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Report from the conference on results and impact of Parliament
A significant burden of the legislative and control function rests on the parliamentary committees and they have mostly failed in this task in the previous period. Additionally, the work of the Parliament has been further hampered by its frequent disrespect by the representatives of the executive power and independent institutions. These are some of the…
The European Commission Report: Political instability and tensions halt reforms
This year’s European Commission Report confirmed the importance of the political level of the accession process of Montenegro to the EU and should serve as yet another appeal that, without political support, small steps at the technical level do not produce the expected results. Like every year, we translated the usual grades from the report…
To improve the reform of public finance management and the optimisation of the public sector
At the first session of the newly formed Public Administration Reform Council, we offered recommendations for improving the draft of the Programme for Public Finance Management Reform for the period 2022-2026, especially highlighting the need for the public enterprises to be included in this important strategic document. Since the draft Programme does not address the…
Two years of the 27th convocation of the Parliament: The neglect of obligations behind the facade of parliamentary supervision
Votes of no confidence in the 42nd and 43rd Governments, decisions to launch parliamentary investigations, and weakening of party monopolies – although these speak in favour of a more significant role of the Parliament of Montenegro, they have not reflected qualitative and sustainable progress in the parliamentary control of the executive. A more detailed illustration of…
Parliamentary program, Rule of law
MPs do not care about the reports on crime
Directors render accounts, but no one is controlling them Although the Police Administration directors have regularly sent, with short delays, semi-annual reports in the area of corruption and organised crime since 2018, the Parliamentary Security and Defence Committee considered only one. This is written in the documentation submitted to the Institute Alternative, which asked the…
Institute Alternative Turns 15!
Institute Alternative (IA) has remained committed to its mission of strengthening democracy and good governance through research and policy analysis. During fifteen years since its establishment, the IA has launched and implemented 105 projects aimed at reforms of public administration and judiciary, enhancement of transparency and accountability of public finances, parliamentary oversight, better social policy…