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IA’s Representative At Prestigious German Organization

Milena Milosevic, our researcher, spent one month at the German Council on Foreign relations (DGAP) within the programme financed by the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB). During her stay at the headquarters of this prestigious organization in Berlin in the period May 15 – June 15, Milena worked at the research of public administration…

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Accountable public finances

Press Release: MPs to Have Information on the Work of Internal Audit

Institute Alternative has submitted suggestions for the amendment of the Law on the system of public internal financial controls (PIFC) and presented them today to the MPs in the parliamentary Committee for Economy, Finance and Budget, at the invitation of the Committee’s Chair. We advocate for strengthening the independence of the internal auditors, introducing penal…

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Apply to work in IA through the TTF Young Professional Development Program

We invite young professionals who have completed masters or doctoral studies in social sciences in OECD countries (preferably within the last three years) to apply for a six-month paid work placement opportunity at Institute Alternative. During this period they are expected to engage in ongoing research projects and develop concrete policy products, mentored by our…

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Prosecution for ,,Big fish”

– or, ahead of the public discussion on the Law on Special Prosecution – Although the fight against corruption and organized crime is one of the most frequently used phrases in the Montenegrin public discourse, European Commission’s 2013 Montenegro Progress Report continues to express serious concerns for the situation in this area. Isolated cases of…

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Public administration reform

Lessons learned from Montenegro – OGP conference in BiH

Our researcher, Dina Bajramspahić, presented the lessons learned from Montenegro in the framework of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) “Open Government Partnership in Bosnia and Herzegovina” conference, held in Sarajevo on June 9. Analitika, Center for Social Research, in cooperation with Transparency International BiH, CPI foundation, and Center for Investigative Journalism (CIN) with the support…

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Rule of law

Reaction: Secretively about the Secret Service

We have been unpleasantly surprised that the Government of Montenegro prepared and adopted the Bill Law on Amendments to the Law on Agency for National Security (NSA), on today’s session, without a public debate. The development of this bill law was not foreseen in the Government’s 2014 Agenda. During its preparation, there have been no…

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