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Concrete Steps for Strenghtening Cooperation of Parliament and SAI Announced
In the next two months, the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget and the State Audit Institution, will, with our help, work on defining the elements of a protocol on cooperation. This is the key conclusion from the meeting, held in the Parliament of Montenegro, between the members of the SAI Senate, parliamentary Committee on…
Appeal to establish the working group for improvement of the control mechanisms of the Parliament
It is necessary to further strengthen the control function of the Parliament, and there are four possible directions for improvement, based on: the precise definition and delimitation of competences between the branches of government; regulating control mechanisms, transparency in the work of parliament; strengthening the capacity of professional services. “Although the European Commission in the…
Institute Alternative established its Advisory Board
Since 2007, Institute Alternative, working as a scientific-research center, contributes to the improvement of public policy in Montenegro, acting within its main fields (public administration, parliamentary program, accountable public finances, security and defense). Numerous studies, public policy proposals, participation in working groups are behind us. We are continuously working on improving our own research capacity,…
Training for our researchers – TRAIN and DCAF seminars
Institute alternative announces with pleasure that our organization has once again been chosen to participate in TRAIN programme (Think Tanks providing Research and Advice through Interaction and Networking), financed by the Federal Foreign Office (Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe) and implemented by DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations). The aim of the TRAIN programme…
Employment in municipalities still not rationalized
Local self-governments in Montenegro have continued the practice of non-rational employment in 2014, although they did not even adopted the analysis on maximum number of officers, nor the plan to reduce the number of employees, which had to be done until the end of last year. All municipalities, with the exception of Andrijevica, Danilovgrad, Mojkovac…
Institute Alternative awards the best academic papers
Institute alternative awards three master’s and doctoral thesis defended during 2012, 2013 and 2014 in the areas of good governance, human rights, rule of law and democratization. The best award thesis will be awarded with 400 EUR, while the doctoral thesis will be awarded with 750 EUR. The eligible candidates are: The citizens of Montenegro…
Recruitment and promotion in State administration: Merits hardly achievable
The effect of the Law on Civil servants and State employees to establishing the merit based system in the state administration are limited due to inconsistent application of new regulations and weak competition during the recruitment, as assessed today at the press conference organized by Institute Alternative (IA). The press conference was organized withing the…
Panel Announcement: “Police Integrity in the Western Balkans”
POLICE INTEGRITY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS Venue: Hotel Bosnia, Kulovica 9, Sarajevo Time: Friday, 8th May from 9:30 Regional network of civil society organizations POINTPULSE is organizing a panel “Police Integrity in the Western Balkans” that will be held on Friday, 8 May from 9:30 in the Hotel Bosnia, Kulovica 9 in Sarajevo. The draft…
Citizens without the possibility to report the violation of the Code of Ethics for MPs
Why the citizens are not able to report violations of the Code of Ethics for MPs, are the sanctions for violation of ethical standards sufficiently stringent and is the control of their application sufficiently effective – those were some of the key issues discussed at today’s panel discussion organized by the Institute alternative (IA). Panel…
“Moja uprava” (“My administration”) – for more transparent recruitment in the state organs
Institute Alternative (IA) will launch a new website by the end of the month, which will facilitate the process of reporting problems as well as sharing experiences acquired during application process for a job in state administration. Website mojauprava.me will be launched within the project ”State Administration in Montenegro – Equal for All”, financially supported…
Panel discussion announcement “The Ethics of the MPs: From the standard to the practice”
Institute Alternative, supported by the Open Society foundation – Think Tank Fund, organizes panel discussion “The Ethics of the MPs: From the standard to the practice” in PR Center, on Friday, April 17th, starting from 11h. The panelists will be: Dr Halil Duković, the President of the Committee on Human rights and Freedoms, MP Group…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Press Release: We Proposed Measures for the Open Government Action Plan
At the moment, there is ongoing work on the preparation of the second Action Plan of Montenegro within the global initiative Open Government Partnership. The working group in charge of preparation of this document is actively considering the large number of ideas submitted by members of the working group, consisted of the representatives of the…