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.
The first successes of party soldiers in the Senate of the State Audit Institution
23. 10. 2018.
The story of financial management at the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund regarding the transfer of money to the Union of Pensioners’ Associations, which Vijesti recently initiated, inter alia, pointed to the major mistakes of the State Audit Institution during the oversight of the Fund. The institution, whose primary task is to take care that…
What are the first results of the Public Administration Optimisation Plan?
18. 10. 2018.
Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board at Institute Alternative, commented on the first Report on the realisation of the Public Administration Optimisation Plan, and pointed out the shortcomings in the Report and in the Plan itself, in the TV Show “Reflektor” aired on TV Vijesti. He pointed out that the Government does not have…
Ministry of Public Administration to urgently announce the call for co-financing of EU projects
10. 10. 2018.
Coalition Cooperating Towards Goal, which consists of 100 NGOs, urges the Ministry of Public Administration (MPA) to announce a call for co-financing projects and programmes of NGOs funded from EU funds in swift procedure, thus fulfilling its legal obligation. The Government of Montenegro has adopted the Regulation on the procedure and manner of co-financing projects…
Our Proposals for the Open Government Partnership
09. 10. 2018.
Without amending the Law on Free Access to Information, opening data on public spending and enabling citizens to be equal participants in the development of public policies, our administration remains closed to essential issues of interest to citizens. This is the core of 15 proposals, which we have sent with the aim of improving the…
20 Proposals for Transparency and Accountability at the Local Level
05. 10. 2018.
Essential reform of local self-government financing requires more frequent informing and reporting, through reporting to councillors about budget execution, regularly publishing analytical cards, audit reports and stricter penaltie provisions. Institute Alternative addressed written comments and proposals to the Ministry of Finance within public consultations, in order to improve Draft Law on Local Self-Government Financing. The…
How much revenues – thus much responsibilities
03. 10. 2018.
Reaction of Coalition KUM to the draft Law on Local Self-Governments Financing Coalition for transparency and fight against corruption at the local level (KUM) commends decision of the Government of Montenegro to finally systematically deal with local finances via new Law on Local Self-Government Financing, but warns that the draft that is currently up for a public discussion will…
