The EU Should React to the Capture of Security Services in the Western Balkans

10. 06. 2019.

It was concluded at the event organised by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 4 June 2019 in Belgrade. The event was organised within the project “Watching the Watchers: Towards Accountable Intelligence Services in the Western Balkans” which is jointly implemented by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy from Serbia, Center for European Strategies…

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About Contest for digital solution for TV Show NGO sector

10. 06. 2019.

Dragana Jaćimović, project associate at Institute Alternative, presented Contest for digital solution for citizen participation for the TV show NGO sector. The contest is organised by Institute Alternative with partners within the You4EU project. In this TV show, answers were given to these questions: 🔘What are we looking for in this competition? 🔘Who can apply…

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Commentary on the European Commision’s Report for the Radio of Montenegro (RCG)

07. 06. 2019.

Dina Bajramspahić provided commentary for the Radio of Montenegro (Radio Crne Gore) on the European Commission’s findings from the just published Report on Montenegro for 2019. In our review of the report, we concluded that the findings of the European Commission put under question the country’s leading position compared to other Western Balkan countries; some…

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Role of the Parliament in a Democratic Society

07. 06. 2019.

Dina Bajramspahić, our public policy researcher, responded to Vijesti’s question about whether we need the Law on Parliament and Law on Government: The relation between the Parliament and Government is insufficiently regulated and for almost twelve years since independence, the procedural issues of the mechanisms envisaged by the Constitution are not adequately elaborated. In the…

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Statement for RFE on the appointment Anti-corruption Agency’ Council Members

06. 06. 2019.

Ana Đurnić, public policy researcher at Institute Alternative commented the appointment of the Anti-Corruption Agency’s Council Members. She finds problematic the opinion of the Commission for evaluation of candidates that 11 out of 12 candidates do not fulfil conditions for appointment, since they did not pass the professional exam for work in the state administration.…

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Constitutional Court to abolish basis for allocating apartments to the officials

05. 06. 2019.

Institute Alternative filed the Initiative to the Constitutional Court of Montenegro for the assessment of the constitutionality of provisions of the Law on the Maintenance of Residential Buildings, which the Government uses as a basis for issuing decisions on resolving the housing needs of public officials. We find that the by-laws regulating issues beyond this…

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