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A Farce in the Parliament
The Committee endorses Jelić and hides the documentation of candidates After almost seven years of waiting for the appointment of the missing member of the State Audit Institution’s (SAI) Senate, MPs in the Committee for Economy, Finance and Budget have unanimously and without representatives of the opposition, appointed Zoran Jelić for this position. Institute Alternative…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Opposition Defended the Public Interest, Whereas DPS Gave 3697 M2 to Three Privileged Ngos
We welcome the decision of 19 councillors of the opposition who have requested the dismissal of proposition regarding the ceding of 3697 m2 of urban land for the construction of the so called House of Civil Society from the agenda of yesterday’s session of Parliament of Capital City of Podgorica. This refers to the project…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Has the Government given up on OGP?
Montenegro is one of five countries that at least two years in a row act contrary to principles of Open Government Partnership (OGP). This is why Montenegrin participation in OGP is under review of Criteria and Standards Subcommittee that is working body of Steering Committee. Government of Montenegro was informed on 13 November 2016 by…
Favouritism advances; others can appeal
Although having the Bachelor and Specialist Degree, R.V. from Podgorica is unable to get recruited in public administration for jobs requiring only elementary or high school. For several years, he had been applying more than 30 times for public administration jobs, while trying also to demand justice through judicial instances. However, this did not help…
Press release and appeal to the councilors: Vote against the monopoly in NGO sector
Institut alternativa has called upon councillors in local parliament in Podgorica to vote against the decision, whose adoption would create the monopoly of three NGOs, discriminatory and without any legal basis, directly supported by the state. Our appeal to the councilors is available below: Dear Mr/Ms Councillor, The agenda of Parliament of Capital City of…
State-owned enterprises and public institutions beyond the reach of reforms
Citizens’ reports to Institute alternative (IA) suggest that the problem of unregulated employment in state-owned enterprises (SOE) and public institutions is highly prominent, although neglected by the Government. The Government has limited scope of clear and relatively strict recruitment procedures to the few percentages of public sector. Recruitment and human resource management in numerous SOEs,…