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Social Card – Potential for a Better Social Policy
Citizens no longer have to collect up to 30 documents to receive social assistance fee. However, it is not always possible to obtain the information necessary for the exercise of this right through a “Social card”. These are some of the key conslusions of the discussion “Social Card: A step ahead of time” organised by…
Press release: The Capital City fakes co-operation in the preparation of its 2018 budget
The Capital City Podgorica is faking cooperation with Institute Alternative in the drafting of the budget for 2018, by denouncing its participation in the working group, not delivering budget draft to the representative of the Institute Alternative and calling her for consultations before the final cut. On January 12 2017, the Capital City Podgorica announced…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Public administration reform, Rule of law
Press release: Six ministers refused to finance NGOs in 2018
The story of alleged cooperation between the Government and NGOs lasted until the first important decision in the implementation of the new Law on NGOs. Refusal of cooperation with NGOs in the fight against corruption will negatively affect the further process of European integration. Institute Alternative (IA) calls on the Government of Montenegro to oblige…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations, Rule of law
IA at the regional forum “Effective Prevention of Corruption through Risk Assessment”
Dina Bajramspahic, Public Policy Researcher at the Institute Alternative, participated at the regional forum “Effective prevention of corruption through risk assessment “, held in Ljubljana on October 25th and 26th. The Forum brought together over 60 experts from the ministries of justice, anti-corruption bodies and the non-governmental sector from the countries of Southeastern Europe to…
Institute Alternative presented its project “Money Watch – Civil Society Guarding the Budget“
Institute Alternative has presented its project “Money Watch – Civil Society Guarding the Budget“, on October 6th in the EU Info Centre, which will be implemented within the period from October 2017 till October 2019. Project activities aim at contributing to the fight against corruption by more efficient control of public spending and reducing public…
The number of employees in the state administration remains unknown
Minister of Public Administration, Suzana Pribilović recently announced that there are 38.000 employees in bodies and institutions financed from the state budget, while the exact number of employees in public administration, which will include the local level, is expected in the end of October. The fact that more than a year after the beginning of…