2018
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…
Reaction to the Proposed Amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Corruption
25. 04. 2018.
Councillors in Local Assemblies Not to be Heads of Public Companies and Institutions We call on the MPs not to support proposed amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Corruption, which foresee exclusion of councillors in local assemblies from the application of restrictions in the performance of public functions in public companies and public…
Weaker Progress Compared to Previous Years
25. 04. 2018.
Despite the Government’s praises, detailed analysis of the European Commission’s Montenegro 2018 Report shows that the grades for progress are worse in the last report than in the previous two (2015 and 2016). Take a look at the grades for each chapter as well as our estimate of average grade for each year: