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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…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
IA and CCE react to the press statement of the Capital City
Reaction of Institute Alternative (IA) and Centre for Civic Education (CCE) to the press statement issued by the Capital City referring to the findings of our analysis “Employment in Montenegrin Municipalities – Merit or Party Based Recruitment?” Institute Alternative (IA) and Centre for Civic Education (CCE) hereby inform the public that the press statement issued…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
IA presents its Analysis on Employment at the Local Level
At the press conference held today, Institute Alternative presented its new analysis “Employment in Montenegrin Municipalities – Merit or Party Based Recruitment?”. Boris Marić, Senior Legal Advisor at Centre for Civic Education (CCE), reminded that the analysis was prepared within the framework of the project “Corruption at the Local Level – Zero Tolerance”, which aims…