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Advise me what I already think
The question rightfully arises: What are the results of our work and have we been able to influence the decisions of the Government? A sincere answer would be as follows: Our results are thin and we’ve failed to achieve any significant impact. Why is it so? Here is the answer based on a recent example.…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Beginning of the regional monitoring and evaluation of rule of law – MERLIN WB
The kick-off meeting within the project “Monitoring and Evaluating the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans – MERLIN WB” took place from March 6-9, 2016, in Belgrade. The project is funded by the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) within the framework of the Think and Link Programme. Institute Alternative will work together with…
The Role of Women in Police Reform in the Balkans
The European standard of representation of women in the police force is 30 percent, and according to the information available in Serbia, women currently make up 23 percent of employees, 18 percent in Macedonia, 14 in Kosovo, 13 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10 in Albania and nine percent in Montenegro, it was pointed out at…
Event announcement – Women in Police: Perspectives from the Western Balkans
Venue: Media Centre, Terazije 3, Belgrade Time: 10:00 – 12:00 Regional network of civil society organizations POINTPULSE is organizing a panel “Women in Police: Perspectives from the Western Balkans” that will be held on the International Women’s Day, Tuesday, 8 March, at 10h in the Media Centre in Belgrade (Terazije 3). The aim of the…
Opening meeting of the regional project on public administration reform – WeBER
With opening meeting of the partners within the “Western Balkans Enabling Project for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform (WeBER)“, which was held on February 23-24 in Belgrade, started a three-year monitoring of this umbrella reform in the region. European Policy Centre (EPC) from Belgrade, as project coordinator will, along with five other think…
Blog, Public administration reform
Big and small election narratives
For the purpose of building election trust, besides dealing with great stories of democratic dialogue, it is necessary to tackle public policies in depth, so that, in four years time, we do not again witness sudden, short-term attempts of “fixing” the issues which have been previously largely neglected by politicians. The 2016 is the election…