2017
Press release: Clarify the Actions of the Special Antiterrorist Unit
11. 07. 2017.
Institute Alternative urges the Police Director of Montenegro to explain why the officers of the Special Antiterrorist Unit (SAJ) intervened in one nightclub in Budva on 10 of July this year. The members of the SAJ, elite unit specializing in the most complicated police affairs, during the evening on 10 of July had conducted a…
IA with colleagues from TEN Network on a Study Tour to Slovakia and Czech Republic
11. 07. 2017.
On June 26-30, Institute Alternative alongside each of the TEN member organisations, together with civil servants from each of the Western Balkan countries, participated in a study tour to Bratislava (Slovak Republic) and Prague (Czech Republic), as part of the project “Raising capacities and advocacy potential towards more substantive involvement of CSOs of V4 and…
Decision of the Steering Committee: Montenegro suspended in the Open Government Partnership (OGP)
04. 07. 2017.
As the Institute Alternative (IA) announced in February this year, due to failure to meet its obligations, Montenegro lost its place in the initiative involving 75 countries and gained the status of “inactive” country. Loss of status in the initiative is the ultimate measure of the OGP Steering Committee, which aims to discredit states that…
Public Administration Reform by 2020: No Breakthroughs During the First Year
28. 06. 2017.
The beginning of the implementation of the Public Administration Reform Strategy did not yield satisfactory results. Drafting of a new action plan that will set more realistic deadlines for implementing new measures is underway – as highlighted at the panel discussion. The panel discussion “Public Administration Reform: How far is 2020?” was organized by the…
Event announcement: “Public Administration reform – How far is 2020?”
27. 06. 2017.
Institute Alternative invites you to the panel discussion “Public Administration Reform: How Far is 2020?”, organised within the project “Civil Society for Good Governance: To Act and Account!” funded by the European Union (EU) within the Civil Society Facility Programme, implemented by IA in cooperation with NGOs Natura, Bonum, New Horizon and Centre for Investigative…
What the Unofficial Report on Chapters 23 and 24 Shows: Proactivity Requests by the European Union as a Constant
26. 06. 2017.
The unofficial working document of the European Commission for chapters 23 and 24 additionally grounds a new approach in Montenegrin accession negotiations, which emphasises the requirement of results and proactive role of institutions. Earlier, Institute Alternative called for the Government to publish this document. Therefore, we strongly support the decision of the Ministry of European…