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Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Commentary on the European Commision’s Report for the Radio of Montenegro (RCG)
Dina Bajramspahić provided commentary for the Radio of Montenegro (Radio Crne Gore) on the European Commission’s findings from the just published Report on Montenegro for 2019. In our review of the report, we concluded that the findings of the European Commission put under question the country’s leading position compared to other Western Balkan countries; some…
Role of the Parliament in a Democratic Society
Dina Bajramspahić, our public policy researcher, responded to Vijesti’s question about whether we need the Law on Parliament and Law on Government: The relation between the Parliament and Government is insufficiently regulated and for almost twelve years since independence, the procedural issues of the mechanisms envisaged by the Constitution are not adequately elaborated. In the…
Statement for RFE on the appointment Anti-corruption Agency’ Council Members
Ana Đurnić, public policy researcher at Institute Alternative commented the appointment of the Anti-Corruption Agency’s Council Members. She finds problematic the opinion of the Commission for evaluation of candidates that 11 out of 12 candidates do not fulfil conditions for appointment, since they did not pass the professional exam for work in the state administration.…
Accountable public finances, Other
Constitutional Court to abolish basis for allocating apartments to the officials
Institute Alternative filed the Initiative to the Constitutional Court of Montenegro for the assessment of the constitutionality of provisions of the Law on the Maintenance of Residential Buildings, which the Government uses as a basis for issuing decisions on resolving the housing needs of public officials. We find that the by-laws regulating issues beyond this…
Panel discussion in Belgrade: Why Security-Intelligence Services Reform Should Be a Mandatory Part of EU Membership Negotiations?
What are the mechanisms of capturing security-intelligence services, how are they used for capturing other sectors and why this problem deserves greater attention within eurointegrations – these are the topics of the discussion that will be organized on June 4, 2019 at the Media Center (Grand hall, 2nd floor, Terazije 3, Belgrade, starting at 10am.…
11 NGOs sent a letter to the President of the Judicial Council
The Institute Alternative is one of the signatories of the letter that eleven civil society organizations have sent to the President of the Judicial Council of Montenegro, Mr. Mladen Vukčević on the decision on the candidates’ application for the election of the President of the Supreme Court and the candidates for election to the presidents…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
European Commission’s 2019 Montenegro Report in Numbers
The latest European Commission’s Report on Montenegro published on 29 May 2019 continuously highlights limited progress which indicates the country’s failure to implement advanced reforms with measurable and visible results. The average assessment across all 33 Chapters is minimal progress (“some progress”), and only “backsliding” and “no progress” are worse than that. In numbers, the…
Frontrunner in a slow race
This year’s European Commission report on Montenegro puts under question the country’s leading position compared to the rest of the region. Some explicit critical remarks are in line with the Institute Alternative’s findings and postpone closing of Chapters 23 and 24. Montenegro, along with Serbia, another country in the official process of EU membership negotiations,…
The title of the “frontrunner” is a test and a burden
Montenegro must finally move forward from simulating the reforms and comprehend that being called or considered the frontrunner in the EU integration processes is not something it should lean on but rather a burden and a litmus test. This was announced at the roundtable “Shaping the Way for Montenegro’s EU Integration – Key Challenges and…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
NGOs from Western Balkan wrote to Donald Tusk
Institute alternative is one of the signatories of the letter sent by Western Balkan civil society organizations to the President of the European Council, Mr Donald Tusk, concerning opening of the accession negotiations with Nort Macedonia and Albania in June 2019. In the letter, NGOs and individuals express concern that further delay of the accession…
Contest: Digital solution for citizen participation
You have an idea for a new app or platform which can enable better communication and cooperation of citizens in addressing the problems of their communities? You think that digital democracy can support higher inclusion of citizens in policy-making? If your answers to these questions are positive, we invite you to share your idea about…
Elections – Birthplace of Corruption and Ongoing Political Crisis
Having in mind that environment in which elections take place is far wider and longer process than the electoral campaign or election day only, European Commission should provide its own assessment and not rely on OSCE ODIHR mission report only. Ana Đurnić, public policy researcher at Institute alternative participated in the panel “Frontrunner in a…