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State of Security and Dismissal of Managers
Commentary of our researcher Dina Bajramspahić on announcements of the National Security Council, state of security and dismissal of managers for ND Vijesti State of security is more that worrying. It is especially important to emphasise that murders that are happening are only a visible part of „commotion“ which happens underground and that is most…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Montenegro and the EU: How to Improve EU Reform Benchmarking?
Certain benchmarks in the process of EU-Montenegro negotiations are not defined clearly enough, so they are subject to free interpretation and monitoring of progress, as assessed at the panel discussion held in Podgorica. Panel discussion “Towards Better EU Reform Benchmarking: The EU Enlargement Strategy and Montenegro” was organized by the Institute Alternative on March 29.…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Corporate Governance in Western Balkans: Far from Good
Need to strengthen competence in managing the internal audit of public companies in the Western Balkans was highlighted at a regional conference “How to Improve Good Governance of State Owned Companies?” on 26 March 2018, in Sarajevo. The regional conference was organised by Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event brought together representatives of public…
Insufficient Citizens’ Participation in Policy Planning Process
Local self-governments in Montenegro reduce strategic planning to a wish list without measurable results, and citizens’ participation in the policy-making process is almost completely disregarded, as concluded at the panel discussion “Governance for Results in Local Self-Governments” Our researcher, Aleksandra Vavić, participated at the closing event of the Center for Democratic Transition, which was organized…
Ministry of Culture violates the Government Regulation and continues Clash with Unsuitable NGO activitists
We call upon Ministry of Culture to publish the Decision on appointment of representative of NGO in the working group for Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on National Public Broadcaster Radio and Television of Montenegro. Ministry should have published this decision more than 15 days ago, and the working group for drafting this…
EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program, Public administration reform
DPS continues with an offensive against independency of RTCG
Today’s dismissal of PhD Vladimir Pavicevic and election of Ivan Jovetic for new president of the Council of RTCG, represents a continuation of political offensive of Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) against independency of public broadcaster RTCG. At the new session with participation of new members of the Council of RTCG, Ivan Jovetic and Goran…
Enlargement Strategy: Credibility of the New Approach Depends on Implementation
The European Commission’s document on the credible enlargement perspective for the Western Balkans offers least novelties in the area of the rule of law, assessed Milena Milosevic at a conference organized in Belgrade. The Conference on the European Union and the Western Balkans was held in Belgrade in organization of the Directorate General for Neighborhood…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Uncontrolled Recruitment Continued in Municipalities: Not Enough Chair for Party Cadre
In the Rožaje Municipality, 189 people were hired, although they ought not to recruit new employees due to the unpaid taxes, while their salaries are half a year late. Tivat is a wealthy municipality, but it might not be for long, as due to excessive employment salary expenses have increased about 1.3 million euros. No…
EU accession negotiations, Rule of law
Commentary for FOS Media on Government Statistics in Chapters 23 and 24
When it comes to Government reporting in the area of Chapters 23 and 24, it is incomprehensible, ambiguous and deliberately made so that it is not possible to follow what happened with specific cases. For example, the Police reports statistically on criminal offenses, the State Prosecution reports on the persons against whom proceedings for specific…
EU accession negotiations, Rule of law
Commentary for FOS Media on Government Statistics in Chapters 23 and 24
When it comes to Government reporting in the area of Chapters 23 and 24, it is incomprehensible, ambiguous and deliberately made so that it is not possible to follow what happened with specific cases. For example, the Police reports statistically on criminal offences, the State Prosecution reports on the persons against whom proceedings for specific…
Accountable public finances, Rule of law
Procurement for Security and Defense to be Regulated by the Law on Public Procurement
The Law on Public Procurement should better regulate the procurement system in the area of security and defense. The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MIA) spent about eight million euros for confidential procurement since 2013 until last year. This was assessed at the panel discussion “Confidential Procurement – Out of…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Municipalities Wait for the Effects of the New LAP and the Reduction of the Number of Employees
Majority of Montenegrin municipalities expressed readiness to reduce the number of positions – for example, in Bijelo Polje, the current number of surplus employees is hundred. Municipalities are working on creating prerequisites for the implementation of the new Law on Administrative Procedure, which should improve delivery of services to citizens. This was highlighted at…