Accountable public finances

Workshop: Media reporting on the work of the State Audit Institution

With the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Institute Alternative held a workshop on “Reporting on the work of the State Audit Institution”. The workshop was as an opportunity for exchanging views on ways to achieve better and more effective cooperation between the SAI and the media and civil society. The workshop was opened by…

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Statement: the SAI and Determining Responsibility

Questions of Mina Business: For years, the SAI publishes reports that show numerous irregularities in the work of public officials. Nothing is specifically done about it and everything remains on the constatation of irregularities. What is your comment? What procedure should be established to make those who do not respect the people’s money and do…

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RFE: “The findings of auditors remain on a paper”

On the following website you can read the article by Radio Free Europe about the impact of the state audit in Montenegro, entitled “The findings of auditors remain on a paper,” for which the statement was made by Public Policy Researcher, Marko Sošić: http://www.slobodnaevropa.org/content/nalazi-revizora-ostaju-mrtvo-slovo/24761221.html

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Press release: Government to urgently take a position on the SAI report

From this year’s audit report on the financial account of the Budget, it is clear that the work of the SAI is not taken seriously into account neither by the Government and Ministry of Finance, nor by the individual audit entities and the Parliament. Institute Alternative has been dealing with the problem of the impact…

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Statement: No Follow-up to SAI’s recommendations

Questions from “Dan”: Can you comment the final report of the SAI on the Government accounts for 2011 year and the fact that the Ministers were shared 775 thousand euros, hired 697 civil servants and diverted funds from one budget item to another and between the consumer unit? How do you comment the fact that…

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Statement: Passive MPs and new Convocation

Questions from newspapers “Dan”: – Among the MPs of the previous convocation were those who did not show up for any discussion, comments, or haven’t submitted a single amendment to any of the hundreds of reviewed laws. How do you expect those MPs to behave at the new convocation? – Are there any mechanisms to…

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