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.
Support to CSOs for oversight of public spending
21. 12. 2018.
Podgorica, PR press service – Nine civil society organizations from six municipalities have been supported to implement small grants within the IA’s project “Money Watch – Civil Society, Guarding the Budget”. The implementation of these projects is supposed to contribute to the reduction of corruption at the local and national levels, through more effective oversight…
Money Watch Small Grants Award: For Effective Oversight of Public Spending
20. 12. 2018.
On Friday, 21 December 2018, we will organise a press conference to award grants to nine civil society organisations (CSOs) within our project “Money Watch – Civil Society, Guarding the Budget”, financially supported by the European Union. Press conference will begin at 11 AM and will take place in PR Centre, Josip Broz Boulevard 23A,…
Montenegro lags behind in the public administration reform
12. 12. 2018.
Montenegro is far from the frontrunner in the region based on the overall score in public administration reform (PAR) and comes next to last, based on the regional WeBER monitoring, said Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of Institute Alternative (IA). Montenegro comes first in the area of Strategic framework for public administration reform,…
The first Open Budget School organized
23. 11. 2018.
The IA organized an ”Open Budget School”, during which participants gained knowledge about the fundamentals of the budget system, transparency of public procurement, capital projects and public companies, and received guidelines for participation in the budget cycle. The school aimed at strengthening the role of civil society in the control of public finances and inducing…
Procurement for Security Sector in the Legal Vacuum Until 2020
23. 11. 2018.
By the end of this year, the new Law on Public Procurement will be discussed in the Parliament, and the Decree which will regulate procurement in the security sector will only apply from 2020. “We have received the opinion of the European Commission on the Draft of the new Law on Public Procurement on November…
Panel discussion: Towards better regulation of security and defence procurement
15. 11. 2018.
We are organising a panel discussion ”Towards better regulation of public and confidential procurement in the security and defence sector”, on Friday, 16 November, 2018, at the PR Centre, starting at 11am. The panel discussion will focus on public and confidential procurement in the Ministry of Interior and the Police Administration, which spent over 50…
