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Press release: Public Procurement Administration conceals contracting authorities’ misdemeanors
Although the deadline for submitting annual reports on public procurement is the end of February, only half of them is publicly available on the website of Public Procurement Administration This year Public Procurement Administration (PPA) began a practice of publishing annual reports on public procurement, which is a significant step towards greater transparency. However, the…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
The Council for Development of NGOs takes no notice of the requests of NGOs
Owing to the votes of the NGO representatives, last year’s Performance Report of the Council for Development of NGOs was not adopted while today’s session was once again marked by the negative attitude of the Ministry of Finance towards initiatives of NGOs. As their key remarks, NGO representatives stated that the Draft Performance Report of…
EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Press Release: Progress symbolic, corruption persistent
Particular significance of the European Parliament’s Resolution on the 2015 Report on Montenegro lies in acknowledging the importance of adopting a quality strategic framework for public administration reform in the next four years, which needs to provide a basis for adherence to the principles of merit, depoliticization, accountability and transparency in public administration. Bearing in…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
Press Release: Administrative Court upheld the lawsuit of Institute Alternative
The Administrative Court found that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration failed to conduct harmfulness test of disclosure of information contained in the reports of experts of the European Commission and that the Ministry did not clearly explain the rationale behind the decision to classify these reports as confidential. Scraps of information available…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
Corruption is enabling breakdown of the rule of law in the region
There is a solid legal framework for the rule of law in the region, but the lack of its proper implementation is the reason why the citizens still do not enjoy the benefits of European integration. This is one of the messages from the panel discussion entitled “Rule of Law or Law of the Unruly…
Balkan Security Platform formally established
Representatives of six civil society organizations signed the founding act of the „Balkan Security Platform” in the library of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy on March 7, 2016. Balkan Security Platform is founded by: Analytica, Macedonia Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Serbia Centre for Security Studies, Bosnia and Herzegovina Institute Alternative, Podgorica, Montenegro Institute…