2018
Our Proposals for the Open Government Partnership
09. 10. 2018.
Without amending the Law on Free Access to Information, opening data on public spending and enabling citizens to be equal participants in the development of public policies, our administration remains closed to essential issues of interest to citizens. This is the core of 15 proposals, which we have sent with the aim of improving the…
Call for Proposals – Small Grants Facility
08. 10. 2018.
Institute Alternative (IA) within the project “Money Watch – Civil Society Guarding the Budget announces Call for Proposals – Small Grants Facility for CSOs from Montenegro Deadline for submitting project proposals, aimed at increasing effectiveness of participation of CSOs, media and citizens in scrutiny of public spending, is 15 November 2018. In order to be eligible…
20 Proposals for Transparency and Accountability at the Local Level
05. 10. 2018.
Essential reform of local self-government financing requires more frequent informing and reporting, through reporting to councillors about budget execution, regularly publishing analytical cards, audit reports and stricter penaltie provisions. Institute Alternative addressed written comments and proposals to the Ministry of Finance within public consultations, in order to improve Draft Law on Local Self-Government Financing. The…
How much revenues – thus much responsibilities
03. 10. 2018.
Reaction of Coalition KUM to the draft Law on Local Self-Governments Financing Coalition for transparency and fight against corruption at the local level (KUM) commends decision of the Government of Montenegro to finally systematically deal with local finances via new Law on Local Self-Government Financing, but warns that the draft that is currently up for a public discussion will…
IA in the Public Finance Management Dialogue
30. 09. 2018.
We participated in the first Public Finance Management Dialogue (PFM) and presented our key recommendations in this field. Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of the Institute Alternative, presented our comments on the implementation of the Public Finance Management Reform Programme. He said that the implementation rate of the reform programme was poor, with…
Institute Alternative at the ODIHR human rights event
21. 09. 2018.
Aleksandra Vavić, Public Policy Researcher at Institute Alternative, participated in the annual meeting on human rights, organised by ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) and presented key issues concerning public assemblies in Montenegro. Roundtable “Promotion of Police Security for Free Assembly in Accordance with Human Rights in Western Balkans” presented problems and good…