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Training: Screening the chapter 23
The second workshop of the Macedonian Network 23 was held from 11 to 14 December in Struga, Macedonia, and our Dina Bajramspahić shared experience of civil society in Montenegro in monitoring the accession negotiations in Chapter 23 and the directions for the reform of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. The workshop topic “Experiences, Challenges and Potential…
Press release: Procurements Without Oversight
Although they belong to one of the six high-risk areas for corruption in Montenegro and improving control over the implementation of concluded contracts is a crucial criterion for the progress in the negotiation process under Chapter 23, control of public procurement is still limited and worrying. The share of public procurement in the total GDP…
Regional Conference on EU Integration
President of the IA’s Managing Board, Stevo Muk, participated in the Regional Convention on European integration organized by the European Movement in Montenegro. The Convention was held in Miločer, from 12-14 December 2014. The focus of the Convention was the relation between Civil Society Organizations and State Actors in the process of European Integration. Stevo…
Enhance the Professionalization of Managers: More Competence and Less Politics
Round table “Professionalization of Managerial Staff: Between State and Politics” was organized by Institute Alternative with the support of Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). Stevo Muk, president of the Managing Board of the IA, and Dragana Ranitović, acting director general of the Directorate for state administration and local self-government have opened the event. They had reminded…
EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform
Analysis: “Human resources for EU membership: policies of the Western Balkans”
The members of Think for Europe (TEN) network, Institute Alternative, European Policy Centre from Belgrade and European Policy Institute from Skopje have prepared new background document “Human resources for EU membership: Policies of Western Balkans”. The document was made for the conference “Building Human Capacities for EU Accession in the SEE Countries”, held from 13-16…
The Paradox of an Appointment
After the last convocation of the Parliament, we urged the parliamentary majority to give the presidency of the Security and Defense Committee to the opposition. As this is the most important supervisory working body of the Parliament which should establish control over key levers of power, this solution would be natural as well as in…
Government – Civil Society in the Western Balkans in 2025
Research Coordinator Jovana Marovic participated in the workshop on strategic forecasting organized for alumni TRAIN program from 7-10. December 2014 in Berlin. (The rest of this post is currently available only in Montenegrin — translation coming soon.)
Announcement: “Professionalization of managerial staff: Between state and politics”
On Monday, December 15, at a round table titled “Professionalization of managerial staff: Between state and politics”, we will discuss the status of the high managerial staff in the Montenegrin state administration, with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). (The rest of this post is currently available only in Montenegrin — translation coming…
Modest Results of Implementing Ethical Standards in the Public Administration
“Montenegro still lacks the basic prerequisites for the successful application of ethical standards in public administration”, was stated at today’s press conference organized by the Institute Alternative. Next to representatives of Institute Alternative, Assistant Secretary General of Union of Municipality of Montenegro, Ljubinka Radulović has delivered her speech on key aspects of implementing ethical standards…
How to Ensure the Implementation of Ethical Standards in the Public Administration?
At the press conference, which will take place in the PR Centre on Monday, 8 December, at 11am, we will present an analysis of the implementation of ethical standards in public administration, with an emphasis on the work of the Ethics Committee in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Ethics’ Code of state employees.…
Ministry Ordered to Reveal Contracts
Agency for protection of personal data and free access to information endorsed our appeal against the decision of the Ministry of Interior regarding the availability of the Ministry’s direct agreements. In July 2014, Institute Alternative submitted the request for free access to information on all public procurement contracts concluded via direct agreement in the last…
How the Government Manages our Resources
“The Prosecutor’s Office must investigate concessions”, stated MPs this summer when discussing the report of the Commission for concessions. Since then, we do not have the Law, or the registry, indictments, or any other significant developments in this area. The focus of the Government is only one job, one with the Chinese about the highway,…