EU accession negotiations, Rule of law

Press release: What about the Law on Special Prosecutor’s Office?

The semi-annual report on the implementation of the Action Plan for Chapter 23 “Judiciary and Fundamental Rights”, which was published by the Government of Montenegro on 10 July 2014, does not contain any proper information on the status of the Draft Law on Special Prosecutor’s Office. Representatives of Institute Alternative participated in ten meetings of…

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Accountable public finances

Accountability for Corruption in Public Procurements Must be Determined

Key challenges in the area of public procurements in Montenegro are related to the following: inadequate supervision over the implementation of public procurement contracts, limited capacities of the authorities in charge of implementation of legislation in this area, lack of liability for violations of the Law on Public Procurement, as well as lack of transparency.…

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Accountable public finances, Public administration reform

Closing Conference: “Corruption at the Local Level – Zero Tolerance!”

The Closing Conference within the framework of the project “Corruption at the Local Level – Zero Tolerance!”, supported by the European Union through the EU Delegation to Montenegro and IPA 2011, and co-financed by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, was held on Monday, June 30. During the past 18 months, this project was jointly implemented by…

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Rule of law

Meeting with the MPs from the Security and Defence Committee

Representatives of Institute Alternative Mr. Stevo Muk, Ms. Dina Bajramspahić, Mr. Marko Sošić, and Ms. Milica Milonjić, had a meeting today with the members of the Parliamentary Security and Defence Committee in order to discus the findings and recommendations of IA’s new Monitoring Report on Implementation of the Law on Parliamentary Oversight of the Security…

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Accountable public finances

Press Release: Responsible for the State of Concessions to be Called for Hearing

Institute alternative launched an initiative to the Parliamentary Committee for Economy, Finance and Budget to conduct a consultative hearing regarding the problems in the implementation of the concession policy. The aim of the hearing will be to find the best solutions and practices to improve the existing situation and indicate the need for urgent changes…

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EU accession negotiations

On freedom of expression and the media at the 4th EU-Montenegro Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee

Jovana Marović will speak at the 4th EU-Montenegro Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee, which will be held on Tuesday June 24, 2014. The topic of her presentation will be the freedom of expression and the media in the context of negotiations under the Chapter 23. Jovana will present the current state of affairs in this…

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