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Press release: Citizens of Podgorica can’t access the electoral lists
Less than two weeks before election day, the Electoral Commission of the Capital Podgorica has not yet made public the electoral lists containing names of nominees for councilors of the City Parliament. As stipulated by the Law on Election of Councilors and Members of the Parliament „municipal election commission shall have its website to immediately…
Press release: Is there political will for true participation in OGP?
Montenegro, a member of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), is late with implementing its OGP obligations and still has not delivered the first version of its second Action Plan to the OGP Secretariat. Although a member of the global Open Government Partnership initiative (OGP), Montenegro is late with meeting its obligations and still has not…
Five stars for IA’s transparency
Institute Alternative (IA) is among the most transparent think tanks in the world, according to a survey conducted by an international non-profit organization Transparify. In the report of this organization, published on May 7, IA received a five stars rating for transparency, together with the Centre for Research and Monitoring (CEMI) and the Centre for…
Lecture of professor Zoran Stojiljković held
Lecture of professor Zoran Stojiljković was held on May 5, 2014, within the framework of Public Policy School. Professor Stojiljković spoke about creation of anti-corruption policies, as well as public policy research in electoral offer. The relation between program positions of political subjects and their actual pragmatic political positioning and defining, as well as the…
Press release: Municipalities breaching the Public Procurements Law
Although the Law on Public Procurement provides that the annual total value of purchases generated by direct agreement between the authorities and the bidder, may not exceed 10% of executed budget for procurement of seven local governments in the 2013 exceeded this limit, thus violating Article 30 of this Law. After examining the reports on…
Press release: Electoral lists to be checked – Public servants or politicians?
The electoral lists for local elections in Podgorica contain names of persons occupying senior positions within public administration, which represents violation of the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees and points out to politicization of state administration that is still present. Civil servants and state employees are obliged to restrain from public demonstration of…