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EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform, Rule of law
IA Representative at the Conference in Skopje
“Chapter 23 – Pandora’s Box or Key for Good Governance?” Public Policy Researcher at the Institute Alternative, Ana Đurnić, spoke about the effects of the establishment of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption in Montenegro at the conference “Chapter 23 – Pandora’s Box or Key for Good Governance?”. The conference was organized by the…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations
Government’s Relentless Pursuit of Control over the Public Broadcaster
The discussion announced following the initiative for dismissal of Director General of RTCG, Andrijana Kadija, is a confirmation of DPS’s intention to regain absolute control over RTCG and stop its transformation into public broadcaster, despite warnings from the European Union. We remind that systemic, continuous and unprecedented attacks on RTCG began in December last year…
Our Administration: Transparent Interviews – Key to Integrity of Recruitment in Public Administration
In order to improve the undermined trust in recruitment procedures in public administration, we call on the Government to improve the transparency of conducting interviews with candidates for positions in the state administration and the local self-governments. Implementation of the new Law on Civil Servants and State Employees starts from 1st July, and it will…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations
Trainings on Corruption Proofing Held in Budva, Podgorica and Zagreb
Public Policy Researcher at Institute Alternative (IA), Ana Đurnić, held trainings on Corruption Proofing of Legislation. Two trainings were held in Budva and Podgorica on April 24th and 25th, for representatives of Montenegrin local self-governments, ministries and the Parliament of Montenegro, while the third was held in Zagreb on May 22nd and 23rd for representatives…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
IA Representative Participated at the 7th POINT Conference
Ana Đurnić, our Public Policy Researcher, participated at the 7th POINT Conference on Political Accountability and New Technologies, held from May 17-19th in Sarajevo. Specific topics and areas of the POINT 7.0 conference in the context of the use of new technologies were monitoring of government accountability, open data, success of civil society projects using…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
Public Discussion Rendered Meaningless: 80% of Comments on the Draft Law on Public Procurement Rejected
During recently organised public discussion on the Draft Law on Public Procurement, almost 450 comments were received from over 20 different entities – bidders, contractors, civil sector, associations and business associations, almost 80% of which have been rejected by the Public Procurement Administration and the Ministry of Finance. Our key objection was also rejected, by…