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Open Letter to the President of the Government of Montenegro
Nearly 50 NGOs and over 30 editors and journalists of the Montenegrin media sent today an open letter to the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Duško Marković, requesting to postpone public discussions and consultations on amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information until the end of the epidemic. The request to postpone the discussion…
Make Future Together: EU and the Western Balkans from the Youth Perspective
Starting from March 2020, the Institute Alternative (IA) commenced its work on the two-year “Making a Future Together: EU and the Western Balkans from the Youth Perspective” project. This Project is implemented in partnership with the members of the Think for Europe Network, the Institute for International Affairs in Rome, the Bronsilav Geremek Foundation Centre…
Reaction to the Allegations of the Ministry of Public Administration
Reaction to the allegations of the Ministry of Public Administration and today’s publishment of the expert opinions on the draft laws on free access to information Non-governmental organisations and journalists do not oppose public debate and additional consultations. On the contrary! We only ask to organise debate after the establishment of regular circumstances for work…
Constitutional Court to Evaluate the Constitutionality of Measures Introduced in the Fight Against COVID19
Regarding the recent order of the Ministry of Health, which implies further restrictions on the freedom of movement of citizens, including the prohibition of assembly in private apartments, and the dilemmas regarding the legal basis for such measures in a situation where no state of emergency is declared, NGOs Action for Human Rights (HRA) and…
One-off Assistance not to be Shared by the Inner Cabinet of the Government
Regarding the call of the Prime Minister to change legal framework and allow giving financial aid to the citizens using funds from current budget reserve, we are warning on the importancy of transparent distribution of the budget funds and righteousness of the distribution. Allowing the Government to answer on demands from citizens through current budget…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
IA recommendations for improvement of simple and centralised procurement
We have submitted recommendations to the Ministry of Finance on the Draft Decree on Centralised Procurement and the Draft Rulebook on Manner of Implementation of Simple Procurement. Our recommendations are aimed at overcoming problems mapped within our recently conducted research on these specific procurement. Some of our key proposals in regard to the Draft Decree…