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IA’s Initiative For a Joint Hearing on Hold For Five Months
For nearly five months, we have been waiting for the parliamentary committees on economy and health to act on our initiative for holding a joint hearing on the topic of public procurement in healthcare. Despite the fact that the initiative, submitted by Institute Alternative on May 10th this year, was initially accepted by both parliamentary…
Parliamentary Dimension of the Berlin Process at the Bundestag
The German Bundestag hosted the event “Parliamentary Dimension of the Berlin Process,” held on October 9 in Berlin. The event, supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, was organised by the Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” from Skopje, in cooperation with Institute Alternative and other partner organisations from the region. The event brought together MPs…
A Quarter of State-Owned Enterprises Hide Directors’ Contracts
Complex network of salaries, bonuses, and severance payments in other sectors A quarter of state-owned enterprises did not respond to our request for access to the contracts of their executive directors, including some of the largest and most important public companies. The lack of transparency is further compounded by the failure to provide contract annexes.…
Meeting of NGO representatives with the Supreme State Prosecutor
A meeting between the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office and representatives of non-governmental organisations was held today, with Dragana Jaćimović, a representative of Institute Alternative, participating. The meeting was organised with the aim of establishing better, higher-quality, and more cooperative partnerships between the State Prosecutor’s Office and civil society. Supreme State Prosecutor Milorad Marković informed the…
Half of Parliamentary Groups Do Not Submit Requests for Research Papers
Half of parliamentary groups did not approach the Research Centre of the Parliament of Montenegro with requests for research papers, and the Parliamentary Budget Office received no requests from MPs During the current session of Parliament, half of the parliamentary groups have not approached the Research Centre of the Assembly with requests for research papers,…
Parliamentary program, Public administration reform, Public policy school
Public Policy School – Parliamentary Edition
Institute Alternative held another Public Policy School from September 10th to 12th at the Avala Hotel in Budva, this time for representatives of the expert staff of the Parliament of Montenegro. The goal of our School, which we have organised in different versions since 2012, is to contribute to the quality development of public policies…