Citizens do not decide on local budgets

05. 06. 2017.

Citizens do not participate enough in public debates on local municipalities’ budgets, which is largely a consequence of the lack of information on possibilities to participate in decision-making at the local level. This conclusion is embedded in the reports on public debates on the local budgets’ drafts for 2017, collected by Institute Alternative. Citizens of…

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Hrapović employed his cousin by breaching the Law?

02. 06. 2017.

Despite claims about irrational expenditures in the health system, the Minister of Health, Kenan Hrapović, has employed 7 persons in the Ministry since the beginning of his term, without public competition. According to several sources, among the new employees is Minister’s sister-in-law as well.The Centre for Investigative Journalism in Montenegro (CIN-CG) asked Hrapović why there…

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The Process of Adopting the Law on Internal Affairs Must Be Transparent

02. 06. 2017.

The Western Balkans should use the EU accession process to adopt best international legislation and practices on police integrity, but also use public debate and civil society expertise to discuss region-specific experiences in dealing with common problems, it was concluded at the POINTPULSE conference “Fighting Police Corruption: Legal Solutions and Best Practices” on 1 of…

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Seminar for CSOs “Effective monitoring of public policies” – Montenegro

01. 06. 2017.

Institute Alternative (IA), within the WeBER project, organised a seminar for civil society organisations (CSOs) “Effective monitoring of public policies”. The seminar was held in Budva, on May 22-24. Corina Stratulat from European Policy Centre (EPC) from Brussels, partner organization within the WeBER project, shared the experiences of Wester-European think tank organisations in monitoring public…

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