Public administration reform

Call for Proposals – Small Grants Facility

Institute Alternative (IA) within the project “Money Watch – Civil Society Guarding the Budget announces  Call for Proposals – Small Grants Facility  for CSOs from Montenegro Deadline for submitting project proposals, aimed at increasing effectiveness of participation of CSOs, media and citizens in scrutiny of public spending, is 15 November 2018. In order to be eligible…

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Accountable public finances

20 Proposals for Transparency and Accountability at the Local Level

Essential reform of local self-government financing requires more frequent informing and reporting, through reporting to councillors about budget execution, regularly publishing analytical cards, audit reports and stricter penaltie provisions. Institute Alternative addressed written comments and proposals to the Ministry of Finance within public consultations, in order to improve Draft Law on Local Self-Government Financing. The…

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Accountable public finances

How much revenues – thus much responsibilities

Reaction of Coalition KUM to the draft Law on Local Self-Governments Financing Coalition for transparency and fight against corruption at the local level (KUM) commends decision of the Government of Montenegro to finally systematically deal with local finances via new Law on Local Self-Government Financing, but warns that the draft that is currently up for a public discussion will…

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Accountable public finances, Public administration reform

IA in the Public Finance Management Dialogue

We participated in the first Public Finance Management Dialogue (PFM) and presented our key recommendations in this field. Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of the Institute Alternative, presented our comments on the implementation of the Public Finance Management Reform Programme. He said that the implementation rate of the reform programme was poor, with…

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Rule of law

Institute Alternative at the ODIHR human rights event

Aleksandra Vavić, Public Policy Researcher at Institute Alternative, participated in the annual meeting on human rights, organised by ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) and presented key issues concerning public assemblies in Montenegro. Roundtable “Promotion of Police Security for Free Assembly in Accordance with Human Rights in Western Balkans” presented problems and good…

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EU accession negotiations

You4EU – Citizen participation 2.0

Institute Alternative with the support of “Europe for Citizens” Programme of the European Union implements the project “YOU4EU – Citizen Participation 2.0”. The aim of the project is to encourage citizens in Europe to take part in decision and policy – making processes. Citizen participation in decision and policy – making processes is one of…

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