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Accountable public finances, Public administration reform
First meeting of the Anti-Corruption Advisory body held
U okviru projekta “On Friday, May 31, the initial meeting of the anti-corruption advisory body within the project “Corruption at the local level – zero tolerance” was held. Atendees were representatives of the partners in this project (Center for Civic Education (CCE), Institute Alternative (IA), NGO Bonum, NGO Nada), representatives of 14 municipalities (Podgorica, Cetinje,…
Accountable public finances, EU accession negotiations
Introductory IA activities at the regional anti-corruption project: SELDI network
Within the project ”Civil Society for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption in Southeastern Europe – Capacity building for monitoring, advocacy and awareness-raising” supported by the European Union, were organized meetings, conference and workshop in Belgrade, May 21-24th. The representatives of Institute alternative, Dina Bajramspahić and Marija Popović, attended the meeting of SELDI network’s Managing Board, SELDI policy…
Commentary on the draft Action plan for chapter 23
Institute Alternative prepared comments on the draft Action Plan for Chapter 23: Judiciary and Fundamental Rights. Comments, criticisms and suggestions, which we submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (coordinator of the process), are covering areas of the Action Plan that we deal with in our research efforts. Download IA’s comments on…
EU accession negotiations, Parliamentary program
Statement: Parliament’s role in drafting Action plans for chapters 23 and 24
Jovana Marović, IA’s research coordinator, commented on the participation of the Parliament in drafting the action plans for chapters 23 and 24 for the daily “Vijesti”: The adoption of the Resolution on the role of the Parliament in the process of European integration is unreasonably delayed, as the Parliament was required to define its role…
Press release of NGO Coalition: No political will for substantial changes in the Montenegrin society
Although the normative framework on human rights, fighting corruption and the development of civil society had been promoted, sufficiently strengthened and/or effective institutional mechanisms and inadequate implementation of the legislative framework in practice make the situation in these areas partially satisfactory. On the other hand, the situation in the area of judicial reform is still…
Press release: SAI’s forgotten recommendations
The Government has not yet been submitted the first quarterly report on the implementation of the Action Plan for State Audit Institution’s (SAI) recommendations to the Parliament. This is a violation of the Parliament’s conclusion and confirms our claim that the effect of SAI’s work is hampered by the executive’s relation toward audit reports. We…
Press release: The amounts of financial support must be elaborated
IA claims that the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare must elaborate the amount of financial support provided in the Bill Law on Social and Child Protection. Statements of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare during the parliamentary debate on the Bill Law on Social and Child Protection that Montenegro has the most generous…
Press release: Improve the work of inspection control instead of endangering the rights of mother and child
Adoption of the provisions of the Bill Law on Social and Child Protection which regulate the amount of funds for reimbursement to the employer i.e. to employee on maternity or parental leave, would endanger the policy of increasing the birth rate, the right to family planning, social security and the rights of the mother and…
Accountable public finances, Parliamentary program
2nd meeting of the working group for the preparation parliamentary guide
The second meeting of the working group in the framework of the project “Strengthening parliamentary oversight of the system of public procurement in Montenegro”, was held on 9 May 2013, in Podgorica. The Working Group, composed of representatives of the Committee for Economy, Finance and Budget, the Anti-corruption Committee, the Directorate for Public Procurement, Ministry…
Parliamentary Debate on the Bill Law on Social and Child Protection
“Bill Law on Social and Child Protection is significantly improved compared to the Bill previously withdrawn from the parliamentary procedure, but it can be still amended regarding strengthening the cooperation, defining the shelters for homeless and record keeping,” the IA stated. IA’ s public policy researcher, Dragana Radovic, attended 7th Session of the Parliamentary Committee…
Accountable public finances, Parliamentary program
Press release: No time to waste
The Parliament must as soon as possible start the process of appointing the new president of the Senate of the State Audit Institution (SAI) and the appointment of a new member of the Senate. Time lost in the current procedures should be compensated, because the obligations facing the SAI in the future require that it…
Vladimir Pavićević’s lecture
On April 29th, third block class of the Public Policy school has been held. The class was devoted to the topic “Academic writing Vs Policy paper writing“. Vladimir Pavićević held an interactive workshop. The topic (keywords): Argumentation; writing style; Quotation / guidance; Reference; Footnotes; etc. Two hours long lecture was held at the PR Center…