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Free legal assistance in case of violation of rights to peaceful assembly
NGOs Institute Alternative (IA) and Human Rights Action (HRA) provide free legal assistance to anyone who believes that their rights to peaceful assembly – guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, Constitution of Montenegro and the Law on Public Meetings and Public Events and other laws –…
WeBER 2.0 has begun
We are proud to inform you that the WeBER Project has received financial support from the European Commission for its continuation and that in the next three years we will continue our work toward reformed public administrations in the Western Balkans. Six organisations from the Western Balkans, members of the Think for Europe – TEN…
Call for Proposals – Small Grants Facility
Institute Alternative (IA) within the project ‘’Voice Your Rights! – Expanding Space for Free Assemblies” announces Call for Proposals – Small Grants Facility For CSOs from Montenegro Deadline for submitting project proposals, aimed to contribute to stopping the worrying trend of narrowing the space for civic participation in Montenegro, by strengthening the capacity of citizens,…
Ombudsman Shares NGOs Opinion on Government’s Draft Law on FOI
Institute Alternative received through request for free access to information an official opinion of the Institution of the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro (Ombudsman) on Draft Law on Free Access to Information (FOI). The Ombudsman, as an umbrella state institution responsible for improvement and protection of human rights and freedoms in Montenegro,…
Democratic Control of Intelligence Sector Must be Improved
Dina Bajramspahić, a public policy researcher at the Institute Alternative and a member of the working group for the Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights, commented for PCNEN portal on the issue of depoliticization of the intelligence sector in Montenegro. 1) PCNEN: In a recent panel discussion focused on the depoliticization of the security…
Conference ’’Public Administration – What Is (Not) Reformed?’’
Institute Alternative organised a conference ’’Public Administration – What Is (Not) Reformed?’’, within the project ’’For Better Public Administration Reform’’, financed by European Union as part of sector budget support for public administration reform in Montenegro. The conference was organised with the aim of presenting the key preliminary findings of monitoring the implementation of public…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Prosecution does not dare to act against Judicial Council
Non-governmental organizations Human Rights Action (HRA), Network for the Affirmation of the NGO Sector (MANS) and Institute Alternative (IA) submitted a criminal charge on 13 September 2019 to the Special State Prosecutor’s Office (SSP) against PhD Mladen Vukčević, President of the Judicial Council, and members of the Judicial Council, Zoran Pažin, minister of justice and deputy prime minister,…
On EU Integrations for Radio of Montenegro
Ana Đurnić, a public policy researcher at Institute Alternative, commented for Radio of Montenegro on non-paper, an informal European Commission working paper for Montenegro on chapters 23 and 24. Đurnić said that the report is what it is and cannot be read in different ways, adding that it is difficult to assess whether the report…
Panel discussion: Is the depoliticisation of the intelligence sector possible?
Institute Alternative is organising a panel discussion “Is the depoliticisation of the intelligence sector possible? – Regional Perspective”, to discuss Montenegrin as well as regional experience of the intelligence sector reform. After “The Bomb” affair in North Macedonia, that uncovered the illegal wiretapping of 20,000 citizens, comprehensive legal and institutional reforms under the auspices of…
Toxic Paint for Children
On 1 August this year the Ministry of Sports and Youth signed a public procurement contract for the construction works to reconstruct the gym and sanitary facilities at the”Štampar Makarije“ Primary School in Podgorica. The contractor that won the works contract worth EUR 28,855. 95 was ”ART Gradnja“, a company from Bar. While the works…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
Stevo Muk in Vijesti’s TV show ’’Načisto’’
Watch a full video of Petar Komnenić’s TV show ’’Načisto’’ broadcasted on TV Vijesti, featuring Stevo Muk, president of the Managing Board at Institute Alternative. Remarks published in the European Commission’s non-paper concerning chapters 23 and 24 were discussed, focusing on judiciary. Beside Stevo, guests of the show aired on 21 November 2019 were Ana…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations
IA met with the TAIEX peer-review mission on public procurement
Ana Đurnić, public policy researcher at Institute Alternative (IA), attended the meeting with the TAIEX experts within their Case-based Peer-review mission on public procurement. The objective of this peer-review mission was to provide the European Commission and Montenegro with an assessment of the vulnerable areas in public procurement and how the oversight system is effectively…