2024
All Clear in 2023? – The First Year of Public Procurement Controllers
06. 06. 2024.
Although the ministries comply with the legal obligation to appoint individuals to monitor the implementation of public procurement contracts, last year they did not register any irregularities. The ministries publish reports on completed contracts within the legal deadline, but only with general information. The implementation phase of a public procurement contract is a key indicator…
Meeting with Media Friends Network
05. 06. 2024.
On Tuesday, June 4th, we held a meeting with journalists who are part of our informal network of media friends. We established this network back in 2018 and have since expanded it in order to jointly work on strengthening our capacity to research and deal with public finances, including public procurement. The specific goal of…
Third meeting of the Public Procurement Watchdogs
04. 06. 2024.
On Monday, June 3, Institute alternative organised the third meeting of the Public Procurement Watchdogs Network, where participants were presented with a new section of the Moj novac portal dedicated to public procurement. The meeting was organised within the project “Public procurement under spotlight – Making Watchdogs Work!”, which IA conducts with the support of…
IA meeting with the Committee on Economy, Finance, and Budget
03. 06. 2024.
On Friday, May 31st, we met with representatives of the Committee on Economy, Finance, and Budget, as well as representatives of the Parliamentary Budget Office. During the meeting, we presented the new section of the javnenabavke.mojnovac.me, portal related to public procurement, as well as the results of our research on budget transparency. We also discussed…
IA suggestions on Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees
03. 06. 2024.
While awaiting the report from the public hearing, we highlight important suggestions we submitted to the Ministry of Public Administration on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees. In light of announcements of more complex amendments, we limited our suggestions to the current scope of changes, although we…
Open Budget Survey – Montenegro ranks 64th in the world
30. 05. 2024.
The Open Budget Survey, which has been conducted since 2006, included Montenegro for the first time this year, ranking it among 125 countries in terms of budget openness. On the transparency index, Montenegro scored 48 out of a possible 100 points, indicating significant shortcomings in access to budget data. With this result, Montenegro ranks 64th…