November 2023
Direct and without control – Simple procurement up to 5000 EUR
29. 11. 2023.
The research for the year 2022 has revealed irregularities in the use of the direct contract procurement. Our findings showed that individual procurement exceed the amount of 5,000 euros excluding VAT; contracting authorities do not take into account the annual estimation of public procurement subject, and for certain subject that amount reaches over 40,000 euros.…
There is no sufficient progress in gender-responsive budgeting
23. 11. 2023.
The recommendations for improving gender-responsive budgeting include, among other things, supporting spending units for better formulation of gender-responsive and transformative goals and indicators, as well as better control of reports on budget execution, with a focus on the results achieved. This was highlighted during the panel discussion ‘Program Budgeting through Gender Lens: What Have We…
NGOs submitted proposals and priorities for public administration reform
17. 11. 2023.
A meeting of the National Working Group for Public Administration Reform was held in Podgorica, attended by representatives of the civil society and the Ministry of Public Administration. At the meeting, discussions revolved around the 2024 priorities of the Ministry of Public Administration and proposals from representatives of non-governmental organisations for improving public administration reform.…
European Commission Report’s findings for 2023 as expected
10. 11. 2023.
Dragana Jaćimović, public policy researcher at the Institute Alternative, participated in an online discussion organised by the European Policy Centre (CEP) on the topic of the European Union (EU) enlargement package for 2023 and the very functioning of democratic institutions in the countries of the Western Balkans. The participants also discussed the recently published reports…
Political parties hold the key to unfreezing the road to the EU
08. 11. 2023.
In the annual report, the European Commission noted a lower average assessment of progress, recognised that only one recommendation was fully fulfilled within the fundamentals cluster, while the average assessment of readiness remained the same. The absence of effective political dialogue and constructive approach by political parties was particularly highlighted in this year’s report, with…
Discussing the repression of corruption in public procurement with the Police
07. 11. 2023.
Police efforts in cases concerning corruption in public procurement were discussed at the meeting – the first one in a series of meetings on the performance of repressive institutions in the fight against corruption in public procurement. On November 6, Institute Alternative (IA) organised a meeting attended by representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs…