2024
State Administration Struggles with Procuring Paper, Toner, and Vehicles
27. 06. 2024.
The shortage of paper and toner for printers was just part of the problem that plagued numerous state agencies last year due to the cancellation of centralised public procurements. Appeals processes delayed some centralised procurements by up to eight months. Centralised public procurements are conducted by the State Property Administration for the entire public administration,…
IA meeting with the President of Montenegro
20. 06. 2024.
The professionalisation of the management structure and good corporate governance in public enterprises form the foundation for creating an efficient and economically prosperous society. This was one of the key messages from the meeting with the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović. The meeting was held on June 19, and Institute Alternative was represented by Stevo…
Two Hundred Days Without a Response from the Administrative Inspection
17. 06. 2024.
We have sent urgent requests and inquiries, but to no avail… Even after 200 days, there has been no response from the Administrative Inspection regarding our initiative for conducting an inspection! With our initiative, we requested oversight over the extension of acting appointments. The government, after noting the expiration of six-month mandates for acting officials,…
Fourth year in a row: Ministry of the Interior works without an HR Plan
13. 06. 2024.
We still do not have precise data on the number of employees in the Ministry of the Interior and the Police Administration, nor do we have information on planned recruitments or projections regarding the number of those who will retire. Last Friday, the Government approved the Partial Human Resource Plan for State Administration Bodies and…
Hidden Omissions: Unreported Functions and Income of Business Entities Under Scrutiny
12. 06. 2024.
Analysis of data from the Central Registry of Business Entities and the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (APC) portal has revealed alarming deficiencies in the reporting of functions by a significant number of representatives of management structures in companies. We found a substantial number of cases where regular annual reports were not submitted to ASK, as…
IA organised two gender-budgeting trainings
07. 06. 2024.
Institute Alternative (IA) organised two two-day trainings under the name “Programme budgeting through gender glasses”, as a continuation of efforts to introduce the concept of gender-responsive budgeting to civil servants. The trainings, which took place from May 27 to 30 at the Palas Hotel in Petrovac, aimed to familiarise about 30 officials with the basic…