News
Press release: Condemnation of the assault on the journalist of Vijesti and Monitor
Institute Alternative strongly condemns attack on Tufik Softic, journalist of daily Vijesti and weekly Monitor. This case, as well as number of the so far unresolved assaults on journalists, proves that Montenegro is still not an environment in which the opinions can be publicly and openly stated and the issues relevant for the social reforms…
Presentation of the web portal www.MojGrad.me
At a press conference held today, Institute Alternative unveiled its new web portal, www.MojGrad.me, whose aim is to increase the transparency of local budgets (Moj Grad stands for My city in Montenegrin). www.MojGrad.me is a pioneering project of budget data visualization in Montenegro. It was created as part of the project “Monitoring of local budgets”,…
Press release: Four municipalities hiding their public procurement reports
Institute alternative is not able to get to annual public procurements reports for over two months now – from Podgorica, Nikšić, Herceg Novi and Rožaje. Using the right to obtain information under the Law on free access to information, we’ve addressed 14 municipalities with a request for free access to information, seeking Annual Report on…
EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program
Press release: Parliament still without a clear framework for participating in accession negotiations
The draft Resolution on the process, the quality and dynamics of integration of Montenegro to the European Union does not recognize the need for more active involvement of the Parliament in this process, does not define the modalities that would allow for this, nor the principles of relations and communication of the Government and Parliament…
Our protest regarding hate speech and threats to LGBT persons
IA strongly condemns the actions of individuals and groups that use hate speech, threatening and call for lynching the organizers of the forthcoming LGBT gathering in Budva. IA calls upon the police and authorities to immediately deal with the perpetrators and prosecute the offense of stirring up hatred and intolerance toward LGBT people. Publishing of…
Training on employment and selection in state administration
Our project associate, Milena Janketić, attended the training on “Recruitment and Selection”, held at RESPA (Regional School of Public Administration) on Wednesday, 10th July. The training was organized by the Hungarian consulting company AAM Consulting, in order to build the institutional capacities of HRMA (Human Resources Management Authority) for the new Law on Civil Servants…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Press release: Podgorica’s Plan Far From Reality
Institute Alternative (IA) submitted to the authorities of Montenegro’s capital Podgorica comments to the draft Action plan for fight against corruption, finding that the document is not aligned with the national priorities and that it does not provide convincing justification of the proposed strategic aims, measures and activities. The draft action plan of capital Podgorica…
Meeting with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s rapporteurs
IA’s Research Coordinator, Jovana Marovic, participated in a meeting with the new rapporteurs (Nursuna Memecan from Turkey and Kimmo Sasi from Finland) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for Montenegro, 8 July 2013. The focus of the meeting was at the following topics: judiciary, electoral law, fight against corruption and public…
Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
Corruption at the local level – consultative trainings in 14 municipalities
Within the project “Corruption at the local level – zero tolerance”, in the period from 3 until 25 July, consultative trainings will be organized in 14 municipalities. They are aimed at representatives of local NGOs, local administration and local MPs from committees dealing with budget and finance and the topics covered fall into in the…
Accountable public finances, Parliamentary program
Protest over rejection of our initiative
We express strong protest regarding the decision of the Committee on Health, Labor and Social Welfare to reject our initiative for organizing a consultative hearing on public procurement in the health sector. Its incomprehensible that Committee which has health care in its jurisdiction was not interested to learn more about the problems in the public…
Victims and volunteers
“Following weeks, that is, the following month, is crucial for further progress of European integration”, Milutin Simovic, an MP, said in his question addressed to the prime minister. Yet, the way this is perceived by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), it was visible in the answer, by which Djukanovic openly and directly transferred the…
US Embassy supports IA’s project
Institute Alternative is one of 12 organizations whose project is supported by the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro under the “Criminal Justice Civil Society Program” (CJCSP). Grants were formally awarded to civil society representatives by the U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro Sue K. Brown. Our project is entitled “Strengthening inter-institutional cooperation in the criminal justice system” and…