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365 Days to Election
The split views held by the establishment, led by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), and the opposition on the environment for holding elections in Montenegro have caused a string of grave political crises which have had a devastating impact on the functioning of democracy, the work of the Parliament, the parliamentary oversight of the…
State owned enterprises spend money on donations, sponsorships and one-off social assistance: Millions are leaking without any rule and order
By spending the money which they mostly raise thanks to their monopolistic position in the market, state-owned enterprises support sports associations and federations, cultural and musical events, and also pay one-off social assistance to legal entities and individuals. State-owned enterprises, including those which have been incurring losses for years, spend millions of euros a year…
The updated portal ”My Money” presented
At the workshop organised for the representatives of NGOs and media, we presented an updated and upgraded portal ‘’My Money’’, a visualisation of state-level budget data, which provides citizens a simple insight in the way that administration collects and spends their money. The portal was launched in 2017, as the first civil society visualisation of…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
IA at the Fair of NGOs
Institute Alternative was one of the 36 promoters that presented work of their organisation on the Fair of non – governmental organisations, held on June 22, 2019 in Berane. The fair called „NGO EXPO 2019“ was organised for the fourth time, and during the past years this fair gathered citizens and activists from civil society…
Muk: Montenegro made too little of a progress in fields disputable from the very beginning
Montenegro has progressed on the European path, but not enough if taking into account the resources invested in this process, primarily the investments of the EU and other international and local actors, stated President of the Managing Board of Institute Alternative, Stevo Muk. Muk commented on the seven years of the Montenegrin negotiations with the…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Ministry of Finance to Organise a Public Discussion on the Public Procurement Law
We call upon the Ministry of Finance to organise a public discussion on the Draft Law on Public Procurement in order to enable all the relevant stakeholders to take part in the preparation of this document which will regulate multi-million budgetary spending. Instead of public discussion, on 10 June 2019 the Ministry of Finance announced…