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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…
Call for Training Course – Gender Mainstreaming of 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 of Public Policies Institute Alternative invites civil servants, decision-makers and representatives of civil society to apply for Gender mainstreaming of Public Policies training course. Through Gender Mainstreaming of Public Policies training course,…
Army and Police Officers Right to Attend Public Assemblies
The Law on the Army and the Law on Internal Affairs allow officers of the Army and Police to attend the protest, party and other political assemblies without wearing uniform. This was highlighted by NGOs Human Rights Action (HRA) and Institute Alternative (IA) in a letter sent to the Chief of General Staff of the…
Clarifications: Call for Proposals ‘’Voice Your Rights! – Expanding Space for Free Assemblies”
C L A R I F I C A T I O N S regarding the Call for Proposals – Small Grants Facility For CSOs from Montenegro, within the project ‘’Voice Your Rights! – Expanding Space for Free Assemblies” Questions asked at the info session: Question 1: Is it recommendable for project activities to be…
Montenegro’s EU Integrations
Our Dina’s great interview for daily newspaper Vijesti on enlargement policy and other aspects of Montenegro’s integration in European Union (EU). 1) New methodology The new methodology is a new important moment for refreshing the idea of enlargement. It is still in the draft form and there is a room for it’s improvement. That is…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
The Administrative Court: The Agency’s Decision on Jelić’s conflict of interest was not legal
The Administrative Court’s Decision states that the Agency for Prevention of Corruption’s (APC) Decision lacks rationale of the statement that the ‘’expert services’’ provided by the public official Zoran Jelić, the senator of the State Audit Institution, to the Prva bank of Montenegro can be linked to scientific, educational, artistic and sports activities. We consider…