Half of parliamentary groups did not approach the Research Centre of the Parliament of Montenegro with requests for research papers, and the Parliamentary Budget Office received no requests from MPs
During the current session of Parliament, half of the parliamentary groups have not approached the Research Centre of the Assembly with requests for research papers, while the Parliamentary Budget Office has not received a single request from MPs.
Although 37% of the bills introduced in the current 28th session have been proposed by MPs themselves, they rarely or never seek assistance from the analytical units available to them within the Assembly for the preparation of these bills.
Only half of the parliamentary groups, or their representatives in the Assembly, have approached the Parliamentary Institute – the Research Centre of the Assembly – with a request for the preparation of research papers since the beginning of the 28th session. So far, the Research Centre has received 24 requests, of which only 7 related to the preparation of bill proposals, while the others were aimed at preparing discussions. Since the beginning of the 28th session, no MPs have submitted requests to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). On its own initiative, the PBO has produced reviews of key budget documents, bill proposals, and reports that were on the agenda of working bodies and plenary sessions.
The most requests came from the Parliamentary group of the Europe Now (13), SNP-CIVIS submitted 4 requests, Democrats of Montenegro submitted 2, and For the Future of Montenegro – New Serb Democracy submitted 3, while the clubs of the Bosniak Party and the Special MP Club each submitted 1 request. Out of a total of 12 clubs, 6 parliamentary groups have not approached the Research Centre since the beginning of the 28th session: the Democratic Party of Socialists, the Parliamentary Club of the Democratic Union of Albanians and the Croatian Civic Initiative, the Albanian Forum, the Social Democrats of Montenegro, the Civic Movement URA, and the Democratic People’s Party.
The Research Centre, upon MPs’ requests, has prepared papers on topics such as: comparisons of income levels in EU and Western Balkan countries, comparative practices of maritime laws, analyses of the legislation of regional countries regarding the election of Constitutional Court judges, comparisons of Forest Laws, and legal solutions for illegally acquired property that is not subject to criminal proceedings, a comparative review of the evolution of dual citizenship, etc.
Below, you can access research papers that have not yet reached the expiration date for public release, in accordance with MPs’ requests.
Requests for the preparation of research papers sent to the Research Center of the Assembly since the beginning of the 28th convocation
| the date | applicant | topic | description | purpose | format |
| 7/2/2024 | Bogdan Božović (SNP-CIVIS) |
How are energy efficiency and mobility shaping our urban future? |
Not specified | To prepare the discussion |
Short information |
| 15/2/2024 | Boris Pejović (Europe now) |
Comparison of income levels in EU and Western Balkan countries |
Cross-section for the end of 2021, 2022 and 2023, related to the net amounts of the average salary and average pension. |
To prepare the discussion |
Comparative review |
| 26/2/2024 | Zdenka Popović (Democrats) |
The method of formalizing the Women’s Club of Parliaments in EU countries and regions. |
How is the work of the Women’s Club, or other bodies that have the same or similar scope of competence, organised? |
Not specified | Comparative review |
| 28/2/2024 | Bogdan Božović (SNP-CIVIS) |
Labor Law | What is the maximum period of time that an employee can receive a permanent solution? In neighboring countries and member countries of the EU? |
For the preparation of amendment proposals |
Short information |
| 3/3/2024 | Vasilije Čarapić (Europe now) |
Resolution condemning Israel’s crimes in Palestine | How many EU member states have supported a resolution of the same or similar type in their parliaments? |
Not specified | Not specified |
| 18/3/2024 | Slađana Kaluđerović (SNP-CIVIS) |
Property insurance of the energy state company |
Comparative overview for the period 2019-2024: insurance premium amounts, the number of offers for each year, the legal framework regarding the principle of territoriality and whether international tenders are allowed… |
For the preparation of amendment proposals |
Study |
| 19/3/2024 | Boris Pejović (Europe now) |
Comparative inflation rates in EU and Western Balkan countries |
Overview for 2021, 2022 and 2023. | To prepare the discussion | Comparative review |
| 22/3/2024 | Tonci Janović (Europe now) |
Comparative practice of the maritime laws of Greece, Croatia and Slovenia |
Regulation of legal relations, protection and preservation… With special reference to penal policy and compensation for anchoring ships and spilling waste water… |
For the preparation of the bill |
Comparative review |
| 25/3/2024 | Nađa Laković (Europe now) |
Migration in Montenegro | International migration with reference to Ukrainian refugees and their cohesion in the period 2021-2024. |
Discussion within international delegations |
Short information with an overview of statistical data |
| 28/3/2024 | Boris Pejović (Europe now) |
Group of friendships with Montenegro | Data related to the existence of friendship groups with Montenegro (or with the states of WB) in the current convocations of the parliaments of other states. Data needed to improve cooperation with member countries of the Council of Europe. |
