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EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program
IA’s suggestions for drafting the Resolution on the European integration
Upon the invitation by the Parliamentary Working Group for drafting resolution on the European integration, we have prepared suggestions and proposals as a contribution to this important process. The proposals are based on the findings and recommendations from our research on the role of Parliament in the EU integration process. As we were unable to…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Comments on AP for the implementation of the Strategy for fight against corruption and organized crime
The process of developing the Action Plan for the fight against corruption and organized crime Strategy implementation for the period 2013 -2014. We are willing to contribute to this process, so we have prepared comments on the draft action plan, based on our research, the findings and recommendations of our publications. For work on the…
Stevo Muk in the political talkshow “From my point of view”
Stevo Muk, President of IA’s Managing Board, has been a guest of the political talkshow “From my point of view”, on TV Vijesti. The topic of the programme was the marking of the seventh anniversary of renewing Montenegro’s independence. other guests in the programme were Miodrag Lekić (Democratic Front), Milutin Simović (DPS) and Nedjeljko Rudović…
EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program
Press release: The Parliament Should Provide Access to Draft Negotiating Positions to all Interested Committees
The Parliament of Montenegro won’t be able to fundamentally contribute to progress in the negotiations with consideration of the draft negotiating positions solely on the sessions of the Committee for European Integration, closed for the public. The Committee for European Integration will meet on 19 February, on session closed for the public, to consider a…
Parliamentary program, Rule of law
Second Year Of Implementation Of The Law On Parliamentary Oversight In Security And Defense Sector
Institute Alternative organized a roundtable entitled “The second year of implementation of the Law on Parliamentary Oversight in the field of security and defense”, with the support of the Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces Geneva (DCAF). We managed to gather all relevant stakeholders of parliamentary oversight of the security and defense sector…
IA became a member of the regional network ”Southeast European Initiative in Social Policy”
IA signed a statement on the establishment of a regional network for the promotion of social policy reform in Southeast Europe In Zagreb on 8 February 2013. Department of Social Policy at the University of Zagreb, Magazine of Social Policy and NGO CERANEO (Center for development of non-profit organizations) sent an initiative for the representatives…
Call for participants – II generation of the Public Policy School
Institute alternative In collaboration with the Centre for Research and Monitoring (CEMI) announces: The call for the second generation of the Public Policy School The aim of the school is to give students theoretical and practical knowledge on policy- making and improving their design. Through the School’ program participants will achieve better comprehension of the…
Press release: Fight against corruption in sports must be moved from a standstill
Although it is not known that any case of corruption in Montenegrin sports has ever been prosecuted, IA’s research shows the high susceptibility of this phenomenon, especially in terms of the sports organizations co-financing, sports facilities construction and match-fixing. Administration for Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism has been checking the four cases…
Plans, will and money
Strategies and action plans are passing so that the responsibility is shared (read: non-existing) among different organs, cost estimates are often lacking, and the reporting and coordination are restrictive. At the end of December 2012, The Parliament of Montenegro adopted the Law on Budget for 2013 year, and at the end of January, the Government…
Press release: Misdemeanor Accountability To Be Clearly Established
The public debate on the Draft of Law on Budget and Fiscal Accountability is completed and the Law will, if adopted, replace the systematic Budget Law which is currently in force. According to the Draft of Law, misdemeanor accountability is arranged so that numerous actions remained without prescribed penalty. The authority in charge of misdemeanor…
Press release: The New Law Should Eliminate Previous Failures
The Draft of Law on Budget and Fiscal Accountability does not contribute sufficiently to the improvement of the budget transparency, to the participation of the Parliament in the budget cycle, to the regulation of misdemeanor accountability, and some of its provisions are directly opposite to the Government’s strategic goals. During the public discussion on the…
Commentary on the Draft of Law on Budget and Fiscal Accountability
The Ministry of Finance has prepared a Draft of Law on the Budget and Fiscal Accountability and this text is currently a subject of public debate. IA considers that this Draft of Law introduces a number of novelties which will improve organic law budget that is currently in force. However, many provisions have remained incomplete,…