The public procurement system in Montenegro is close to EU standards, but with numerous problems in practice

11. 07. 2024.

Public procurement in Montenegro is not efficient, and the challenges in this area are multiple. Despite the fact that Montenegro meets all the requirements of the European Union, public procurement as part of the system must be viewed in the Montenegrin context. We must have a focus on this area, especially from the aspect of…

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Hidden Omissions: Unreported Functions and Income of Business Entities Under Scrutiny

12. 06. 2024.

Analysis of data from the Central Registry of Business Entities and the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (APC) portal has revealed alarming deficiencies in the reporting of functions by a significant number of representatives of management structures in companies. We found a substantial number of cases where regular annual reports were not submitted to ASK, as…

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IA organised two gender-budgeting trainings

07. 06. 2024.

Institute Alternative (IA) organised two two-day trainings under the name “Programme budgeting through gender glasses”, as a continuation of efforts to introduce the concept of gender-responsive budgeting to civil servants. The trainings, which took place from May 27 to 30 at the Palas Hotel in Petrovac, aimed to familiarise about 30 officials with the basic…

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All Clear in 2023? – The First Year of Public Procurement Controllers

06. 06. 2024.

Although the ministries comply with the legal obligation to appoint individuals to monitor the implementation of public procurement contracts, last year they did not register any irregularities. The ministries publish reports on completed contracts within the legal deadline, but only with general information. The implementation phase of a public procurement contract is a key indicator…

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Meeting with Media Friends Network

05. 06. 2024.

On Tuesday, June 4th, we held a meeting with journalists who are part of our informal network of media friends. We established this network back in 2018 and have since expanded it in order to jointly work on strengthening our capacity to research and deal with public finances, including public procurement. The specific goal of…

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IA meeting with the Committee on Economy, Finance, and Budget

03. 06. 2024.

On Friday, May 31st, we met with representatives of the Committee on Economy, Finance, and Budget, as well as representatives of the Parliamentary Budget Office. During the meeting, we presented the new section of the javnenabavke.mojnovac.me, portal related to public procurement, as well as the results of our research on budget transparency. We also discussed…

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