2017
Institute Alternative presented its project “Money Watch – Civil Society Guarding the Budget“
30. 10. 2017.
Institute Alternative has presented its project “Money Watch – Civil Society Guarding the Budget“, on October 6th in the EU Info Centre, which will be implemented within the period from October 2017 till October 2019. Project activities aim at contributing to the fight against corruption by more efficient control of public spending and reducing public…
The number of employees in the state administration remains unknown
27. 10. 2017.
Minister of Public Administration, Suzana Pribilović recently announced that there are 38.000 employees in bodies and institutions financed from the state budget, while the exact number of employees in public administration, which will include the local level, is expected in the end of October. The fact that more than a year after the beginning of…
IA letter to the Prime Minister of Montenegro
26. 10. 2017.
We sent a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. Duško Marković, and invited him to reject Government’s proposal to adopt the priorities of the NGO funding in 2018, without including areas directly related to the priorities of the European integration process, negotiations and strategic plans of the Government and relevant ministries. This firstly refers to…
Cooperation between the Police and the Prosecution is a key challenge in achieving better results in Chapters 23 and 24
25. 10. 2017.
State prosecutors and police officers from Montenegro and Serbia have recognized the institute of prosecutorial investigation as a more efficient and effective way of conducting the investigation. However, the cooperation between the two bodies, on which the results of the investigation depend, is still a challenge. This was concluded at a conference devoted to improving…
One third of the ministries does not comply with the Law on NGOs
24. 10. 2017.
The Ministry of Interior, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Science, Sustainable Development and Tourism and Public Administration do not plan to allocate funds for projects of non-governmental organisations that could assist them in the implementation of public policies. These ministries did not identify priority areas of public interest and the necessary funds for financing projects and programs…
Civil servants’ accountability in the focus of Public Administration Reform
17. 10. 2017.
Accountability at all levels is a key concept for establishing good governance practices in the public administration of Montenegro, as concluded at the panel discussion on the priorities of public administration reform “The end goal of the public administration reform is to make citizens’ life easier, and this is something we all need to keep…