2017
IA and HRA call upon MPs not to ban public discussion
28. 11. 2017.
Institute Alternative (IA) and Human Rights Action (HRA) have called upon parliamentary groups of the parties in the Parliament to improve the Government’s Proposal for amendments to the Law on State Administration by deleting paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 4. According to the Proposal to the Law, the public discussion will not be held…
Urge to fulfill positions within the Internal Audit Departmenf of the Ministry of Interior
24. 11. 2017.
Below you can read the letter of the President of the IA Managing Board, Mr. Muk, addressed to the Minister of the Internal Affairs, Mr. Nuhodzic, requesting urgent fulfilling of vacancies in the Internal Audit Department, prescribed by the Act on internal organization and systematization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. IA letter to the…
Interview for FOS media about police torture and practice of the Prosecution
24. 11. 2017.
Below you can read the interview with the Public Policy Researcher at the Institute Alternative, Ms. Dina Bajramspahic, on police torture and practice of the Prosecution: 1. Why do we once again encounter impunity of the special forces in the case of Mijo Martinović, several years after impunity for beating of the late Aleksandar Pejanović,…
TV show “Direktno“: Employment in Public Administration based on party affiliation
22. 11. 2017.
Stevo Muk, president of the Managing board of Institute Alternative, participated in a TV show “Direktno“ at TV Vijesti, where he talked about employment in public administration, based on party affiliation. Apart from the topic of recruitment based on party affiliation, guests also debated about other abuses of state resources, which are especially visible in…
On public discussions without a public discussion
20. 11. 2017.
Last Thursday, the Government of Montenegro drafted amendments to the Law on state administration without a public discussion, announcement or justification. These amendments limit public debates in a way that enables ministries to virtually skip this phase in decision-making whenever they please. According to the draft, the public discussion will not be held “when the…
Good human resources planning leads to efficient public administration
17. 11. 2017.
Considering the share of the public sector in the overall employment of Montenegro, the expenses for employees’ salaries, and poor human resource planning, one of the main challenges of the public administration reform would be its optimisation. This is the conclusion from the panel discussion organized by Institute Alternative. The purpose of the event was…