2018
Weak Results in the Implementation of Public Procurement
28. 02. 2018.
Public procurement system in Montenegro went through significant legal changes whereby new amendments do not contribute to the transparency, accountability and efficiency of this system, said Ana Đurnić at the conference “Challenges of Public Administration Reform in Montenegro”. The conference was organized by SIGMA – a joint initiative of the European Commission and the Organization…
The Director of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption does not do performance appraisals
27. 02. 2018.
Contrary to the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees, the Agency does not do appraisals of its employees’ performance since the establishment of this institution. Therefore, rights of employees are violated by leaving it up to director to arbitrarily decide on their promotion or demotion, without basing it objectively in the performance appraisals. Contrary…
Unassigned Police Officers in Montenegro
23. 02. 2018.
The Montenegrin Police Directorate’s data shows that there are 179 unassigned police officers. But, according to data from the Institute Alternative, a think-tank from Montenegro, the number is higher, close to 300. A police officer in Montenegro does not have to work but can still receive a monthly paycheck—if he or she is unassigned. The…
Press Release: Administration of the Capital City Does Not Know How Much It Pays for Lost Disputes
22. 02. 2018.
The Capital City rejected the Institute Alternative’s request for information regarding the number and value of ongoing court cases against the local government body, since the information as such does not exist. Institute Alternative requested from the Property Directorate of the Capital City to provide us with information on the value of the ongoing disputes…
“Our Administration” Network: 16 Organizations on a Mission to Advance Good Governance
20. 02. 2018.
“Our Administration” network counts three more members: Women’s Safe House, Lucha Institute and Ul-info. With them, we are expanding our expertise and bringing in fresh energy that will provide us new topics and research perspectives. Goals of the network “Our Administration” are to participate in independent monitoring of public administration reform and further strengthen civil society…
Judicial decisions must be respected
14. 02. 2018.
We deem decision of the Basic Court in Niksic, which today has passed a temporary measure to return Nikola Vukcevic into the Council of RTCG until completion of validity of the procedure, to be encouraging as it was previously carried out by the Basic Court in Podgorica in the case of illegally dismissed member of…