European Commission: Montenegro Remained Average

06. 10. 2020.

As in the previous five years, based on the methodology of the European Commission, IA transformed the report’ assessments into numbers in order to see scores in a simpler way, and compare the situation with previous years. Although this is the first report of the new commissioner Várhelyi and his team, it does not differ…

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Agency: IDF undermines Law on FOI

06. 10. 2020.

The Investment and Development Fund refused to provide even simplest information on their work, at our request based on free access to information. IA requested, among other documents, decisions of the directors board, act on internal organisation and systematisation, list of one-off assistances to individuals and legal entities, information on sponsorships and donations, and such,…

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Training on Gender Mainstreaming of Public Policies Organised by IA

02. 10. 2020.

Institute alternative (IA) organised online training “Gender equality and Public policies: Basic of Gender Mainstreaming” for more than 40 decision-makers, civil servants and representatives of civil society. Key tools for introducing a gender perspective and gender mainstreaming, steps in gender analysis, ”traffic lights” from gender negative to gender transformative policy – are just some of…

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Stevo Muk in the Podcast “European Talks”

25. 09. 2020.

Winds of change in Montenegro: What to expect in the next period? The recent elections in Montenegro suggest that major changes could soon take place in the country in the Western Balkans. Montenegro has opened all chapters in the process of negotiations with the EU, but how far has the enlargement process really progressed and…

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Municipalities Must be Clearly Separated form Religious Communities

25. 09. 2020.

Sanctification of Municipality building in Budva can violate the constitutional principle of separation between religious communities and state, and put in an unequal position users of public services and employees in administrative bodies. Local self-government, regardless of the political parties that win the majority in local elections, should serve all citizens, regardless of their personal…

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Appeal to Investigate all Incidents in Pljevlja

25. 09. 2020.

So far, four people have been prosecuted for incidents in Pljevlja – two for two crimes committed to the detriment of three individuals and two people for a total of three misdemeanors. The Human Rights Action (HRA) and Institute Alternative (IA) requested information from the Police Administration on how many misdemeanor and criminal charges were…

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