EU accession negotiations

Enable adequate participation of civil sector – letter to the Government and Ministry of European Affairs

GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO Duško Marković, Prime Minister Ministry of European Affairs Aleksandar Andrija Pejović, Minister Dear Mr Marković, Dear Mr Pejović, We are addressing you concerning the recent decision which was adopted by the Government of Montenegro, namely to leave out Vuk Maraš, representative of NGO MANS, from the Working group for the preparation and…

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Public administration reform

IA in TV show “EU Integration“ on public service

Our Milena participated in a discussion on rationalization of number of public servants and key priorities in creation of public administration which will serve the citizens. “Salaries which are paid from state budget for employees in public sector have increased for more that 55 million € in two years “, warned Milena Milošević, emphasising that…

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Accountable public finances

Misdemeanour liability in the budget system: Not a single charge in three years

Montenegro is at the back of the row in the region when it comes to the volume of misdemeanour charges – not a single one was filed, and, in addition, since December the number of employees responsible for monitoring this area is zero. In Serbia, the situation is not ideal, but it is far better…

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Accountable public finances

Criminal liability and the State Audit Institution: Three years of investigating KAP guarantees

Around 125 million euro were paid from the state budget to service the guarantees given for KAP loans with the Deutsche Bank, VT Bank, and OTP Bank, and in order to fill the budget gaps the Government introduced taxes on owning SIM cards, froze pensions, increased the VAT rates… No one was held accountable for…

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Accountable public finances

When will the state know what it owns – Waiting for the state property register

First data on state property ought to be made available by the end of April, but Montenegro is still a long way from a comprehensive state property register How much property, real estate, securities, and money Montenegro owns is not known to this day due to the fact that the line authorities of the Government…

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Public administration reform

Citizens are insufficiently informed about public debates

Majority of citizens are not informed about public debates organized by public administration, while just over a quarter of citizens have heard about the e-government portal. Results of the public opinion survey, conducted by IPSOS agency for the purpose of IA, point out that only 6% of citizens have used E-government portal, which should enable…

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