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Fleet Expansion: Million-Euro Acquisitions Planned
Although there is still no unified record of vehicles owned by the state, according to available data, the state’s fleet has exceeded 4.600 vehicles. In 2013, the Government of Montenegro, led by then-Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, announced plans to reduce the state’s vehicle fleet to 2,159 vehicles (from 3,718 registered at the time). However, 11…
Lack of criminal accountability for corruption in public procurement
In the past period, there has been a lack of criminal accountability for corruption in public procurement. It is essential to strengthen the capacities of institutions for detecting and prosecuting corruption in this area, as specialised knowledge is needed to address this complex issue. People within the system need to be motivated to report suspicions…
TV Debate on Public Procurement in Healthcare
The main conclusions of the guests on the TV show “Debata” on TV Vijesti were that the procurement procedures for medical equipment and medicines are overly complex and that there are evident problems in procurement for the healthcare sector, which is why the procedures need to be simplified. The show was conducted as part of…
17 NGOs: New legal framework should contribute to RTCG becoming a genuine public service
We call on the Ministry of Culture and Media to ensure, through the new Law on RTCG, that the appointment of new members of the RTCG Council takes place immediately after the expected rapid adoption in the Parliament of Montenegro, and the Parliament to halt the ongoing process of appointing two members of the RTCG…
Podcast, Public administration reform
The second episode of IA podcast (Re)Form with Marija Hajduković: Counting public administration employees
In the second episode of the IA podcast (Re)Forma, we discussed the activities undertaken in the process of public administration reform, the importance of data accessibility, and the announced (urgent) amendments to the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees with Marija Hajduković, General Director of the Directorate for Strategic Planning in Public Administration, International…
16 NGOs protest against proposal to extend sitting Constitutional Court judges’ mandates in Montenegro
Members of The Europe Now! Movement (PES), Vasilije Čarapić and Darko Dragović, have proposed an amendment to the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance to create an exception to retirement conditions in favour of judges of the Constitutional Court. Adoption of the proposal would extend the mandate of the current President of the Constitutional Court,…