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First complaint on www.mojauprava.me: The rule of an exemption
The complaint which illustrates the unfounded decision of an elder not to elect the best evaluated candidate for the job in National Archives, submitted on our website mojauprava.me confirms the previous findings of the Institute alternative (IA). The interactive website mojauprava.me was launched by IA in late April, within the project ”State Administration in Montenegro…
Press Release: Ignoring the conclusions of the parliamentary committee is alarming
Institute alternative refers praise to the Anti – Corruption Committee for preparing a Report on the implementation of conclusions of this Committee. Unfortunately, the report points out an alarming disregard of the conclusions by state authorities. We invite other parliamentary working bodies to introduce this good practice and prepare their reports in order to contribute…
Infographic: Debt of Our Municipalities
The best indicator of the state of our local finances, in addition to many others, is the debt of municipalities. The total debt of our municipalities at the end of 2014 amounted to 166.94 million euro. The most indebted municipality is Budva, with the total debt of over 65 million euro (more than the sum…
Accountable public finances, Other
Municipalities Are Breaking The Law While Contracting Goods
Irrational planning and frequent changes of plans, violations of provisions of the law, contracting goods and services without public insight, remain central problems of procurement at the local level. In 2014, Montenegrin local governments have spent more than 10 million euro on public procurement. This amount doesn’t include data for Municipality of Bijelo Polje, considering…
Reaction: Senior Managers Are Not Ministers’ “Personal Entourage”
Recent re-appointments of Director Generals and Secretaries from one Ministry to another, which followed the latest government reconstruction, pose a great danger to the professionalization of the Montenegrin civil service system. Appointments of new government ministers and reappointment of the old ones were followed by turn-overs on the positions of Director Generals and Secretaries in…
IA and consumer protection
Institute alternative is participating in the project “Strengthening Consumer Protection Organisations for better Municipal Services in SEE” in cooperation with the members of the Think for Europe Network in South Eastern Europe, under the auspices of the German organisation for international cooperation (The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)– GIZ. Project activities are aimed at strengthening…