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Appeal to Investigate all Incidents in Pljevlja
So far, four people have been prosecuted for incidents in Pljevlja – two for two crimes committed to the detriment of three individuals and two people for a total of three misdemeanors. The Human Rights Action (HRA) and Institute Alternative (IA) requested information from the Police Administration on how many misdemeanor and criminal charges were…
Podcast, Public administration reform
Podcast “Diplomacy Talks” – guest Stevo Muk
President of the Managing Board at the Institute Alternative (IA), Stevo Muk, was a guest in the podcast “Diplomacy Talks“. He talked with Mahir Sajmija from Foreign Policy Initiative BH. This podcast aims to discuss current topics from the region. The topic of this episode was the recent elections in Montenegro and the new majority.…
Online Info Session – WeBER 2.0 Small Grant Facility
We published Call for proposals for the implementation of the Small Grant Facility for support to civil society monitoring of public administration reform at local level. Due to current epidemiological measures, info session for all interested applicants will be held via Zoom platform on Thursday, 24th September at 11h. Access data for info session: LINK:…
Montenegro Election – What Lies Beneath the Surface
Author’s text published on the European Western Balkans portal This is the eighteenth day since the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) lost the election, after having spent thirty years in power, and Montenegro elected a new government for the first time. Surprisingly, everyone seems to have already adapted to that fact and accepted the new…
Public perceptions of service delivery in the region on the rise
Results from the public perception survey on service delivery suggest that governments in the Western Balkans are striving towards digitalisation and citizen-oriented services.[1] This year’s surveys show that all of the countries in the region are either making progress or remain at the level of the first PAR Monitor 2017/2018. Public perception points to a…
New Call for Training Course: Gender Mainstreaming and Public Policies
Gender Equality and Public Policies: Basics of Gender Mainstreaming Institute Alternative (IA) announces public call for applications for training course on Gender Mainstreaming and Public Policies Institute Alternative invites civil servants, decision-makers and representatives of civil society organisations to apply for Gender mainstreaming of Public Policies training course. The training course will be conducted by…
Traces of Ministers in Suspicious Public Procurement (I)
From furniture and cable cars to elite locations on the sea Among the longest-serving ministers of various departments in the Montenegrin governments since the referendum, Branimir Gvozdenović, former Vice-President of the Parliament of Montenegro and political director of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), is most often called out for potential conflicts between his public…
WeBER 2.0 – Call for CSOs
WeBER 2.0 – Western Balkan Civil Society Empowerment for a Reformed Public Administration is seeking project proposals for the implementation of the Small Grant Facility for support to civil society monitoring of public administration reform at local level. The Call for proposals is in the total amount of 225.000 EUR intended to support up to…
Police to secure assemblies and protect safety and property of those not participating in assemblies
The Police Administration is obliged to provide the public with timely information and credible assurance that all assemblies that are organised, whether registered or not, will be organised in a way that will allow everyone to feel unconcerned. The Police Administration, by its passive attitude, refusal to respond on official requests and appeals, as well…
Condemnation of the incidents
We condemn all incidents, threats and any behaviour that endangers other individuals and groups, or produces their felling of vulnerability. Any kind of revenge against citizens, parties or organisations which are considered defeated in the elections is unacceptable. Incidents and threats must be prosecuted no matter are they the result of authentic bad intentions of…
Bajramspahić: Montenegro should not be headache for EU
General tone of the September EC’s Report will predominantly depend on how the election day will end. In the area of judiciary reform, fight against corruption and organised crime – nothing has been done to deserve praises. Resignation of Vesna Medenica would help us score some points in the eyes of the EC. In this…
“Together for LGBT Rights”: Reaction Regarding Lawyer Marković’s threats
The Coalition “Together for LGBT Rights” most decidedly condemns hate speech directed to the LGBTIQ community and our allies by lawyer Velibor Marković and simultaneously extends support to the journalist of the “Vijesti” Damira Kalač, who filed a complaint against Marković as a citizen, due to threats made on the social network Facebook. Considering that…