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Public Enterprises: A Task for Budgetary Inspection
On July 21, 2023, Institute Alternative submitted an initiative for the inspection of companies owned by the state and local government units regarding the violation of the Law on Salaries of Employees in the Public Sector. Article 10 of the Law on Salaries of Employees in the Public Sector stipulates that companies owned by the…
IA representatives met with the President of the Anti-Corruption Committee
Milena Muk and Bojana Pravilović, representatives of Institute Alternative, presented proposals for improving the work of the Anti-Coruption Committee to the President of this working body, Jevto Eraković, at today’s meeting. For years, Institute Alternative has been monitoring the work of the Parliament and its committees, and on this occasion, we have pointed out some…
Without an HR plan, There is no Precise Data on the Police Directorate’s Personnel
It has been a month since the 2024 budget was adopted, so the Ministry of the Interior and other state bodies should already have prepared HR plans for the current year. The HR plan is an important document as it provides an overview of the number of employees in the ministry, including the Police Directorate,…
Flights of ministries below the radar: Direct procurement of airline tickets
Some ministries evade the obligation to initiate a public procurement procedure for airline tickets for official travels, even though they spend more than 5,000 euros annually on them. As a result, they directly and non-transparently transfer the money to travel agencies through direct agreements. In 2022, the Ministry of Science and Technological Development allocated more…
IA meetings with prosecutors on corruption in public procurement
Institute Alternative (IA) held a series of closed meetings with representatives of the prosecution, where we discussed the issues and actions of the prosecution in cases related to corruption in public procurement. Over the past months, we met with representatives of the Special State Prosecutor’s Office, and the basic state prosecutor’s offices in Podgorica and…
Establishing cooperation: IA meeting with Budget Inspection representatives
On January 26th, Institute Alternative held a meeting with representatives of the Budget Inspection in order to establish cooperation and gain a better understanding of their everyday work. During the meeting, we discussed our findings regarding the work of the Budget Inspection, the process of planning supervision, and the development of the annual work programme.…