Accountable public finances

Parliamentary hearing on financing of NGOs

The Parliamentary hearing on the subject of “Implementation of the Law on Non-Governmental Organizations in Financing“ has started within the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget. The aim of this hearing was to offer comprehensive analysis of the issue of funding of non-governmental organizations and to provide suggestions on the ways of improving NGO funding…

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If this is progress to you, then nevermind

European Commission says: “The plan for the reorganisation of the public sector, which had been endorsed by the government in April 2012, was finalised and adopted in July 2013. This version provides a sector analysis with a view to identifying adequate staffing levels and increasing efficiency”. It is a document Government of Montenegro has been…

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Public administration reform

Press release: Institutional Capacities For Recruitment And Promotion Should Be Strengthened

Institutions, key for the oversight of recruitment and promotion in Montenegro’s state administration, lack resources to efficiently perform their duties. Human Resources Management Authority has a key role in implementing vacancy announcements for state authorities, while the Administrative Inspection within the Ministry of Interior Affairs has a key role in performing oversight of the implementation…

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Accountable public finances

Press release: Do MPs read reports of the State Audit Institution?

The Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science, Culture and Sports failed to support the initiative of MP Srđan Perić to hold a control hearing of Minister of Education Slavoljub Stijepović about the situation in the publishing industry, in light of the findings presented in the Report of the State Audit Institution (SAI) on the audit of…

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Social policy

Round table on mapping of services of social protection in Montenegro

Today many representatives of CSOs, centers for social work, local governments and institutions of social and child protection attended the round table entitled “Mapping the services of social protection in Montenegro“. Round table is organised within the project „Mapping the alternative social services in Montenegro“, which is still ongoing. The project is supported by the…

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Public administration reform

Press Release: Dilemmas and Deficiencies in the Implementation of the New Law to be Removed

Despite improvements, the first six months of the implementation of the new Law on Civil Servants and State Employees (LCSSE) with regard to the recruitment and promotion in state authorities was marked by the lack of preconditions and tardiness in the responses of state authorities about filling their vacancies. Institute Alternative (IA) continuously follows implementation…

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