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Insufficient Citizens’ Participation in Policy Planning Process
Local self-governments in Montenegro reduce strategic planning to a wish list without measurable results, and citizens’ participation in the policy-making process is almost completely disregarded, as concluded at the panel discussion “Governance for Results in Local Self-Governments” Our researcher, Aleksandra Vavić, participated at the closing event of the Center for Democratic Transition, which was organized…
Ministry of Culture violates the Government Regulation and continues Clash with Unsuitable NGO activitists
We call upon Ministry of Culture to publish the Decision on appointment of representative of NGO in the working group for Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on National Public Broadcaster Radio and Television of Montenegro. Ministry should have published this decision more than 15 days ago, and the working group for drafting this…
EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program, Public administration reform
DPS continues with an offensive against independency of RTCG
Today’s dismissal of PhD Vladimir Pavicevic and election of Ivan Jovetic for new president of the Council of RTCG, represents a continuation of political offensive of Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) against independency of public broadcaster RTCG. At the new session with participation of new members of the Council of RTCG, Ivan Jovetic and Goran…
Enlargement Strategy: Credibility of the New Approach Depends on Implementation
The European Commission’s document on the credible enlargement perspective for the Western Balkans offers least novelties in the area of the rule of law, assessed Milena Milosevic at a conference organized in Belgrade. The Conference on the European Union and the Western Balkans was held in Belgrade in organization of the Directorate General for Neighborhood…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Uncontrolled Recruitment Continued in Municipalities: Not Enough Chair for Party Cadre
In the Rožaje Municipality, 189 people were hired, although they ought not to recruit new employees due to the unpaid taxes, while their salaries are half a year late. Tivat is a wealthy municipality, but it might not be for long, as due to excessive employment salary expenses have increased about 1.3 million euros. No…
EU accession negotiations, Rule of law
Commentary for FOS Media on Government Statistics in Chapters 23 and 24
When it comes to Government reporting in the area of Chapters 23 and 24, it is incomprehensible, ambiguous and deliberately made so that it is not possible to follow what happened with specific cases. For example, the Police reports statistically on criminal offenses, the State Prosecution reports on the persons against whom proceedings for specific…