December 2023
Parliamentary Committees: Between the Two Governments
28. 12. 2023.
IA continued to monitor the work of five parliamentary committees from October 2022 to October 2023. This period was characterized by uneven intensity in the committees’ work and the absence of adopted work plans for the current year. Check out these and other data in our infographic:
Security clearance procedures in the Police
27. 12. 2023.
Security obstacles for further work were determined for 16 police officers. The Commission for Checking Security Obstacles of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has determined this since its formation on May 10, 2022. According to the Law on Internal Affairs, security obstacles for further work in the police profession exist if an individual: Maintains…
Disciplinary Procedures in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP)
26. 12. 2023.
The Disciplinary Commission of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro identified the responsibility of police officers in 16 cases during the year 2022, while in 7 cases, police officers were acquitted of disciplinary responsibility. This Commission is responsible for conducting procedures for serious violations of official duty. The report from this commission does not…
A call to prevent further undermining of local-level recruitment
21. 12. 2023.
The members of the new parliamentary majority have decided to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors and ignore clear warnings from the European Commission, once again proposing amendments to the Law on Local Self-Government that lower recruitment conditions. We also remind you that the same amendments were proposed last year, which, among other…
Phantom savings in the budget for the year 2024
13. 12. 2023.
Nearly a month after the legal deadline, the Government has submitted the budget proposal to the Parliament – some of our key observations are as follows (originally published in an article for the daily newspaper Vijesti). Phantom Savings Savings or rationalizations are absent in both the budget rebalances for the year 2023 and the…
About inspections from the anti-corruption perspective
12. 12. 2023.
A summary of the challenges in the work of inspection bodies, and their cooperation with the judiciary, independent institutions and civil society from the perspective of a more effective fight against corruption was in the focus of the first meeting organised within the project Inspect to Protect: Turning Inspectorates Into Anti-Corruption Allies. On December 8th,…