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While public procurement are irrationally planned, the real citizens’ needs are “on hold”
Irrational planning, frequent amendments and non-realization of plans are some of the central problems in the public procurement system. In 2016, large differences were observed in the planned and spent budget for public procurement for certain categories of contracting authorities, whereas the data on the total difference between planned and spent money for public procurement…
Comments of the Institute Alternative to the Draft Law on Civil Servants and State Employees
The current Draft Law on Civil Servants and State Employees incorporates certain solutions that follow Institute Alternative’s earlier suggestions, especially with regard to the explicit recognition of heads of state authorities as a category within the civil service system (See: Professionalization of Senior Civil Service in Montenegro: Between State and Politics, Institute Alternative, Podgorica, November…
Institute Alternative comments on the Draft Law on Local Self-Government
The current Draft Law on Local Self-Government makes certain improvements, especially related to the professionalization of the heads of local administration bodies and chief administrators. Also, it is commendable that some of our earlier suggestions, such as the consideration of the reports of the State Audit Institution by the Municipal Assembly, have been adopted. However,…
Press release: DPS’ Final Attack on the State Audit Institution
Remaining State Audit Institution (SAI) Senate members have been appointed, but this was carried out with political attack on the independence and integrity of the institution. Institute Alternative has been advocating for years for appointment of remaining SAI Senate members, as well as for the more active role of the Parliamentary Committee in regard to…
Public finances – the key challenge of local self-government reform
It is difficult to determine the optimal number of employees at a local level, while on the other hand, the high level of employment in municipalities is a burden on public finances, it was noted at the conference today The conference “Public Administration Reform – For Equitable Regional Development and Quality Services” was held in…
Seven Months without Establishing Responsibility for Possible Abuse of Power
The system for establishing accountability in the Ministry of Interior in Montenegro is completely ineffective in fighting alleged abuse of power by police officers. Seven months have passed since the media reported that two disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against police officer D. D. for gross negligence in the line of duty. Institute Alternative has…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Infographics: Poor participation of citizens in debates about local budgets
Below you will find an infographics on number of citizens in Montenegro participating in public debates on the budgets of local governments for 2017 (only in Montenegrin)
(mne) Infografik: Javne nabavke za građane
Below you can see the infographics on the money spent on public procurement in 2016 as well as which were the companies made most profit out of it. (only in Montenegrin)
Press Release: Fifty companies earn about 250 million euro from public procurement
In 2016, 52 private companies earned more than a half of total amount spent on public procurement. On the other hand, 91.61% of the state budget for public procurement was spent by only 86 authorities, which makes 13.6% of total number of contracting authorities. In 2016, 616 state authorities, local self-governments, public institutions and state-owned…
Interview for FOS media on the acts of Special Prosecution
1. Do you consider symptomatic that so far several actions initiated by Katnic (Mandic, Radunovic, Medojevic), were simply stopped by the Higher State Prosecutor Ivica Stankovic? It cannot be said that they were stopped because only one of the series of actions foreseen in the criminal proceedings was halted. All other investigative measures and actions,…
Announcement: Almost Half of the Government Members Does not Give Access to Their Bank Accounts
Prime Minister Duško Marković, Deputy Prime Minister for Regional Development Rafet Husović and nine out of 19 ministers, did not give access to their bank accounts to the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption. Also, out of the 16 presidents of the political parties represented in the Parliament, seven of them do not allow the…
Press release: Clarify the Actions of the Special Antiterrorist Unit
Institute Alternative urges the Police Director of Montenegro to explain why the officers of the Special Antiterrorist Unit (SAJ) intervened in one nightclub in Budva on 10 of July this year. The members of the SAJ, elite unit specializing in the most complicated police affairs, during the evening on 10 of July had conducted a…