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EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
On EU Integrations in the Age of Coronavirus on Radio of Montenegro
Our Dina Bajramspahić, as a guest in the show on European integrations on Radio of Montenegro, commented on the reaction of European institutions to the coronavirus pandemic, the EU’s position towards the Western Balkans in the new situation as well as the potential impact of a pandemic on European Integration of Montenegro. Interview with journalist…
Open Letter to the President of the Government of Montenegro
Nearly 50 NGOs and over 30 editors and journalists of the Montenegrin media sent today an open letter to the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Duško Marković, requesting to postpone public discussions and consultations on amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information until the end of the epidemic. The request to postpone the discussion…
Make Future Together: EU and the Western Balkans from the Youth Perspective
Starting from March 2020, the Institute Alternative (IA) commenced its work on the two-year “Making a Future Together: EU and the Western Balkans from the Youth Perspective” project. This Project is implemented in partnership with the members of the Think for Europe Network, the Institute for International Affairs in Rome, the Bronsilav Geremek Foundation Centre…
Reaction to the Allegations of the Ministry of Public Administration
Reaction to the allegations of the Ministry of Public Administration and today’s publishment of the expert opinions on the draft laws on free access to information Non-governmental organisations and journalists do not oppose public debate and additional consultations. On the contrary! We only ask to organise debate after the establishment of regular circumstances for work…
Constitutional Court to Evaluate the Constitutionality of Measures Introduced in the Fight Against COVID19
Regarding the recent order of the Ministry of Health, which implies further restrictions on the freedom of movement of citizens, including the prohibition of assembly in private apartments, and the dilemmas regarding the legal basis for such measures in a situation where no state of emergency is declared, NGOs Action for Human Rights (HRA) and…
One-off Assistance not to be Shared by the Inner Cabinet of the Government
Regarding the call of the Prime Minister to change legal framework and allow giving financial aid to the citizens using funds from current budget reserve, we are warning on the importancy of transparent distribution of the budget funds and righteousness of the distribution. Allowing the Government to answer on demands from citizens through current budget…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
IA recommendations for improvement of simple and centralised procurement
We have submitted recommendations to the Ministry of Finance on the Draft Decree on Centralised Procurement and the Draft Rulebook on Manner of Implementation of Simple Procurement. Our recommendations are aimed at overcoming problems mapped within our recently conducted research on these specific procurement. Some of our key proposals in regard to the Draft Decree…
Response to announced public debate on amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information
We are urging the Ministry of Public Administration to postpone public debate on the Law on Free Access to Information after the coronavirus pandemic and to publish opinions of the European Union experts on that regulation. We believe that it is inappropriate moment for the Ministry to organize a public debate on the constitutional right…
Coronavirus and Budget – Three Measures for Trust and Accountability
Reports on donations should be transparent, detailed and regular There is no reason that emergency situation should be an excuse for the lack of transparency. On the contrary, in this period the Government must work additionally on strengthening citizens trust and, if it is necessary, implement new practices such as transparency of donor funds, which…
Recognise the benefits of integrating the rest of the Balkans into the EU
It’s telling that the most important milestones of the EU’s enlargement policy are closely tied to Denmark. In 1993, the “Copenhagen criteria”, which set the conditions for EU aspirants, were defined by the EU Council, then headed by Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (S). In 2002, when Denmark was heading the EU Council again…
Recommendations for Improvement of Police Work
The key problem is human resources management, ie hiring and giving promotions which is not based on merit, knowledge, skills and personal abilities relevant to police work, said Dina Bajramspahić, Institute Alternative’s policy researcher In the context of the deteriorating of security in our country, we recall of some of the issues that we have…
Only three ministries announced public discussions planned in 2020
Only five ministries have fulfilled legal obligation to publish the work programme, while only three ministries have published a list of acts to be subject of public discussions in 2020. Year after year, the Government and ministries do not improve in creating conditions for public participation in policy-making. First of all, the Government established the…