2021
MPs and Government to redefine their relationship
17. 11. 2021.
There is a room for laws on Parliament and the Government to better regulate the mutual relationship between executive and legislative branches of power. This relationship, however, will always be determined by the political context and parliamentary practice – it is concluded at the conference organised by Institute Alternative (IA). Conference “Legislative and Control Function…
The Law on the Parliament to respond to the weaknesses of the law drafting procedure
04. 11. 2021.
The lack of impact assessment, financial estimates and appropriate public participation is an alarm for better regulation of the law-making process in the Parliament of Montenegro, especially when initiated by MPs. In its new analysis “The Parliament passes the decisions, but what is the procedure like?”, Institute Alternative provided an overview of the legislative function…
European Commission’s recommendations to be translated into a concrete action plan
26. 10. 2021.
Recommendations and priorities noted in the European Commission’s Report on Montenegro, the Government must translate into a concrete action plan, which would outline a clear responsibility of each member of the Government, as well as of other institutions, either for successes or failures in its implementation. Recently published Report of the European Commission on Montenegro…
The Report of European Commission on Montenegro
19. 10. 2021.
Another Year of ”Tapping in Place” The European Commission’s report confirmed that the much needed radical reforms are a victim of political cleavages; the messages should be understood as a strong call for all stakeholders, especially political parties, to dedicate themselves to the tasks of European integration. If the assessments from the report are translated…
Contract of the director of “ToMontenegro” published – An important step towards transparency
01. 10. 2021.
We welcome the decision of the Board of directors of ToMontenegro to disclose the managerial contract of its executive director, after their answer to our free access to information request was first delayed and then rejected. Contract can be found on our site: “Whose are our public companies“ Beside the salary of €4 400 and…
Only three ministries announced public discussions for this year
29. 09. 2021.
More than a half of the ministries have not published the work programme for the current year in accordance with the law, while only three ministries have published a list of laws and strategies to be subject of public discussions in 2021. This year, the ministries continued the bad practice of not publishing their work…