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Announcement: “Professionalization of managerial staff: Between state and politics”
On Monday, December 15, at a round table titled “Professionalization of managerial staff: Between state and politics”, we will discuss the status of the high managerial staff in the Montenegrin state administration, with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). (The rest of this post is currently available only in Montenegrin — translation coming…

Modest Results of Implementing Ethical Standards in the Public Administration
“Montenegro still lacks the basic prerequisites for the successful application of ethical standards in public administration”, was stated at today’s press conference organized by the Institute Alternative. Next to representatives of Institute Alternative, Assistant Secretary General of Union of Municipality of Montenegro, Ljubinka Radulović has delivered her speech on key aspects of implementing ethical standards…
How to Ensure the Implementation of Ethical Standards in the Public Administration?
At the press conference, which will take place in the PR Centre on Monday, 8 December, at 11am, we will present an analysis of the implementation of ethical standards in public administration, with an emphasis on the work of the Ethics Committee in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Ethics’ Code of state employees.…
Ministry Ordered to Reveal Contracts
Agency for protection of personal data and free access to information endorsed our appeal against the decision of the Ministry of Interior regarding the availability of the Ministry’s direct agreements. In July 2014, Institute Alternative submitted the request for free access to information on all public procurement contracts concluded via direct agreement in the last…
How the Government Manages our Resources
“The Prosecutor’s Office must investigate concessions”, stated MPs this summer when discussing the report of the Commission for concessions. Since then, we do not have the Law, or the registry, indictments, or any other significant developments in this area. The focus of the Government is only one job, one with the Chinese about the highway,…
Montenegro in The Open Government Partnership (OGP): Plans and Results
Dina Bajramspahić, our researcher, presented the experience in the preparation of the first Action Plan and in participation in the work of the Operating Team responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Action Plan at the public debate “Montenegro in the Open Government Partnership”. The public debate “Montenegro in the Open Government Partnership” was organized…