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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,…
The Government Draft will not enhance corruption prevention
Cosmetic changes, forgotten quality draft of the parliamentary working group, lack of political will for substantive changes The Ministry of Justice prepared and published for public consultation the Draft Law on the Prevention of Corruption which does not bring significant improvements, nor will it, if adopted, enhance corruption prevention. Proposing such a draft law text…
“Euro-asfalt” Lost the Job, But the State Budget Will Suffer Millions in Losses
The bypass around Rožaje will be continued by another contractor, but the state budget will suffer millions in losses because the Bosnian company “Euro-asfalt” and its partners did not complete the project within the agreed timeframe. Sixteen years later, Rožaje still does not have a completed bypass around the town. Of the planned 20 million…