September 2024
A Quarter of State-Owned Enterprises Hide Directors’ Contracts
23. 09. 2024.
Complex network of salaries, bonuses, and severance payments in other sectors A quarter of state-owned enterprises did not respond to our request for access to the contracts of their executive directors, including some of the largest and most important public companies. The lack of transparency is further compounded by the failure to provide contract annexes.…
Meeting of NGO representatives with the Supreme State Prosecutor
23. 09. 2024.
A meeting between the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office and representatives of non-governmental organisations was held today, with Dragana Jaćimović, a representative of Institute Alternative, participating. The meeting was organised with the aim of establishing better, higher-quality, and more cooperative partnerships between the State Prosecutor’s Office and civil society. Supreme State Prosecutor Milorad Marković informed the…
Half of Parliamentary Groups Do Not Submit Requests for Research Papers
18. 09. 2024.
Half of parliamentary groups did not approach the Research Centre of the Parliament of Montenegro with requests for research papers, and the Parliamentary Budget Office received no requests from MPs During the current session of Parliament, half of the parliamentary groups have not approached the Research Centre of the Assembly with requests for research papers,…
Public Policy School – Parliamentary Edition
13. 09. 2024.
Institute Alternative held another Public Policy School from September 10th to 12th at the Avala Hotel in Budva, this time for representatives of the expert staff of the Parliament of Montenegro. The goal of our School, which we have organised in different versions since 2012, is to contribute to the quality development of public policies…
Corruption in Public Procurement – Criminal (Non)Liability
05. 09. 2024.
Corruption in public procurement represents one of the highest risk areas for damage to the state budget and can occur at any stage of the process. In the analysis “Public Procurement in Montenegro – Transparency and Liability” in 2010, we wrote that “The Police Administration independently filed only three criminal charges over a period of…
10 questions for the Ministry of the Interior
04. 09. 2024.
In the repeated parliamentary debate on the proposal of amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs, representatives of the Government of Montenegro, specifically the Ministry of the Interior, have a new opportunity to provide answers and additional explanations to the following questions: Why did the Ministry of the Interior, during the preparation of this act,…