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Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform, Rule of law
SEE 2020 Strategy and the fight against corruption
Citizens should know that the crime does not pay off Priorities in the fight against corruption derived from the Strategy South-East Europe 2020 (SEE 2020) in Montenegro and countries of the region are far from achieved, it was assessed at the conference organised today by Institute alternative (IA). The conference “Against corruption – for Montenegro’s…
Conference announcement: “Against corruption: for Montenegro’s Growth!”
Within the project ”Governance for Montenegro’s Growth: It Depends On Us!”, which is implemented with funding by the Regional Cooperation Council under implementation of RCC’s South East Europe 2020 Strategy, Institute alternative is organising a conference “Against corruption – For Montenegro’s Growth”, which will take place on December 15th in “Podgorica” Hotel, in Podgorica. The…
Press release: Passivity in work is not a recommendation for reelection
Institute Alternative (IA) does not support the reelection of the current Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms, because passivity at work shown during his previous mandate does not constitute a good basis for his reelection. IA has pointed out on multiple occasions the ommissions in the work of the current Protector of Human Rights and…
Conference announcement: “Promoting police integrity in Western Balkans”
Regional network of civil society organisations POINTPULSE is organising the conference “Promoting Police Integrity in Western Balkans”. The conference will take place in Belgrade, “Zira” hotel, Ruzveltova Street, on Thursday, with the beginning at 9 a.m. The conference aims at determining possibilities for strengthening internal control of the police and the police in community, through…
Parliamentary program, Public administration reform
Press release: Director’s exam and transparency of our administration
The Administrative Inspection and other supervisory bodies should make a statement regarding the affair of alleged withholding the information on passing the professional examination for work in state authorities by the current director of the Agency for prevention of corruption and the implementation of the very procedure. According to the media coverage, Sreten Radonjić, the…
Institute alternative’s comments on the Draft Budget for 2016 of the Capital City Podgorica
Institute alternative delivered its recommendations for more transparent budget presentation in 2016. Our suggestions concern the manner in which budget data are represented n the Draft Budget of the Capital City and the following justification. Some of the recommendations strongly point out the need for understandible presentation of budget expenses and real needs of the…
Press release: Central public discussion on planned budget of the Capital for the year 2016 has passed unnoticed
Yesterdays half empty press room in KIC ‘Budo Tomovic’ is a proof of the lack of participation of our citizens at public debates on local budgets. Institute alternative participated yesterday at the central public debate on Budget Draft of the Capital City for 2016. Among twenty participants, most of them represented their councilor clubs or…
Police integrity in Montenegro is compromised
Police integrity in Montenegro has been compromised by the corruption, misuse of official position, excessive use of force and political actions, as shown by the research conducted by Institute alternative. The research is divided in six chapters, each of them dealing with the analysis of the work transparency, depoliticization, human resources management, financial management and…
Institution building in four steps
Agency for Prevention of Corruption should be operational by 1 January 2016. There is a vast array of preconditions for the commencement of functioning of this “emerging” institution and we chose four of them to test in practice. Legality. The emergence of the key institution for prevention of violations of the legal order was marked…
Press release: The Agency for Prevention of Corruption will not have enough resources
Determined budget proposal of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption is not based on a previous analysis of the optimal conditions for its work and providing results, it is not harmonised with other documents and regulations, and the procedure of its harmonisation reduces the jurisdiction of the Council of the Agency prescribed by the Law.…
Towards more quality, sustainability and better coordination of public policies in Montenegro
Institute Alternative (IA) organized the Fourth Generation of Public Policy School at the hotel “Queen of Montenegro” in Bečići, from 7-9 November 2015. Nineteen policy makers from Montenegro have undergone an intensive programme, consisting of lectures, workshops and training. The School aims at providing the participants with adequate knowledge and skills to analyze public policies,…
Press release: Perpetuating old patterns of cooperation – Reach an agreement on the appointment of the Head of Special Police Unit as soon as possible!
The fact that the Police Director and the Chief Special Prosecutor cannot implement the law and reach an agreement on the appointment of the Special Police Unit is irresponsible, especially having in mind high expectations of the domestic and international public for the Special Prosecutor’s Office. However, instead of showing dedication for solving problems between…