For the promotion of international parliamentary cooperation through the friendship group |
Short information |
| 3/4/2024 | Ervin Ibrahimović (Bosniak Party) |
Establishment of the Public Health Operations Centre for Emergency Situations in Montenegro |
How many funds has the EU allocated to Montenegro for these purposes, what stage has been reached in the implementation of this project, what does this project entail in Montenegro, what will be the specific effects of its establishment… |
Not specified | Analysis |
| 8/4/2024 | Jevrosima Pejović (Special MP Club) |
Analysis of the EU and the legislation of the countries of the region in the part of the election of judges of the Constitutional Court |
Collect information in countries that are demographically similar to Montenegro, an example of Scandinavian countries, as well as countries that in the past shared a similar arrangement as Montenegro, but went through the transition… |
For the preparation of amendments and discussions |
Comparative review |
| 23/4/2024 | Jelena Božović (ZBCG – NSD) |
Multiple questions for the needs of the Women’s Club of the Assembly | What is the percentage of women and men employed in shops who would be affected by the return of the working week? What is the practice in EU countries, what are the salaries compared to the average Montenegrin salary, what are the conditions in which women work… |
Not specified | Not specified |
| 24/04/2024 | Nikola Rovčanin (Democrats) |
Regulation of the field of games of chance | Preparation of analysis and study on the experiences of EU countries and regions in connection with the advertising of games of chance in the media and prescribed restrictions. |
Not specified | Study |
| 25/4/2024 | Gordan Stojović (Europe now) |
Comparative practice of legal regulation of artificial intelligence in EU countries |
Comparative practice of legal regulation of artificial intelligence in EU countries. |
To prepare the discussion | Comparative analysis |
| 25/4/2024 | Gordan Stojović (Europe now) |
Comparative analysis of demographic stabilization at the level of EU and ION |
The issue of the demographic trend of emigration in the mentioned countries, how those countries faced this problem and with what solutions. |
To prepare the discussion | Comparative analysis |
| 30/4/2024 | Miodrag Laković (Europe now) |
Legal solutions for illegally acquired property for which no criminal proceedings are conducted |
Comparative practice (especially EU) for legal solutions for illegally acquired property for which no criminal proceedings are conducted. |
For the bill and discussion in the plenum |
Comparative review |
| 13/5/2024 | Gordan Stojović (Europe now) |
Comparative analysis for ambassadors | Analysis in the European Union for the legal retirement limit and the age limit for ambassadors and other senior diplomats. |
For the bill | Comparative review |
| 13/5/2024 | Sladjana Kaluđerović (SNP-CIVIS) |
Analysis of the banking market | Interest rate for the period 2019-2024 on term savings, cash, consumer, home loan… |
To prepare the discussion | Short information |
| 17/5/2024 | Darko Dragović (Europe now) |
Comparative analysis of the Law on Forests of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia |
Comparative practice of the Law on Forests of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. |
For the preparation of the law | Comparative analysis |
| 25/6/2024 | Jelena Nedović (Europe now) |
Analysis of changes to the CPC in relation to custody for the period from 2009 to today |
Analysis of changes to the Criminal Procedure Act in relation to detention, for the period from 2009 to today, i.e. what were all the changes. In 2015-2018, was there a provision on the duration of detention for a maximum of three years from the indictment to the verdict? |
To prepare the discussion | Comparative review |
| 17/7/2024 | Andrija Mandić (NSD) | Comparative practice of exercising the right to dual citizenship |
The evolution of dual citizenship is visible both theoretically, in the constitution of the right to dual citizenship, and in certain international legal instruments (European Convention on Citizenship of the Council of Europe), but also in the field of national legislation of the vast majority of EU member states. Analysis of the Montenegrin normative framework, realization of the right to dual citizenship and comparative practice. |
The bill | Comparative review, study, review of statistical data |
| 17/7/2024 | Andrija Mandić (NSD) | Comparative practice in the positions of defectologist and speech therapist |
The position of special education teachers and speech therapists in the countries of the region and EU countries, with an emphasis on their position in state institutions: kindergartens, schools and health centers, as well as the way they are regulated in the private sector. A brief analysis of legal solutions related to these two professions, if they exist in these countries, is also needed. |
The bill | Comparative review, study, review of statistical data, brief information |
| 17/7/2024 | Miodrag Laković (Europe now) |
Comparative practice of using chemical products for the treatment of agricultural crops in EU countries |
How is this area legally regulated in the EU? Since there are no clearly defined legal restrictions in Montenegro, the use of chemical products in production depends on the manufacturer’s assessment. |
The bill | Comparative analysis |
