May 2018
No Progress in Public Administration without Accountability for Failure to Act
10. 05. 2018.
There will be no substantial progress towards better public administration in Montenegro until there is accountability for violations of laws, failure to act and administrative silence, as assessed by the Institute Alternative (IA). At the conference “Better Public Administration in Montenegro”, organized by the IA, Milena Milošević, Public Policy Researcher in the organisation, pointed out…
Blog: Freedom to the People!
10. 05. 2018.
It looks like the Government will “forgive us for beating us”. Prime Minister Marković told journalist during the meeting with the European Union High Representative, Federica Mogherini, that we have “quality and potential”, but we use it in a wrong way. On the one hand, I was relieved, because if they think we are using…
Bicycle Traffic and Public Administration: A curving path to an unknown destination
04. 05. 2018.
This spring, the massive use of bicycles as a vehicle on the streets of Podgorica seems like an achievable goal. In addition to all warnings – that the citizens of the Capital are too lazy, that the car for them is indispensable status symbol, that the traffic conditions are not favorable for cycling – the…
No Bribe-Related Cases in Special State Prosecution’s Office
04. 05. 2018.
Author: PR Centar There are no cases of bribing or receiving bribes in the Special State Prosecutor’s Office, which is the most important criminal offense in the field of corruption related offenses, as stated at the second panel of Institute Alternative (IA). At the second panel “Repressive Fight against Corruption”, Public Policy Researcher at the…
Institutions to Be More Proactive in the Fight against Corruption
03. 05. 2018.
Author: PR Center Montenegro will not be ready to conclude the EU accession negotiations in due time, if anti-corruption institutions continue to work at the current pace, said Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of the Institute Alternative (IA). At the panel discussion “Towards Qualitative Signs of the Anti-corruption Efficacy” organized by IA, Muk…
New Law Provisions Further Restrict the Public’s Right to Know: Data under Lock and Key, Backed by the Agency
03. 05. 2018.
Non-governmental organisations point out absurdity in rejecting old requests based on new legal restrictions, while member of the Agency’s Senate, Radenko Lacmanović, warns that data can be declared tax and business secret for indefinite period of time. Again everything can be hidden from the public. This is a consequence of last year’s Amendments to the…