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Institute Alternative with the rapporteurs of the Venice Commission
President of the Managing Board at Institute Alternative, Stevo Muk, participated yesterday, March 1st, in a round table of rapporteurs of the Venice Commission and representatives of NGOs from Montenegro. The Minister of Justice, Human and Minority Rights in the Government of Montenegro requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on proposals of two laws…
We asked the Government for concrete steps, reliable reporting and greater public participation
We sent 26 suggestions for the Government’s Work Program, which are aimed at legislative initiatives for more efficient public administration reform and better rule of law, but also at publishing long-hidden information. Considering long-term activities of Institute Alternative in the areas of public finance, public administration and the rule of law, today we sent 26…
Government to re-propose the adoption of the Law on the Final Account of the Budget
The forgotten SAI’s recommendations Last year was the first one in which the Law on the Final Account of the Budget was not adopted and the first in more than a decade in which the Parliament did not adopt recommendations of the State Audit Institution (SAI) as its conclusions and obliged the Government to its…
Are Citizens In The First Place For Public Administration?
The first day of the regional conference ‘’Citizens first’’ was held in Belgrade today. We organised the event within the Think for Europe Network, as part of WeBER 2.0, a regional initiative dedicated to empowering civil society and citizens to be more willing to monitor and control the public administration reform process. Tamara Srzentić, Minister…
WeBER “Citizens First” Conference
Second Regional WeBER “Citizens First“ Conference will be held on February 25-26, 2021. The Minister of Public Administration, Digital Society and Media, Tamara Srzentić, as well as the Director in Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), Myriam Ferran, will speak at the opening of the regional conference. The conference will present the results of monitoring…
How to Revive the Prosecution and Stop Abuses? – TV Show “Načisto”
How to revive the prosecution and stop abuses? – this was the topic of the Vijesti’s TV show “Načisto”, in which the guest was Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of IA. „I support the goals of this reform if those goals are, conditionally speaking, a radical reform of the Prosecutor’s Office that will…
MladiRini – New Regional Platform for Youth
On Friday, 5th February 2021, a new regional platform for youth from the Western Balkans – MladiRini was launched. www.mladirini.org Platform is created so that young people can surf through the abundance of content on various topics, find fact-checked information, interesting trivia and infographics, listen to podcasts, or watch and register for our events, and shape the…
Public Policies Often Ignore Women’s Needs and Gender Gap
Gender neutral laws are one of the main factors of perpetuating gender inequality in Montenegro. Laws that are supposed to be ‘’equal for all’’ ignore the inequality of women in many areas – it was the conclusion of today’s conference organised by the Institute Alternative. At the conference ‘’Gender Equality and Public Policies in Montenegro:…
Time for substantial reforms of public procurement in the security and defence sector
Author: PR Center Lack of control, strategic procurement planning, as well as lack of reporting are the main problems related to procurement in the security and defence sector. It is necessary to implement substantial reforms, proactive internal and external controls, as well as identify corrupt practices in this area. This is stated at the panel…
Procurement in the Security and Defence Sector: New “Game Rules”, Same Issues
Institute Alternative (IA) is organising the public discussion “Procurement in the security and defence sector: New “game rules”, same issues”, that will be held on February 3rd, starting at 10am, hotel Hilton (Princess Jelena Hall), During the panel discussion we will present a policy brief ‘’Procurement in the security and defence sector; New ‘game rules’’, same issues’’,…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
EU Enlargement – a Moving Target that is Moving Farther and Farther Away
In 2020, none of the six countries of the Western Balkans has made progress in the process of European integration. It is true that they could have done more, but this still begs the question of whether the process itself “is working” if no one is making progress, and many countries have not been making…
Preparation of Government’s Work Programme for 2021 should be opened for citizens’ proposals
Institute Alternative has been recommending for years that Government’s Work Programme, as the most important act for determining the priorities of the Government’s work, should be opened for public’s suggestions. This recommendation is now actualised in a letter to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Montenegro, Mr. Zdravko Krivokapić and…