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Commentary on Commission for Concessions’ 2010 report
Commission for Concessions’ 2010 report states that the register of concession contracts has been compiled. However, this is not the case because the Government itself states that the compiling of the registry is “in course”. Also, the report further states that the register will be published on the website of the Commission for Concessions as…
Better regulation of Question Time and Prime Minister’s Hour required
Question Time and Prime Minister’s hour do not represent effective mechanisms for parliamentary control of the executive. In order to increase the effects of these control mechanisms in practice, they should be prescribed more precise and detailed. It is necessary to enable their frequent use, as it is regulated in the EU member countries and…
Revision of certain provisions of the draft Law on Public Procurement required
The draft Law on Public Procurement should be reviewed before a proposal gets on the agenda of the Parliament. Some provisions of the draft Law require further attention and improvement. The Draft Law provides obligatory revision of the contracts worth over €1,000,000 by the State Commission, although an earlier version of the Draft had set…
Institute Alternative’s project associate has been a guest of TV show about public procurement on TV Vijesti
Institute Alternative’s Project Associate Milica Popović has been a guest of TV show ,,Epilog” on TV ,,Vijesti”, discussing the topic of corruption in public procurement system in Montenegro. The show aired on 04/04/2011.
Overseeing the budgets of local self-governments – constraints and opportunities
Latest research of Institute Alternative “Overseeing the budgets of local self-governments – constraints and opportunities”,was presented at the press conference on 01 April 2011. The research was conducted in the framework of the project “Strengthening budget control at the local level”, supported by Canada Fund. Aiming to give an overview of existing mechanisms for budget…
SAI’s Senate incomplete for a year
Senate of the State Audit Institution (SAI) has been incomplete for a year now, comprising four out of the legally prescribed five members. Institute Alternative calls upon the Parliament and Administrative Committee, to place the appointing of a new member of the SAI’s Senate on the list of its short-term priorities. Since a member of…