Montenegro in late 2015: the excessive use of force and the lack of transparency by the police. Political and civic protests, that occurred last October in the organization of opposition coalition Democratic Front, lasted almost one month, with the aim to boycott the Parliament and demand resignation…
Public Administration Reform: Violation of civil servants’ rights – Lack of security and legal protection
22. 07. 2016.
Public Administration Reform: Violation of civil servants’ rights – The case of Mirsad Đurđević – Lack of security and legal protection Mirsad Đurđević worked as a senior adviser in the Interior Ministry, for seven years. Most of this time he spent in the regional unit Pljevlja, while also helping out in Tivat and Bar. However,…
Workshop: Centre of Excellence on Policymaking Systems in the Western Balkans
19. 07. 2016.
Institute Alternative organised a two-day workshop in Budva within the project “Centre of Excellence on Policymaking Systems in the Western Balkans“ implemented in cooperation with partners from TEN (Think for Europe Network) with the financial support of the Regional Research Promotion Programme (RRPP). The workshop was held on July 12th and 13th in Budva, within…