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.
Public-Private Partnerships and Concessions
25. 06. 2018.
Proposed Solutions Carry Corruption Risk Exclusion of public-private partnerships of low value from the Law and the establishment of two registers for public-private partnerships, instead of one in which all data would be available, as well as the wide range of reasons for avoiding public call for concessions, does not give confidence that the proposed…
Government’s Relentless Pursuit of Control over the Public Broadcaster
06. 06. 2018.
The discussion announced following the initiative for dismissal of Director General of RTCG, Andrijana Kadija, is a confirmation of DPS’s intention to regain absolute control over RTCG and stop its transformation into public broadcaster, despite warnings from the European Union. We remind that systemic, continuous and unprecedented attacks on RTCG began in December last year…
Trainings on Corruption Proofing Held in Budva, Podgorica and Zagreb
28. 05. 2018.
Public Policy Researcher at Institute Alternative (IA), Ana Đurnić, held trainings on Corruption Proofing of Legislation. Two trainings were held in Budva and Podgorica on April 24th and 25th, for representatives of Montenegrin local self-governments, ministries and the Parliament of Montenegro, while the third was held in Zagreb on May 22nd and 23rd for representatives…
IA Representative Participated at the 7th POINT Conference
19. 05. 2018.
Ana Đurnić, our Public Policy Researcher, participated at the 7th POINT Conference on Political Accountability and New Technologies, held from May 17-19th in Sarajevo. Specific topics and areas of the POINT 7.0 conference in the context of the use of new technologies were monitoring of government accountability, open data, success of civil society projects using…
Public Discussion Rendered Meaningless: 80% of Comments on the Draft Law on Public Procurement Rejected
15. 05. 2018.
During recently organised public discussion on the Draft Law on Public Procurement, almost 450 comments were received from over 20 different entities – bidders, contractors, civil sector, associations and business associations, almost 80% of which have been rejected by the Public Procurement Administration and the Ministry of Finance. Our key objection was also rejected, by…
Press Release: Administrative Court to Urgently Review the Decision of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption that Jelić is not in Conflict of Interest
15. 05. 2018.
We filed a lawsuit to the Administrative Court for annulment of the Decision of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (APC) by which it found that Zoran Jelić, a member of the Senate of the State Audit Institution (SAI), is not in conflict of interest due to his engagement in the Prva Banka Crne…
