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Press release: Unsustainable solutions for the Old Royal Capital
Solutions proposed in the bill Law on the Old Royal Capital, proposed by the MPs of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), related to the financing of the capital, are unsustainable and discriminatory to other local governments in Montenegro. Draft Law foresees radical changes in the manner of financing the Old Royal Capital Cetinje and…
Press release: Government ignores SAI’s recommendations
Annual Report of the State Audit Institution (SAI) for 2012 reveals disturbing insight into the degree in which its recommendations (which Parliament adopted as its own conclusions) are implemented. Namely, audit subjects fulfilled only 15% of the imposed recommendations, while the SAI has found that many of the Government’s figures on the implementation of SAI’s…
IA at the OGP annual summit in London
IA’s researcher, Marko Sošić, will be one of the panelists at the round table “When Supreme Audit Institutions engage with citizens”, part of the London Summit of Open Government Partnership, from 30 October to 01 November. This discussion will share experiences of SAIs engagement, compare approaches and instruments, and discuss challenges and critical factors in…
Recognition: IA offically certified as a reserch centre!
Ministry of Science has issued a formal decision, granting Institute Alternative the official certificate to conduct research activities in the filed of social sciences, on 17 October 2013, based on the Law on Conducting Scientific and Research Activities (“Official Gazette of Montenegro, no. 80/10, Article 31). Certificate was issued after IA filed a request to…
Meeting with the representative of State Department
Institute Alternative’s President of the Managing Board, Stevo Muk, met with the newly appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Hoyt Brian Yee. Mr. Yee is paying an official visit to Montenegro October 27-29. During the visit, he met with the high-level Montenegrin government officials, representatives of political parties, diplomatic corps representatives and…
RTS on key challenges in the EU accession process of Montenegro
For the daily news program of Radio Television Serbia, Research Coordinator Jovana Marović presented her viewpoints on the main issues the European Commission has identified in the Montenegro’s Progress Report for 2013, as well as the challenges that could slow down the accession process. The excerpt from the news program can be accessed here: http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/11/Region/1428830/Kamen+spoticanja+na+crnogorskom+putu+ka+EU.html
Civilian capacities for participation in peacekeeping missions
The meeting that was held in Oslo, Norway, marked the beginning of implementation of the project “Western Balkans Civilian Capacities for Peace Operations”. This project is realized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), with the support of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Researcher Marko Sošić…
Control hearing on public procurements in the health sector
At their first joint meeting, the Committee on Labor, Health and Social Welfare and the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget held a control hearing on the subject of “Public procurements in the health sector”. The discussion was aimed at providing an overview of key problems causing the present crisis in the health sector, particularly…
Parliamentary hearing on financing of NGOs
The Parliamentary hearing on the subject of “Implementation of the Law on Non-Governmental Organizations in Financing“ has started within the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget. The aim of this hearing was to offer comprehensive analysis of the issue of funding of non-governmental organizations and to provide suggestions on the ways of improving NGO funding…
If this is progress to you, then nevermind
European Commission says: “The plan for the reorganisation of the public sector, which had been endorsed by the government in April 2012, was finalised and adopted in July 2013. This version provides a sector analysis with a view to identifying adequate staffing levels and increasing efficiency”. It is a document Government of Montenegro has been…
Press release: Institutional Capacities For Recruitment And Promotion Should Be Strengthened
Institutions, key for the oversight of recruitment and promotion in Montenegro’s state administration, lack resources to efficiently perform their duties. Human Resources Management Authority has a key role in implementing vacancy announcements for state authorities, while the Administrative Inspection within the Ministry of Interior Affairs has a key role in performing oversight of the implementation…