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Video: Why are we against proposed changes of the Law on Free Access to Information
Institute Alternative is one of 44 organisations demanded that Government give up on proposed Law on Amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information We demand from Government and Ministry of Public Administration to give up on proposed changes of the Law on Free Access to Information. Proposed changes introduce new restrictions and drastically…
EU accession negotiations, Other
You4EU Debate in Zagreb
The international conference “Technology for Transparency and Citizen Participation” was held on Friday, September 27th in Zagreb. The conference was organised within the project “YOU4EU – Citizen Participation 2.0”, that Institute Alternative implements with the partners. In the introductory part, the You4EU project and and the publication “50 Questions from YOU to the EU” were…
Dina Bajramspahić in TV show ‘’Načisto’’ broadcasted on TV Vijesti
In an ocean of insolent, arbitrary and ignorant decisions, the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information prepared by the Ministry of Public Administration especially stood out, which was quite difficult in the Montenegrin public life. Reading in disbelief from one article to another, we who have been working in…
Open letter from 44 NGOs ahead of the International Day for Universal Access to Information
In the eve of International Day for Universal Access to Information, 44 NGOs signed an open letter to the Prime Minister of Montenegro and the Minister of Public Administration, requesting that they abandon the proposed amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information that introduce new restrictions and drastically reduce the transparency of institutions,…
Anti – Corruption Agency’s Council to open its door for the NGOs
We submitted the initiative to the Council of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption to enable NGO representatives to monitor its sessions without obligation to participate. We also urged the Council to publish its working materials before sessions, rather than after, as is does now. Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Council, adopted…
Ministries Block the Allocation of Funds for NGO Projects
NGO Coalition – ‘’Through Cooperation to the Aim’’ sent urgency to Mr. Duško Marković, Prime Minister of Montenegro, regarding the irresponsible actions of several ministries in Government which prevent the adequate implementation of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and block the process of allocation of funds for NGO projects…
Court’s 16 months of silence about Jelić’s involvement in Prva bank
Institute Alternative: Agency for Prevention of Corruption classifies the part time employment of the SAI Senate member in Aco Đukanović’s bank, as a scientific, teaching, artistic or sport activity. For more than a year, the Administrative Court has not judged whether the Agency for Prevention of Corruption correctly interpreted the Law when it found that…
Criminal charge against the Judicial Court
Three non-governmental organisations the Human Rights Action (HRA), Network for the Affirmation of the NGO Sector (MANS) and Institute Alternative (IA) submitted a criminal charge against members of the Judicial Council of Montenegro to the Supreme State and Chief Special Prosecutors. The Judicial Council consists of the president of the Supreme Court, minister of justice,…
Boasts without basis for transparency of the ministries
Although the Ministry of Public Administration and Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information claim that the ministries proactively publish over 90 percent of the information required by the Law on Free Access to Information, the Institute Alternative’s findings show that it is not so. According to the Law on Free Access…
Accountable public finances, Other, Public administration reform
Government grants those who need to control, investigate and judge
Several Constitutional Court judges are in sort of conflict of interest, since they are also beneficiaries of the rights conferred on them by the impugned Law. What makes even more apparent the negative effects of government gifts to judges, considers Stevo Muk. Stevo Muk commented for the European pulse the current situation following the publication…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
New IA project: For the Better Use of Public Money
Institute Alternative (IA) started implementing a new project ”For the Better Use of Public Money!“. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to establishing transparent, competitive and effective public procurement system in Montenegro. Project is financially supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands. Specific objectives of the project are to: Provide…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Housing Commission, a phantom organ that has been breaking laws for years
In an effort to completely clear up many controversies surrounding the work of the Housing Commission, new issues are continually raised and new breaches of the law are found. Thus, among other things, the Commission which is an independent authority that is subject to the Law on Free Access to Information has been violating this…