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(De)motivation?
Instead of tackling with the pervasive corruption, our state authorities are currently occupied by rearranging deadlines in an attempt to foresee how much time will be needed in the next year to meet the obligations of this year. Evaluation and review of action plans for Chapters 23 and 24 are essential for the continuation of…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Regional Anti-Corruption Report – Assesment of Southeast Europe
Stevo Muk and Dina Bajramspahić participated in the two-day SELDI Regional Conference on Good Governance and Anti-corruption Policy Challenges, held in Tirana on 13-14 November this year. The conference was organized by SELDI (Southeast Leadership for Development and Integrity) initiative, in cooperation with the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI), which is one of the members of…
News from the Council for the Development of NGOs
President of the managing board of the Institute Alternative, Stevo Muk, is one of the members of the Council for the Development of NGOs as a representative for “rule of law” area. The inaugural session meeting of the Council was held on 15 September this year, and three sessions have been held since then. Council…
Press release: Rationalization of the number of employees at the local level must be a priority
Further rationalization of the number of employees in the municipalities is a priority and should be addressed in accordance with the previously conducted analysis, identified needs and revised regulations on internal organization and systematization. Majority of municipalities in Montenegro still have a surplus of employees. Rationalization takes place slowly or not at all, despite the…
Pros and cons of the announced reappointment of prosecutors
Opening of a public debate is a necessity, in order to once again review the possible pros and cons of the announced re-election of the state prosecutors and the way that this reappointment will eventually be conducted. We believe that a long-term damage will be inflicted upon the State Prosecution Office, if the new prosecutors…
Under the Veil of Patriotism
The Government did not rush with the law drafting, but the Parliament needs to hurry with the deliberation. Emergency procedure or amendments, that is the question now. The Law on State Prosecution, the Law on Special State Prosecution, the Law Amending the Criminal Procedure Code, the Law on Prevention of Corruption, the Law on Prevention…