2019
Democratic Control of Intelligence Sector Must be Improved
26. 12. 2019.
Dina Bajramspahić, a public policy researcher at the Institute Alternative and a member of the working group for the Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights, commented for PCNEN portal on the issue of depoliticization of the intelligence sector in Montenegro. 1) PCNEN: In a recent panel discussion focused on the depoliticization of the security…
Conference ’’Public Administration – What Is (Not) Reformed?’’
12. 12. 2019.
Institute Alternative organised a conference ’’Public Administration – What Is (Not) Reformed?’’, within the project ’’For Better Public Administration Reform’’, financed by European Union as part of sector budget support for public administration reform in Montenegro. The conference was organised with the aim of presenting the key preliminary findings of monitoring the implementation of public…
Prosecution does not dare to act against Judicial Council
11. 12. 2019.
Non-governmental organizations Human Rights Action (HRA), Network for the Affirmation of the NGO Sector (MANS) and Institute Alternative (IA) submitted a criminal charge on 13 September 2019 to the Special State Prosecutor’s Office (SSP) against PhD Mladen Vukčević, President of the Judicial Council, and members of the Judicial Council, Zoran Pažin, minister of justice and deputy prime minister,…
On EU Integrations for Radio of Montenegro
03. 12. 2019.
Ana Đurnić, a public policy researcher at Institute Alternative, commented for Radio of Montenegro on non-paper, an informal European Commission working paper for Montenegro on chapters 23 and 24. Đurnić said that the report is what it is and cannot be read in different ways, adding that it is difficult to assess whether the report…
Panel discussion: Is the depoliticisation of the intelligence sector possible?
28. 11. 2019.
Institute Alternative is organising a panel discussion “Is the depoliticisation of the intelligence sector possible? – Regional Perspective”, to discuss Montenegrin as well as regional experience of the intelligence sector reform. After “The Bomb” affair in North Macedonia, that uncovered the illegal wiretapping of 20,000 citizens, comprehensive legal and institutional reforms under the auspices of…
Blog: Toxic Paint for Children
28. 11. 2019.
On 1 August this year the Ministry of Sports and Youth signed a public procurement contract for the construction works to reconstruct the gym and sanitary facilities at the”Štampar Makarije“ Primary School in Podgorica. The contractor that won the works contract worth EUR 28,855. 95 was ”ART Gradnja“, a company from Bar. While the works…