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IA: Short-term assistance should be given via Social Card
For example, Nikšić Municipality has allocated social assistance for competition in football, publishing of collection of poems, organizing graduation exhibitions, studying in Italy and renovating offices of the local community Kočani Royal Capital Cetinje has apparently decided to look truth in the eye and grant Montenegrin artists the status of socially vulnerable individuals. This is…
WeBER small grants – “Moving” public administration reform to the local level
Institute alternative (IA) concluded on May 29, within WeBER project, agreements with five Montenegrin NGOs which will monitor public administration reform at the local level in the following period. We concluded agreements with Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Association of Youth with Disabilities (UMHCG) and Centre for Democratic Transition (CDT) from Podgorica, NGO Natura from…
Should NSA records be open?
Should NSA records be open? Dina Bajramspahić, public policy researcher answers this questions. Do you believe that NSA should open its records; we know this has happened in most transition countries? What do you think is the obstacle to that action? Is the state willing to do so? What should be done in case that…
Conference – Fighting Police Corruption: Legal Solutions and Best Practices
FIGHTING POLICE CORRUPTION: LEGAL SOLUTIONS AND BEST PRACTICES Venue: Hotel Ramada, Lesendro, Blvd. Save Kovacevica 74, Podgorica, Montenegro Time: Thursday, 1st June 2017, 10:00-12:00 PODGORICA — The POINTPULSE is organizing a conference “Fighting Police Corruption: Legal Solutions and Best Practices” that will be held on Thursday, 1 of June 2017, from 10:00 in the Hotel…
Secretly on Public Procurement: Backsliding due to controversial amendments
Contrary to regulation, behind closed doors and without organising the public debate which would include citizens and interested expert public, the Government adopted amendments to the Public Procurement Law and proposed some very controversial solutions, thus causing backsliding in public procurement area. At the 26. session held on Thursday, the Government adopted Amendments to the…
Citizens at the Service Counter: Kind Personnel – Unavailable Services
The “mistery shopper“ research method was implemented for the first time in Montenegro regarding public service delivery, and the results show that the municipality and ministry service counter employees are kind, but that the quality of information received are graded as the worst. The research was conducted by IPSOS Agency in March, within the project…