2024
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,…
Important Laws Passing Without Public Discussion
15. 08. 2024.
Tomorrow, the Parliament of Montenegro will consider 8 laws that have not undergone public discussion, which continues the highly non-transparent way of preparing legislation that characterises both this Government and the parliamentary majority. Of the laws on tomorrow’s agenda, five proposed by the Government did not undergo public discussion “due to urgency.” These are important…
The Draft Fiscal Strategy – IA Comments and Suggestions
10. 08. 2024.
As part of the public debate on the draft Fiscal Strategy of Montenegro for the period 2024-2027, we submitted 10 proposals for amendments to this important document to the Ministry of Finance. This will be the third Fiscal Strategy since this instrument was introduced into the public finance system in 2014, and we have waited…
Postponing to the point of meaninglessness – how the control function of the Parliament collapses by untimely holding of the voted control hearings
30. 07. 2024.
Today, the Security and Defence Committee holds a control hearing of the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior on the following topic: “Appointment of the acting Director of the Police Administration and the consequences on the security system in Montenegro.” The decision to hold the hearing was voted unanimously more than four months…