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Why We Are Against the Proposed “Optimization” of Public Administration
Stevo Muk, a representative of Institute Alternative in the Inter-Departmental expert team, voted against the Draft Optimization Plan for Public Administration in Montenegro for the period 2018-2020. The Draft Public Administration Optimization Plan is largely based on restricting employment until March 1st 2019, non-extension of fixed-term contracts, retirement of employees who meet conditions, mutually agreed…
EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program, Public administration reform
TV Show “Reflector”
Decision of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and Dismissal of Ćalović Marković – continuation of the fight against Government critics? Ana Đurnić, Public Policy Researcher in IA, was a guest in the TV Vijesti Show “Reflector”. The topic was “APC decision and dismissal Ćalović Marković – continuation of the fight against those with…
Public administration reform, Rule of law
Announcement: Police – Integrated Body, Yes or No?
Institute Alternative is organizing a panel discussion with the topic on “Police – Integrated Body, Yes or No?” which will take place in Hotel Podgorica, Montenegro, on 14 of June at 11 AM. The topics of the discussion are following: What are the key advantages and disadvantages of the concept of “integrated bodies”? What are…
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…