2017
Open Data and Economy
06. 03. 2017.
#OpenDataDay The International Open Data Day is marked for the seventh time today on 4th of March. The idea is to promote the significance and the use of “unlocking“ the data worldwide and the necessity of adopting a politics of openness, not just by the governments and public institutions but also by private sector, civil…
Joint Appeal to the Parliament – Do not appoint Jelić as a member of the SAI Senate
02. 03. 2017.
Concerned over the developments related to the status of independent, supervisory institutions in Montenegro, with special emphasis on the state of affairs in the area of budgetary control, we address AN APPEAL TO THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT not to appoint Zoran Jelić as the member of Senate of State Audit Institution Zoran Jelić failed to…
A Farce in the Parliament
01. 03. 2017.
The Committee endorses Jelić and hides the documentation of candidates After almost seven years of waiting for the appointment of the missing member of the State Audit Institution’s (SAI) Senate, MPs in the Committee for Economy, Finance and Budget have unanimously and without representatives of the opposition, appointed Zoran Jelić for this position. Institute Alternative…
Opposition Defended the Public Interest, Whereas DPS Gave 3697 M2 to Three Privileged Ngos
01. 03. 2017.
We welcome the decision of 19 councillors of the opposition who have requested the dismissal of proposition regarding the ceding of 3697 m2 of urban land for the construction of the so called House of Civil Society from the agenda of yesterday’s session of Parliament of Capital City of Podgorica. This refers to the project…
Has the Government given up on OGP?
27. 02. 2017.
Montenegro is one of five countries that at least two years in a row act contrary to principles of Open Government Partnership (OGP). This is why Montenegrin participation in OGP is under review of Criteria and Standards Subcommittee that is working body of Steering Committee. Government of Montenegro was informed on 13 November 2016 by…
Favouritism advances; others can appeal
27. 02. 2017.
Although having the Bachelor and Specialist Degree, R.V. from Podgorica is unable to get recruited in public administration for jobs requiring only elementary or high school. For several years, he had been applying more than 30 times for public administration jobs, while trying also to demand justice through judicial instances. However, this did not help…