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IA researchers learned from Hungarian think tanks
Institute alternative public policy researchers, Ana Đurnić and Milica Ražnatović, visited think tank organizations in Budapest in order to exchange experiences and establish cooperation with organizations dealing with public policy research in Hungary. Within the study visit, organized from 27 November to 2 December 2016, Institute Alternative researchers had the opportunity to meet with the…
Meeting with EU representatives: Provide more visible support to civil society
Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of IA, has met with Director for Western Balkans in DG NEAR, Genoveva Ruiz Calavera, and ambassador Aivo Orav, Head of Delegation of European Union to Montenegro. President of the Managing Board of IA has pointed out the need for improvement the transparency of the negotiation process, through…
TV show “Okvir”
Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of the Institute Alternative, was a guest on the show “Okvir”, hosted by Zoran Lekovic, airing on public broadcasting service (RTCG). The topic of the show were the priorities of a newly-formed Government of Montenegro. In addition to Stevo, guests were Srđan Vukadinovic, a sociologist, Đorđije Blažić, Dean…
How to achieve excellence through regional cooperation?
The concept for the future Centre for Excellence in Public Policy in the Western Balkans – CEPS WeB, was presented on 24 November in Belgrade. Institute Alternative is participating in its establishment as well. Our partner European Policy Centre (EPC) from Belgrade organised a panel discussion on “Achieving Excellence through regional cooperation”,in cooperation with five…
IA comments on the Draft Budget for 2017 of the Capital City Podgorica
Institute alternative delivered its recommendations for more transparent budget presentation in 2017. Our suggestions concern the manner in which budget data are represented n the Draft Budget of the Capital City and the following justification. Some of the recommendations strongly point out the need for understandible presentation of budget expenses and real needs of the…
Blog, Public administration reform
Old and New Government
We all know that state administration is composed of sixty-five organs out which sixteen of them are ministries. We also know that ministries perform complex tasks of proposing internal and foreign policy, leading policy development, normative activities, administrative oversight etc. So who and how decides on the number of ministries and their names? Simple answer…