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.
Documentary “Envelope”
03. 09. 2019.
Clip published in January this year clearly shows Knežević, as one of the wealthiest Montenegrins and until recently very close to Milo Đukanović, handing over a (cash stuffed) envelope to a high DPS official Slavoljub Stijepović just before 2016 election. Duško Knežević, who fell out with the clique released a video which explains what lays…
Blog: Housing Corruption
29. 08. 2019.
The Government has released a list of 98 officials whose so-called housing needs it has resolved. Although this is only a small part of the complete information which the public is rightfully requesting from the government, the extent of the injustice is obvious. It showed what we already suspected. Citizen’s money is being squandered by…
13,6 million euros donated to public officials in a decade
19. 08. 2019.
In Slovenia and Croatia, EU member states which were once part of Yugoslavia, there is no policy of granting housing loans to public servants and officials Information that 96 officials gained apartment or housing loan on preferential terms since 2016 is only the tip of the iceberg, since more than a 13,6 million euros were…
2,5 million from Tivat’s budget for apartments and loans
18. 08. 2019.
The story of siphoning public funds into the pockets of public officials in Tivat over the last three years Municipality of Tivat spent more than 2,5 million for “resolving housing issues“ of local officials in past 3 years, during the mandate of the DPS-SD-HGI coalition, through budget payments, tax deductions and donations of municipal property.…
A success story: Montenegrin CSOs brought closer the budget and the citizens
31. 07. 2019.
With the support of Institute Alternative, nine projects that brought budgetary aspect of national and local public policies closer to citizens were successfully implemented in the past six months. From January to July 2019, nine projects aiming to ensure effective oversight of public spending were implemented in six municipalities. These projects were implemented within our…
13,300 lawsuits against the state
29. 07. 2019.
Last year, state had to pay 16 million euros for lawsuits – nine million for the debt principal, and the rest for court expenses and enforcement costs. Problem of double payment is easily illustrated by an example from the Ministry of Interior and employee who sued the state for principal debt of 1.45 euros, and…
