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Presented results of WeBER PAR monitoring for 2021/2022
On June 19 and 20, Institute Alternative organised a meeting of the National working group for monitoring public administration reform in Montenegro. During the meeting, the results of the last monitoring cycle of the public administration reform for 2021/2022 were presented, as part of the WeBER 2.0 project. The workshop for civil society organisations entitled…
Montenegro and challenges in assessing the rule of law
Milena Muk, a public policy researcher at the Institute Alternative (IA) was one of the panelists at the conference “Rule of law monitoring for EU countries and candidates: Bridging the Gap”, in Skopje, North Macedonia, organised by the European Policy Institute (EPI). During the panel, Muk stated that Montenegro finds itself in an unprecedented situation,…
18 NGOs: Election of the director of RTCG represents a defeat of the rule of law; members of the council who participated in the voting should resign from their positions
Human Rights Action (HRA), Association Spektra, Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Centre for Monitoring and Research, Women’s Rights Centre (WRC), Centre for Civil Liberties, Centre for Democracy and Human Rights, Centre for Investigative Journalism, Centre for Development of NGOs, European Association for Law and Finance (EALF), Institute Alternative (IA), Juventas, Media Centre, Montenegro Media Institute…
WeBER closed-door meeting in Brussels: Advocating for WB PAR Monitor 2021/2022
Yesterday, at the European Policy Centre – EPC Brussels premises, EU WeBER PAR Monitor 2021/2022 results were presented at the closed-door round table organised and delivered by our partner, EPC Brussels. Western Balkan countries have been pursuing EU membership for years, and this path has often proved to be as challenging as ever. Within the…
Appointments and employment in the public sector
Political parties fight for meritocracy only when they are in opposition, alongside the media and the NGO sector. Undue political interference in public administration recruitment is legalised because there is no guarantee that the best candidates will be chosen. Milena Muk, a public policy researcher at the Institute Alternative (IA), was a guest on the…
For Montenegro, there is no other choice but EU integration
On Wednesday, April 12, the first in a series of BSC Leaders Meetings was held in Podgorica, under the title “Montenegro after the presidential elections: Fast forward towards the EU?”, organised by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and the Institute Alternative. Jakov Milatović, President-elect of Montenegro, Dritan Abazović, Prime Minister of Montenegro, Rosa Balfour,…
The Constitutional Court to resolve the deep crisis of the political system: Stop the domino effect of irresponsible decisions
We appeal to the Parliament and the Government of Montenegro to cease the practice of debating bills, which do not meet the elementary criteria of public participation, especially in the current context of the crisis of the legitimacy of the political system. Furthermore, we appeal to the Constitutional Court to promptly decide on a series…
The Second Meeting of Public Procurement Watchdogs
On Wednesday, March 29th, Institute Alternative organised the second meeting within the project ‘Procurement Under Spotlight – Making Watchdogs Work!’, supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Serbia and Montenegro, through the MATRA support programme. Considering that during the first Network meeting, the issue of splitting procurement contracts to avoid open…
The institutions responsible for oversight of the Government’s measures failed to protect the rights of citizens during the coronavirus epidemic
Podgorica, PR Service The Parliament of Montenegro, the Constitutional Court and the Agency for the Protection of Personal Data did not act proactively to oversight the decision-making of the Government of Montenegro during the coronavirus epidemic and failed to protect the rights of Montenegrin citizens. This was stated during the panel discussion “Crisis Management –…
IAs’ three recommendations for more efficient oversight of public procurement
The Institute alternative has been monitoring the work of parliamentary committees for years, with a special focus on the work of five committees – for economy, finance and budget, human rights and freedoms, anti-corruption, political system, justice and administration, and security and defence. We summarised our proposals through certain initiatives to improve the work of…
Human Resource Management Administration denied access to interviews
Q&A for key state administration positions are still secret The Human Resources Management Administration (HRMA) refused access to the written records of interviews conducted for key management positions in the state administration, under the pretext that they are not compiled, even though we were previously informed otherwise. The Institute Alternative requested an insight into the…
Draft amendment to the Law on Free Access to Information introduces unjustified exceptions
We urge that all intelligence and security data not be exempt from the application of the Law on Free Access to Information, as well as that the provisions according to which former public officials are not subject to exceptions to privacy protection and tax secret protection be reinstated. Draft Law on Free Access to Information…