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WeBER findings: Accountability
Do Western Balkan countries have good freedom of information (FOI) laws and are they consistently applied? Find out in this WeBER Infographic, summarising the key findings of our regional Monitoring report:
Reaction of Coalition KUM to felling of cypresses in Bar
Local authorities must listen more carefully and responsibly to the voice of citizens The Coalition for Transparency and Fight against Corruption at the Local Level (KUM) assesses that the felling of cypresses in Bar represents an example of non-functionality of local democracy which should be based on direct approach and transparency. Unfortunately, institutes such as…
Ten proposals for better Law on Electronic Government
During the public debate, the Institute Alternative submitted written comments, suggestions and proposals to the Ministry of Public Administration, with the aim of improving the Draft Law on Electronic Government. The Draft Law’s key problems are failures to specify certain provisions and to impose appropriate sanctions, imprecise formulations and inconsistencies, which can limit the positive…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
Government abolished Public Procurement Administration, without explanation
By repealing body for public procurement, the Government is skipping the steps in process of regulation of public procurement; it is undermining public debate on the new law, the opinion of the European Commission and the public’s right to know, contrary to the demands of European integration. The Government’s new Decree on the organisation and…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Stevo Muk for DN Vijesti: Deserter Strikes Back at DPS for the First Time
The case of Duško Knežević could get a different epilogue from previous, similar affairs, which only gather spider webs and dust in the drawers of judicial bodies, if it turns out that there are forces in the DPS that can and want to use this affair to achieve their own political ambitions, said Stevo Muk,…
Civil society proposals for the work of the State Audit Institution
Insititute Alternative (IA) has submitted Its own and proposals from partner organizations for external audit in the next year; we request control of the optimization of the public sector, confidential public procurement, the University of Montenegro, social work centers and procurement and delivery of aids for people with disabilities. The contribution to the preparation of…