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Accountable public finances, Parliamentary program
Reaction: State auditor cannot be appointed as a member of the Council of the Agency for the prevention of corruption
The Parliament is about to violate the Law on State Audit Institution (SAI) and therefore, endanger the appointment of the Council of the Agency for the prevention of corruption. The Anti-corruption Committee has supported yesterday by a majority vote candidates for the Council of the Agency for prevention of corruption. The Committee has thus repeated…
Blog, EU accession negotiations, Rule of law
It’s a long way from a law to USKOK
In Montenegro, the corruption flourishes. As a state and as a society, we are least successful in rooting out the high-level corruption, although we don’t have adequate remedy for the one at the lower levels. A successful fight against this phenomenon primarily involves increased number of criminal charges, legally binding indictments and verdicts, which completely…
Apply to work in IA: Young Professional Development Program TTF
Young professionals who have recently finished their Masters or Ph.D. studies in the field of social sciences are welcome to apply for a six-month-long fellowship at Institute Alternative. During their work, young professionals will have an opportunity to engage in policy-relevant research under the mentorship of our research coordinator. The final product of the research…
Press Release: Publicly About Internal Control
Ministry of Finance has finally published the PIFC Report, waiting for the Parliament, SAI and the public We welcome the decision of the Ministry of Finance to publish a Consolidated report on the system of public internal financial control (PIFC) for 2014. Reports for the previous years have been classified with the designation RESTRICTED, as…
Depoliticisation of public administration: How to break a vicious circle?
The “embrace” of the ruling party and the state, present in Montenegro for more than two decades, has a negative effect on depoliticisation of Montenegrin public administration, said Milena Milošević, researcher at Institute alternative at the conference organised by German Aspen Institute and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. The conference…
Joint Press Release of the four members of the OGP Operational Team
All members of the Operational Team from the civil sector resigned today from the membership of the Government’s OGP Operational Team. Four members of this working body from the civil society organizations – Boris Marić, Dina Bajramspahić, Milica Kovačević and Vuk Maraš resigned after majority of members from the Government of Montenegro today voted against…
The Special One
The key dilemma that arose during the adoption of the Law on Special Prosecutor’s Office was whether Chief State Prosecutor should propose the Chief Special Prosecutor. This dilemma was solved in favor of Chief State Prosecutors who now has the additional responsibility for the appointment, but also for the work and results of the Chief…
Joint Press Release: Deadlines cannot be prioritized over the quality of Law
In relation to the adoption of Proposal of Law on the prohibition of discrimination against persons with disabilities on the session of Government of Montenegro from 4 June 2015 and the submission of this document to Parliament of Montenegro for its adoption, based on shortened procedure, due to the respect of deadlines envisaged within the…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Joint Press Release: Government dismissed OGP Operational Team
On yesterday’s session, Government of Montenegro de facto dismissed current Operational team of Open Government Partnership (OGP), by passing a new Decision on the formation of Operational team of Open Government Partnership, which it envisages the election of new members within 30 days from the day when the Decision comes into force. Members of this…
Strengthening Consumer Protection Organisations for better Municipal Services in SEE
Workshop on fundraising and project management financed from EU funds, within the project “Strengthening consumer protection organizations for better Municipal services in South Eastern Europe” organized by the Institute alternative (IA) and TEN network, of which IA is a member, was held in Budva between 7th and 11th June. The project is financially supported…
Joint Press Release: What has Prosecution done with SAI’s reports?
The appeal of the five NGO’s to the State Prosecutor’s Office to inform the public about the actions that have been undertaken regarding the reports that the SAI has officially submitted to the State Prosecutor’s Office In eight cases, The State Audit Institution (SAI) has submitted particularly worrying audit reports to the State Prosecutor’s Office.…
Joint Press Release: What has Prosecution done with SAI’s reports?
The appeal of the five NGO’s to the State Prosecutor’s Office to inform the public about the actions that have been undertaken regarding the reports that the SAI has officially submitted to the State Prosecutor’s Office In eight cases, The State Audit Institution (SAI) has submitted particularly worrying audit reports to the State Prosecutor’s Office.…