2017
Secretly on Public Procurement: Backsliding due to controversial amendments
23. 05. 2017.
Contrary to regulation, behind closed doors and without organising the public debate which would include citizens and interested expert public, the Government adopted amendments to the Public Procurement Law and proposed some very controversial solutions, thus causing backsliding in public procurement area. At the 26. session held on Thursday, the Government adopted Amendments to the…
Citizens at the Service Counter: Kind Personnel – Unavailable Services
23. 05. 2017.
The “mistery shopper“ research method was implemented for the first time in Montenegro regarding public service delivery, and the results show that the municipality and ministry service counter employees are kind, but that the quality of information received are graded as the worst. The research was conducted by IPSOS Agency in March, within the project…
IA answered to the Ministry of Interior: Prove that the Law has to be amended
23. 05. 2017.
Following the reaction by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) which shows us that it is not giving up on announced amendments to the Law on public assemblies and public performances, but still without any concrete arguments, Institute Alternative points out that each amendment to the legal regulation, especially those which would reduce that scope of…
Interview for FOS media: There are More Disciplinary Procedures at MoI than in the Rest of the Public Administration
19. 05. 2017.
According to FOS data, since the beginning of the year the Ministry of Interior (MoI) started 32 disciplinary procedures against police officers. Is this number illustrative of the fact that the accountability system in this department is functional? FOS talked about this and other topics to Dina Bajramspahić from Institute Alternative, who is a member…
In defence of public speech in public space – IA against restrictions of public assemblies
17. 05. 2017.
A month ago, Institute Alternative has sent a letter to the Minister of Interior regarding the amendments to the Law on public assembly and public performances, announced by Minister Nuhodžić in his answer to the MP’s question. Minister has announced the amendments aiming to ban the public assemblies on the city roads, due to alleged…
Experiences of Polish and Hungarian CSOs in the Policymaking Process Shared in Budva
15. 05. 2017.
Two-day training “CSO Participation in the Policymaking: Experiences from Poland and Hungary” was held in Budva, Montenegro, on 12-13 May 2017. The training, which was organized by Institute Alternative in cooperaton with European Policy Centre (CEP), gathered member organisations of the TEN network and partners from Poland and Hungary, as well as a representative of…