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Government to get used to a more active role of the Parliament
Taking into account the quantitative indicators on the work of the Parliament during 2014, it could be concluded that its oversight role has improved to certain extent. A number of conducted consultative and control hearings, adopted conclusions, as well as questions asked to the Prime Minister and the members of the Government, confirm this conclusion.…
Estimating the cost of measures from Action plans for Chapters 23 and 24
Implementation of measures from the Action Plans for Chapters 23 and 24 costs money – money that has to be foreseen in the national budget. To ensure that the funds are planned accordingly, it is necessary to revise the Action Plans in the part relating to the deadlines and budgets of specific measures. Action Plans…
Panel discussion: Challenges of tackling corruption within the defence and security sector in the Western Balkans
Our researcher, Dina Bajramspahić, was one of the speakers at the panel organized within the framework of the BIRN Summer School of Investigative Journalism, held in Bečići, on 25 August 2014. The first day of the Summer School of Investigative Journalism, organized for the fifth time by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), was concluded…
Press release: How much do senior public officials earn?
Most of the state administration authorities do not respect the Law on Free Access to Information, which prescribes proactive publishing of lists of senior public officials with their wages. Institute Alternative, by using the Internet search of web pages of state administration authorities in the period between July 20 and August 1 this year, found…
EU accession negotiations, Rule of law
Commentary on the Draft Law on Special Prosecution
Competencies set too broadly, positions reserved for prosecutors and no security checks prescribed. The question of the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) represents one of the key issues to be addressed and should be regulated in accordance with the principle of relieving the SPO of burden, namely the cases High State Prosecution…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
Press release: Substantial Amendments of the Draft Law on State Prosecution Needed
Suggestions that we have prepared are a result of the research conducted in the area of criminal justice system’s inter-institutional cooperation. We particularly emphasize our discontent with the conditions for the appointment of the Chief State Prosecutor and the specific requirements for the Director of the Basic and the High State Prosecutors’ Offices (Articles 35…