2024
Lack of criminal accountability for corruption in public procurement
30. 04. 2024.
In the past period, there has been a lack of criminal accountability for corruption in public procurement. It is essential to strengthen the capacities of institutions for detecting and prosecuting corruption in this area, as specialised knowledge is needed to address this complex issue. People within the system need to be motivated to report suspicions…
TV Debate on Public Procurement in Healthcare
27. 04. 2024.
The main conclusions of the guests on the TV show “Debata” on TV Vijesti were that the procurement procedures for medical equipment and medicines are overly complex and that there are evident problems in procurement for the healthcare sector, which is why the procedures need to be simplified. The show was conducted as part of…
17 NGOs: New legal framework should contribute to RTCG becoming a genuine public service
26. 04. 2024.
We call on the Ministry of Culture and Media to ensure, through the new Law on RTCG, that the appointment of new members of the RTCG Council takes place immediately after the expected rapid adoption in the Parliament of Montenegro, and the Parliament to halt the ongoing process of appointing two members of the RTCG…
The second episode of IA podcast (Re)Form with Marija Hajduković: Counting public administration employees
21. 04. 2024.
In the second episode of the IA podcast (Re)Forma, we discussed the activities undertaken in the process of public administration reform, the importance of data accessibility, and the announced (urgent) amendments to the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees with Marija Hajduković, General Director of the Directorate for Strategic Planning in Public Administration, International…
16 NGOs protest against proposal to extend sitting Constitutional Court judges’ mandates in Montenegro
12. 04. 2024.
Members of The Europe Now! Movement (PES), Vasilije Čarapić and Darko Dragović, have proposed an amendment to the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance to create an exception to retirement conditions in favour of judges of the Constitutional Court. Adoption of the proposal would extend the mandate of the current President of the Constitutional Court,…
The Government Draft will not enhance corruption prevention
09. 04. 2024.
Cosmetic changes, forgotten quality draft of the parliamentary working group, lack of political will for substantive changes The Ministry of Justice prepared and published for public consultation the Draft Law on the Prevention of Corruption which does not bring significant improvements, nor will it, if adopted, enhance corruption prevention. Proposing such a draft law text…