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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…
Europe Day: Movie night at Institute Alternative
On the occasion of May 9th, Europe Day, the Institute Alternative organised a movie night for students at premises of the Institute Alternative. Students had the opportunity to watch two documentaries: • Europe: From WWII To Today’s European Union (2014) – Documentary shows the period from the World War II, the chronically ordered events of…
Ten municipalities plan to hire over 450 employees
Human resources plans of ten municipalities show that they need to hire 457 people in this and next year. However, the estimated needs for hiring are not sufficiently explained nor their effect on the implementation of the Public Administration Optimisation Plan. Only four local self-governments have made human resources plans within the legal deadline, by…
Positive effects of optimisation?
In the lastest report on implementation of the Public Sector Optimisation Plan, Ministry of Public Administration, striving to come up with positive effects of the Optimisation Plan, claims that there has been an impact on public spending. It uses the share of gross salaries in the public sector in the GDP structure, concluding that “a…