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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 offences, the State Prosecution reports on the persons against whom proceedings for specific…
Accountable public finances, Rule of law
Procurement for Security and Defense to be Regulated by the Law on Public Procurement
The Law on Public Procurement should better regulate the procurement system in the area of security and defense. The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MIA) spent about eight million euros for confidential procurement since 2013 until last year. This was assessed at the panel discussion “Confidential Procurement – Out of…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Municipalities Wait for the Effects of the New LAP and the Reduction of the Number of Employees
Majority of Montenegrin municipalities expressed readiness to reduce the number of positions – for example, in Bijelo Polje, the current number of surplus employees is hundred. Municipalities are working on creating prerequisites for the implementation of the new Law on Administrative Procedure, which should improve delivery of services to citizens. This was highlighted at…
Accountable public finances, Rule of law
Confidential Procurements far From Public’s Control (2): Army Keeps Everything Secret
It seems absurd, but when the Ministry of Defence purchases helicopters for 30 million euros – the public gets at least some basic information about it, while it is much harder to gain an insight into purchase of gym equipment, forklift or air tickets. Common to all these transactions is that procurement regulations and procedures…
Commentary for the MINA Agency on the Draft Law on Internal Affairs
Commentary on the Draft Law on Internal Affairs for the MINA Agency was given by our Dina Bajramspahić, representative of the IA in the Working Group for the Preparation of the Law on Internal Affairs. The Law on Internal Affairs has not yet been drafted and the working group is still working on it. Although…
Weak Results in the Implementation of Public Procurement
Public procurement system in Montenegro went through significant legal changes whereby new amendments do not contribute to the transparency, accountability and efficiency of this system, said Ana Đurnić at the conference “Challenges of Public Administration Reform in Montenegro”. The conference was organized by SIGMA – a joint initiative of the European Commission and the Organization…