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Postponement of implementation of the Law on Administrative Procedure: Administration still alienated from the citizens
New postponement of the start of implementation of the Law on Administrative Procedure is putting the citizens a step away from a service-oriented administration, while they are still exposed to tedious procedures, which impede exercise of their rights. Firstly, the Law on Administrative Procedure was supposed to start with implementation in January this year. However,…
Parliamentary program, Rule of law
On reforms in security sector and Rule of law
What Montenegro gained, and what did it lose after achieving independence? When it comes to democratic and civic oversight of security sector and the rule of law, this decade was marked by major reform projects under the pressure of the Euro-Atlantic and European integration. It cannot be denied that a lot has been done at…
Press release: Online services instead of waiting in lines
On the occasion of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, established by the United Nations and celebrated on May 17, we urge the Government to intensify its activities on the modernization of public administration and improvement of the quality of service delivery to citizens. Declaring this date under the resolution of the United Nations…
Accountable public finances, Blog, EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Enforce the Agreement
MPs have the right to convey their messages in various ways, opposition MPs in particular, even in unusual, unconventional ways. However, the rest of the parliamentary performance last Friday was torturesome, violent, unnecessary, rude and inappropriate for our parliamentary life. MPs from Democratic Front have contributed to this, two of them most significantly, but the…
Open data in the Law on FOI – Ministry of Culture to remedy deficiencies and ambiguities
Institute Alternative (IA) has prepared and submitted to the Ministry of Culture comments on Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information (FOI). Amendments to the Law on FOI introduced provisions that regulate reuse of public sector information and therefore are important for the whole Montenegrin community advocating openness of data…
Parliamentary program, Rule of law
Press release: Security and Defense Committee violates the Law for five months
Security and Defence Committee has not adopted the Parliamentary Oversight Plan for 2016, which should have been done according to the Law on Parliamentary Oversight of Security and Defence Sector The Committee competent for the control of the security sector was obliged to adopt the Annual Parliamentary Oversight Plan for 2016 by the end of…