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Press release: NGO representatives in the Council for Development of NGOs are boycotting the work of this institution
Although the President of the Council for Development of NGOs Marija Vučinović scheduled the session for 12 September, the members of the Council from the ranks of non-governmental organisations will not take part in its work. Representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) informed the Council about their decision. As the reason behind it, they stated that…
Panel discussion announcement: Police reform in the context of EU integration of the Western Balkans
Venue: Hotel Podgorica, Svetlane Kane Radević 1, Podgorica Time: Wednesday, 7 September from 10:00 Regional network of civil society organizations POINTPULSE is organizing a panel discussion “Police reform in the context of EU integration of the Western Balkans ” that will be held on Wednesday, 7 September from 10:00 in the Hotel Podgorica, (address: Svetlane…
Public opinion survey results: Majority of citizens trust the Police, despite their perception that the corruption is present
Six out of ten citizens trust the Police. Nevertheless, majority of citizens considers that the corruption in this institution is relatively widespread, according to results of public opinion survey presented today. Institute Alternative has presented the results of field research, conducted in April 2016 by IPSOS Strategic Marketing, on representative sample of 1000 adult citizens…
Research findings presentation announcement: How much do we trust the Police?
Institute Alternative (IA) and Regional CSO Network POINTPULSE are organising presentation of results of the public opinion survey „How much do we trust the Police” that will take place on September 1st in PR Centre, starting at 11h. At the presentation special focus will be dedicated to following issues: How much do we trust the…
MPs or civil servants? Put an end to violation of the law and work in parallel tracks
The news that the MP from the ruling party held a position at the local self-government while simultaneously serving as the Member of the Parliament and that he left the position of the local civil servant with severance pay is an indication of extremely blurred lines between private, party and public services in Montenegro. According…
IA at the Workshop “Civil Monitoring of Public Procurement” in Tirana
Public Policy Researcher at Institute Alternative (IA), Ana Đurnić, participated at workshop “Civil Monitoring of Public Procurement”, organised by Albanian Institute of Science (AIS) on 29 July in Tirana, with financial suport of National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Workshop brought together 20 civil society representatives from Albania, Romania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro,…
Press Release: Urgently investigate allegations on possible authority abuse by the Police and the Prosecution
Institute alternative (IA) calls for the Supreme State Prosecutor, Minister of Interior and Police Director to urgently clarify whether there is any truth in the allegations on possible cover-up of evidence of the responsibility of a third person that was involved in the car accident that resulted in tragic consequences in Donja Gorica on 29th…
Press release: Parliament to decide on sending the police on peacekeeping missions
Institute alternative has addressed the members of the Security and Defense Committee with proposal of amendments to the Law on Deployment of the Armed Forces of Montenegro Units to the International Forces (…)* that would include the Parliament in deciding on deploying the police and other state organs in peacekeeping missions. Amendments to this law…
Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the network “Our Administration“
Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the NGO network “Our Administration“ of Institute Alternative, Centre for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro, Bonum, Novi horizont and Natura was held today. The network was established within the project “Civil Society for Good Governance: To Act and Account!“, that is focused on the monitoring of the public administration reform…
Cooperation between the NGOs and Parliament to be regulated by Rules of Procedure
Center for Development of NGOs (CRNVO), Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and Institute Alternative (IA) will not sign the proposed agreement on cooperation with the Parliament of Montenegro, which came as an initiative from the president of Parliament, Darko Pajović. Namely, CRNVO, CCE and IA assess that the agreement, as legally non-binding act, nowadays does…
Challenges of Policing the Protests in Montenegro
Two challenges are recognized by analysing protest in Montenegro in late 2015: the excessive use of force and the lack of transparency by the police. Political and civic protests, that occurred last October in the organization of opposition coalition Democratic Front, lasted almost one month, with the aim to boycott the Parliament and demand resignation…
Public Administration Reform: Violation of civil servants’ rights – Lack of security and legal protection
Public Administration Reform: Violation of civil servants’ rights – The case of Mirsad Đurđević – Lack of security and legal protection Mirsad Đurđević worked as a senior adviser in the Interior Ministry, for seven years. Most of this time he spent in the regional unit Pljevlja, while also helping out in Tivat and Bar. However,…