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Parliamentary Committees to Re-Launch their Work
The work of parliamentary committees is not conditioned by the dynamics of plenary sessions and we point out that it is especially important that parliamentary committees initiate comprehensive discussion of acts that are in the parliamentary procedure. All working bodies have been passive in the period when disagreements on how to end the current political…
Public administration reform, Rule of law
The rights and interests of victims of crime to be in the focus of the competent authorities
Montenegro lacks a systematic approach to the protection of victims of crime, and we can not criticise individual links and parts within the system, but we need to create a system in which the victim will feel protected all the time, from the moment it is reported to the end of the proceedings. This was…
The new decision of the Agency: Bošković broke the Law on Prevention of Corruption
In the repeated procedure ordered by the Administrative Court, the Agency for Prevention of Corruption has made a new Decision and decided that the current MP in the Parliament of Montenegro, and former minister of defence Predrag Bošković, violated Article 12 paragraph 5 of the Law on Prevention of Corruption, as he earned 24 000…
Why is the evaluation of EU support important to the rule of law?
The European Court of Auditors has confirmed the EU weakness to produce comprehensive changes in the rule of law in the Western Balkans with the current approach, but it also offered recommendations for better incentives and conditions. The lack of political will, of ownership of reforms and marginalization of civil society – are the main…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
New Project: Early Integration for Gender Equality
In 2022, Institute Alternative started implementing a new project, with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of measures of early integration into the European Union (EU) for the improvement of gender equality in Montenegro. Overall objective of the project ”Early Integration for Gender Equality” is to contribute to the inclusive and gender-sensitive process…
No progress towards the EU without the Parliament
It was necessary to consult the Parliament prior to drafting an Action Plan which aims to address key recommendations from the European Commission’s Report. The need for a comprehensive amendment of the Law on Prevention of Corruption goes beyond the scope of electoral reform. This was pointed out today by Ana Đurnić, who on behalf…