Accountable public finances
The goal of the program is to achieve more accountable, transparent and rational management of public finances. The focus of the program is on further development of external (state) audit, internal controls in the public sector as well as the parliamentary oversight over the budget. Within this program, special attention is given to the public procurements, public-private partnerships and concessions.
Procurement of Police Uniforms Outside the Public Procurement System
03. 10. 2025.
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has demonstrated that it is unwilling to operate in accordance with the public procurement system established by Montenegro. -This is shown by the information on the adoption of the Financing Agreement between UNDP and the Ministry of Interior for providing operational support to this ministry during the 2025–2027 period, which…
Some local administrations plan to hire more than 50% of the current workforce: No justification for new waves of hiring
01. 10. 2025.
Hiring more than 1,300 people has been planned by 22 Montenegrin municipalities, despite large debts for unpaid taxes and salary contributions. As many as 16 municipalities plan to hire more than one-third of their current number of employees. Twenty-two Montenegrin local governments, through their staffing plans for 2025, have expressed the need to hire as…
Four Proposals for SAI’s Annual Audit Plan for 2026
17. 09. 2025.
As part of the State Audit Institution’s public consultation for civil society, academia, and professional associations, Institute Alternative proposed topics for the Annual Audit Plan for the next year. For the 2026 Annual Audit Plan, we suggested that state auditors focus on the following: How is the inspection oversight information system being used, and by…
Direct Procurements Continue to Grow – Comment on the Annual Public Procurement Report
16. 06. 2025.
In Montenegro, significant amounts of money are still allocated to simple procurements contracted directly — nearly €68.8 million last year, which is €4.2 million more than in 2023. These procurements are individually worth up to €8,000, are not carried out through the Montenegrin Electronic Public Procurement System (CeJN), and are the least transparent — because…
IA Proposals for SAI’s Annual Audit Plan for 2025
22. 10. 2024.
The State Audit Institution (SAI) has continued its positive practice for the second consecutive year, inviting civil society, the academic community, and professional associations to submit proposals for the annual audit plan for the coming year. We would like to remind that last year, the SAI accepted one of the three proposals we submitted, and…
IA’s Initiative For a Joint Hearing on Hold For Five Months
11. 10. 2024.
For nearly five months, we have been waiting for the parliamentary committees on economy and health to act on our initiative for holding a joint hearing on the topic of public procurement in healthcare. Despite the fact that the initiative, submitted by Institute Alternative on May 10th this year, was initially accepted by both parliamentary…
