March 2023
The Second Meeting of Public Procurement Watchdogs
30. 03. 2023.
On Wednesday, March 29th, Institute Alternative organised the second meeting within the project ‘Procurement Under Spotlight – Making Watchdogs Work!’, supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Serbia and Montenegro, through the MATRA support programme. Considering that during the first Network meeting, the issue of splitting procurement contracts to avoid open…
The institutions responsible for oversight of the Government’s measures failed to protect the rights of citizens during the coronavirus epidemic
24. 03. 2023.
Podgorica, PR Service The Parliament of Montenegro, the Constitutional Court and the Agency for the Protection of Personal Data did not act proactively to oversight the decision-making of the Government of Montenegro during the coronavirus epidemic and failed to protect the rights of Montenegrin citizens. This was stated during the panel discussion “Crisis Management –…
IAs’ three recommendations for more efficient oversight of public procurement
21. 03. 2023.
The Institute alternative has been monitoring the work of parliamentary committees for years, with a special focus on the work of five committees – for economy, finance and budget, human rights and freedoms, anti-corruption, political system, justice and administration, and security and defence. We summarised our proposals through certain initiatives to improve the work of…
Human Resource Management Administration denied access to interviews
16. 03. 2023.
Q&A for key state administration positions are still secret The Human Resources Management Administration (HRMA) refused access to the written records of interviews conducted for key management positions in the state administration, under the pretext that they are not compiled, even though we were previously informed otherwise. The Institute Alternative requested an insight into the…
Draft amendment to the Law on Free Access to Information introduces unjustified exceptions
10. 03. 2023.
We urge that all intelligence and security data not be exempt from the application of the Law on Free Access to Information, as well as that the provisions according to which former public officials are not subject to exceptions to privacy protection and tax secret protection be reinstated. Draft Law on Free Access to Information…
Potentials of Early Integration of Montenegro Into the EU Gender Equality Framework
01. 03. 2023.
The European Commission created a revised methodology that provides Montenegro with a window for early or accelerated integration that implies gradual introduction to individual policies of the European Union, European Union markets, and its programmes. This model is accompanied with the provision of increased funding through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, in order to provide…