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Public procurement research – Round table announcement
In 2010, Institute Alternative conducted research on public procurement system in Montenegro with regard to issues of transparency and accountability. The research was conducted in the framework of the “EU Matrix – Monitoring the process of European integration with a focus on the implementation of the National Program for the integration of Montenegro into the…
Parliamentary oversight
The process of adopting the Law on Parliamentary Oversight of the Security and Defense Sector demands the attention of MPs, international organizations, civil society and the public in general. It should not be allowed that this law becomes shares the fate of those that are hardly read,differently understood, poorly applied. Parliamentary Committee for Defense and…
Parliamentary program, Rule of law
Only DPS is content
Stevo Muk claims the parliamentary oversight of the security sector to be weak Podgorica – In carrying out the control and oversight of the security sector, results of the Parliament, its Committee for Security and Defense, are still weak, although there is some progress, states President of Institute Alternative’s Managing Board Stevo Muk. “While heads…
Public administration reform
The Government of Montenegro adopted Draft Agenda for Public Administration Reform in Montenegro for the period 2010-2014, entitled “Aurum”, in the end of June. It was put to public hearing and it is expected that the final text of the Strategy, together with the Action Plan for its implementation will be adopted by the end…
ANB has an obligation towards the public
Law on National Security Agency (ANB) provides that the session of the Parliamentary Committee that will discuss its annual report for 2009 is completely closed for public. However, there is no valid reason that most of the aforementioned report on the work of ANB is made available to the public. This includes disclosure of information…
Capacity building of the Parliamentary service
Capacity building of the Parliamentary service should be the subject of a long-term plan, grounded on real needs of the committees and parliamentarians. The analysis of Institute Alternative published in January this year, concludes that, although there is a will to increase the number of employees in the Parliamentary service, personnel policies and deployment of…