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IA at the SELDI event: Civil Society in the new EU Enlargement Strategy
Milena Milošević, our public policy researcher spoke at the round table “The New Enlargement Strategy for the Western Balkans – How to Enhance Civil Society Role in Anti-Corruption and Good Governance”, organised by the SELDI Network on 28 November, in Podgorica. The Bulgarian and Austrian EU Council presidencies, as well as other initiatives, particularly Berlin…
EU accession negotiations, Social policy
IA and HRA call upon MPs not to ban public discussion
Institute Alternative (IA) and Human Rights Action (HRA) have called upon parliamentary groups of the parties in the Parliament to improve the Government’s Proposal for amendments to the Law on State Administration by deleting paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 4. According to the Proposal to the Law, the public discussion will not be held…
Accountable public finances, Rule of law
Urge to fulfill positions within the Internal Audit Departmenf of the Ministry of Interior
Below you can read the letter of the President of the IA Managing Board, Mr. Muk, addressed to the Minister of the Internal Affairs, Mr. Nuhodzic, requesting urgent fulfilling of vacancies in the Internal Audit Department, prescribed by the Act on internal organization and systematization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. IA letter to the…
Interview for FOS media about police torture and practice of the Prosecution
Below you can read the interview with the Public Policy Researcher at the Institute Alternative, Ms. Dina Bajramspahic, on police torture and practice of the Prosecution: 1. Why do we once again encounter impunity of the special forces in the case of Mijo Martinović, several years after impunity for beating of the late Aleksandar Pejanović,…
TV show “Direktno“: Employment in Public Administration based on party affiliation
Stevo Muk, president of the Managing board of Institute Alternative, participated in a TV show “Direktno“ at TV Vijesti, where he talked about employment in public administration, based on party affiliation. Apart from the topic of recruitment based on party affiliation, guests also debated about other abuses of state resources, which are especially visible in…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program, Public administration reform, Rule of law, Social policy
On public discussions without a public discussion
Last Thursday, the Government of Montenegro drafted amendments to the Law on state administration without a public discussion, announcement or justification. These amendments limit public debates in a way that enables ministries to virtually skip this phase in decision-making whenever they please. According to the draft, the public discussion will not be held “when the…