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Interview with Bajramspahić: Regarding public officials, misuse of the Law is still present
Public authorities have made progress regarding protection of personal data, nevertheless the tendency towards misuse of the Law that regulates that area is still present. That misuse is mirrored in conceiving data on public officials, as noted by our public policy researcher, Dina Bajramspahić. In the interview for PR Center regarding Data Protection Day, she…
Parliament powerless before Government’s capital budget
Parliament adopted the budget for 2016 while the MPs have tried to add six new projects to the capital budget, through specific conclusions. We assume that nothing will happen with these six projects because of the systematic problem in development and presentation of the capital budget, which disables Parliament to obligate the Government in this…
Parliamentary program, Public administration reform
Interview for daily “Dan“ – Stevo Muk: Anti-corruption institutions are not prepared for the election year
The president of the Managing board of the Institute Alternative (IA), Stevo Muk, said in an interview for daily “Dan” that the anti-corruption institutions are unprepared for the election year. He also pointed out that the violations of the law marked the establishment of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption. The beginning of implementation of new set…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
Reaction of Institute Alternative to the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
On the subject of the response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (hereinafter: MFAEI) to our press release “The European Commission report on corruption at the local level is being concealed”, we wish to inform the public that Institute Alternative (hereinafter: IA) was informed about the stance of the European Commission (hereinafter:…
The Government has concealed the information on the state of play in Montenegrin municipalities
The Government has illegally classified and put under the designation “restricted” the key document on the position of public finances at the local level, thus concealing the data regarding the number of employees in municipalities. We requested from the Government the “Information on the position of public finances at the local level”. This document was…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
Press release: the European Commission report on corruption at the local level is being concealed
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (hereinafter: MFAEI) rejected the request for free access to information submitted by Institute Alternative (hereinafter: IA) thus preventing our access to the data on corruption at the local level prepared by experts of the European Union. The practice of concealing important information negatively affects public confidence in…