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Parliamentary program, Public administration reform
Law on Parliament for a Clear Division of Power and Better Accountability
The relationship between parliament and other branches of government, participation of civil society and the role of the opposition in parliamentary oversight, as well as gender mainstreaming are some of the issues that could be included in the work on the announced Law on Parliament. These are some of the conclusions from a conference ‘’Towards…
Freedom of Expression on the Internet: A Common Challenge for Montenegro and the EU
On Thursday 17, 2020, Institute Alternative will organise public discussion “Freedom of Expression on the Internet: A Common Challenge for Montenegro and the EU”, starting at 11h. Social media has exponentially increased the space for free expression on the Internet, but it has also created new challenges. They enabled easier communication and connected us, but…
Towards Merit-based Administration, Not a Party-measured One
The first legislative activity submitted by several MP’s after the constitution of the new Government of Montenegro and new convocation of the Parliament was the Draft Law Amending the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees. Considering the proposed provisions, the broader context and the current situation in public administration, our goal is to provide…
IA and HRA: Amend the Order Banning Gatherings in Public
Human Rights Action (HRA) and Institute Alternative (IA) have called upon the new Minister of Health, Ms. Jelena Borovinić Bojović, to urgently amend the order banning gatherings in public, so as to give citizens the right to protest, in accordance with international human rights standards, in a manner that does not violates public health. The…
First Anti-Corruption Law Proposed to the New Government
On International Anti-Corruption Day, NGOs Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector (MANS), Human Rights Action (HRA), the Institute Alternative (IA), the Centre for Monitoring and Research (CEMI) and the Center for Civil Liberties (CEGAS), submitted draft amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information to the Ministry of Public Administration. This is the first…
Whose door should state auditors knock on?
Consultations of the SAI and civil society when: December 9th, 11am where: ZOOM platforma i IA Facebook page We are organising civil society consultations with the Senate of the State Audit Institution (SAI) in anticipation of the development of the annual audit plan for 2021. Members of the SAI Senate will talk to representatives…
Duplication instead of upgrading – the role of UNDP in Montenegro
UNDP and the Ministry of Finance have created a local finance portal – which is similar in purpose, appearance and way of presenting data to our portal on local budgets, My City, published in 2013. If a different presentation had not already been made, it would have been more rational to continue working on My…
Judges of the Constitutional Court to Resign
On the occasion of the decision of the Constitutional Court by which that court revoked as unconstitutional its previous decision on the election of Judge Desanka Lopičić to the position of “presiding judge”, NGOs Human Rights Action (HRA), Center for Civil Liberties (CEGAS), European Association for Law and Finance Association (EALF), Institute Alternative (IA), Institute…
IA and HRA: Appeal to Urgently Provide the Right to Public Gatherings
Non-governmental organisations Human Rights Action (HRA) and the Institute Alternative (IA) requested from the current Minister of Health, Mr. Kenan Hrapović, who chairs the National Coordination Body for Communicable Diseases (NCB), to urgently amend the order banning public gatherings, in order to provide citizens the right to protest in a way that does not undermine…
President of the Parliament Welcomes the Continuation of Cooperation with IA
President of the Parliament of Montenegro Aleksa Bečić today met representatives of the Institute Alternative – Stevo Muk, President of Managing Board, Milena Muk and Marko Sošić, public policy researchers. Bearing in mind many-year long cooperation between the Parliament of Montenegro and the Institute Alternative, President Bečić expressed conviction that the good practise would be continued…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Traces of Ministers in Suspicious Public Procurement (II)
Warm and safe – Bošković From Pljevlja, through Nikšić and Podgorica, to Ulcinj and Budva, the business of two Nikšić companies which deal with the provision of security for property and individuals is connected with the former Minister of Defence and the positions he was in charge of. Former Minister of Defence Predrag Bošković is…
Delivery of the Contract – After the Resignation
The contract that we could not obtain before, we received after Ms. Maraš resigned, and a new CEO was appointed (and we were persistent as well). Manager’s contract with Verica Maraš, which was extended for another 5 years in 2018 – available at: https://bit.ly/35oPtr4 We thank the new executive director, Mr. Vuković to whom we…