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To Defend Freedom on Social Media but also to Increase Accountability
The right to freedom of expression in democratic societies should be restricted only when there is an urgent need for it and this restriction should be the exception. In Montenegro there is no law that regulate area of social networks, but that does not mean that citizens are not sanctioned, sometimes justifiably, sometimes unjustifiably, for…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Local Finances, Optimisation and Covid19
Old question – Do municipalities exist to provide services to citizens or for some people there to receive salaries and parties to buy votes? The answer was sought in the Relfektor show on TV Vijesti, where Marko Sošić was a guest. There were interesting things, for example: How did the Municipality of Pljevlja functioned “quite…
Conclusions from the Consultative Meeting „Young online“
Institute Alternative (IA) organised consultative meeting with young people from Montenegro. Meeting was organised within the project “Make Future Together: EU and the Western Balkans from the Youth Perspective”. The topic of the today’s “Young online” meeting was social networks, as well as freedom of expression in the Internet. More than fifteen young people –…
Parliamentary program, Public administration reform
Law on Parliament for a Clear Division of Power and Better Accountability
The relationship between parliament and other branches of government, participation of civil society and the role of the opposition in parliamentary oversight, as well as gender mainstreaming are some of the issues that could be included in the work on the announced Law on Parliament. These are some of the conclusions from a conference ‘’Towards…
Freedom of Expression on the Internet: A Common Challenge for Montenegro and the EU
On Thursday 17, 2020, Institute Alternative will organise public discussion “Freedom of Expression on the Internet: A Common Challenge for Montenegro and the EU”, starting at 11h. Social media has exponentially increased the space for free expression on the Internet, but it has also created new challenges. They enabled easier communication and connected us, but…
Towards Merit-based Administration, Not a Party-measured One
The first legislative activity submitted by several MP’s after the constitution of the new Government of Montenegro and new convocation of the Parliament was the Draft Law Amending the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees. Considering the proposed provisions, the broader context and the current situation in public administration, our goal is to provide…