Accountable public finances

Good practices in citizens’ participation in the local budgetary process

IA’s researcher, Marko Sošić, participated at the round table “Good practices of citizen participation in the budget process at the local level”, organized by the European Movement in Serbia, in Belgrade, on 21 June. At the roundtable, the research paper entitled “Citizen participation in the budget process at the local level,” whose authors Zvonko Brnjas…

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Rule of law

Third Regional Training on investigating police corruption

Our researchers, Marko Sošić and Dina Bajramspahić participated in the third training on investigating corruption in the police forces organized by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). The topic was: “Evaluation of Research results” and it gathered representatives of civil society organizations dealing with security issues in the Western Balkans.…

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EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program

Press release: Parliament must be more active in the negotiations

The agreement between the Parliament and the Government should as soon as possible define the importance of continuous dialogue and coordinated action of the two branches of power in the negotiations on Montenegro’s membership in the European Union. Since defining the Parliament’s role in the European integration process was delayed for two years, and in…

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Social policy

Joint reaction of Association of Youth with Disabilities of Montenegro and Institute Alternative

The allegations of Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare published in the article of Daily news „Pobjeda“ entitled “Equal Opportunities for all”, has challenged AYDM and Institute Alternative to once again argue the reasons why is necessary to make a new Proposal of the Strategy for Development of Social and Child Protection for the…

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Public administration reform

Press release: Recruitment and Promotion In State Administration Lacks Transparency

Not all the legal and institutional preconditions for the implementation of the new Law on Civil Servants and Employees are met, while the transparency of its application is also not satisfactory, Institute alternative (IA) argues. On Monday, IA presented its first quarterly monitoring report on the Recruitment and Promotion in state bodies, in line with…

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Social policy

Press Release: Proposed strategy – A step backwards

Proposed Strategy for development of Social and Child Protection relies on the abolished law and thus questions the long-term reform efforts in this area. Proposed Strategy reflects a superficial approach and the indifference of the state in defining long-term priorities in social and child protection. In order to pinpoint certain inconsistencies, remind on the forgotten…

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