2022
WeBER 2.0: Two-day conference in Tirana
10. 06. 2022.
Responsible public administration as the basis of well-functioning state A two-day conference on public administration reform (PAR), institutional integrity, accountability, and public trust in institutions was held in Tirana on the 7th and 8th of June, bringing together government officials and civil society from across the Western Balkans. The conference titled “Pursuing integrity-driven and sustainable public…
Will Montenegro be ready to start closing negotiating chapters by the end of the year?
01. 06. 2022.
Montenegro is close to receiving the closing benchmarks for chapters 23 and 24, Dritan Abazović said last week during the Prime Minister’s question time in the Assembly of Montenegro. Recently, in Brussels, he claimed that this can be done by the end of this year. “I am sure that there is great optimism for Montenegro…
Amendments to the Public Procurement Law lack reform impetus
25. 05. 2022.
The Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Public Procurement is making steps towards simplifying procedures and clarifying legal provisions that could and/or have been so far subject to different interpretations in use. While praising such procedural improvements, we note that these amendments lack reform zest, for which we have also seen the need…
While Affairs Pile Up, Parliament Needs to Step In
10. 05. 2022.
We have sent proposals to MPs to intensify oversight activities, reminding them that most of the committees have not yet adopted annual activity plans, while they failed to discuss important reports, including the semi-annual report of the police director on the fight against organised crime. Reiterating the relevance of our last year’s proposals, we pointed…
Gender Mainstreaming of Strategic Planning Training Organized
19. 04. 2022.
In order to bring the process of gender mainstreaming closer to civil servants working on the design and implementation of strategic planning, on April 8 in Kolašin, we held a training ”Strategic Planning for Gender Equality”. Project Coordinator, Nikoleta Pavićević, said that the training was intended primarily for officials who attended the Education Program for…
Gender Mainstreaming of IPA Programming Training Organized
15. 04. 2022.
Institut Alternative held a Training on Gender Mainstreaming of IPA Programming and strenghtened capacities of 20 civil servants, as well as representatives of civil society organizations Co-financed by the European Union Co-financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Institut Alternative organized a Training on Gender Mainstreaming of IPA (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) Programming and…