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.
Comments, Objections and Suggestions on the Draft Law on Public Procurement
10. 04. 2018.
The Draft Law on Public Procurement makes certain steps towards alignment with EU directives regulating public procurement, especially in terms of introducing new procedures prescribed by directives. Also, procurement of small value is partially better regulated. We have highlighted the issue of poor regulation of this type of procurement in the currently valid law on…
Agency for the Prevention of Corruption Working for DPS Again
06. 04. 2018.
The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK) adopted a Decision stating that the member of the Senate of the State Audit Institution (SAI), Zoran Jelić, is not in conflict of interest due to his engagement with the Prva banka Crne Gore as a member of the Audit Board for more than nine months during…
Reaction to the Allegations of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption
05. 04. 2018.
Regarding yesterday’s reaction of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption stating that the conclusions we presented in the panel discussion “Control of Asset Declarations and Conflict of Interest – Reforms or Status Quo?” are “Inaccurate and imprecise” we point out the following: The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has been timely and through…
Non-transparency and Non-uniform Approach of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption
04. 04. 2018.
The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption is not transparent and has a non-uniform approach to public officials, while asset declarations for the last year are currently available for only five ministers in the Government, none of which gave Agency consent to access his/her bank accounts. This was stated at the Panel Discussion “Verification of…
Montenegro and the EU: How to Improve EU Reform Benchmarking?
01. 04. 2018.
Certain benchmarks in the process of EU-Montenegro negotiations are not defined clearly enough, so they are subject to free interpretation and monitoring of progress, as assessed at the panel discussion held in Podgorica. Panel discussion “Towards Better EU Reform Benchmarking: The EU Enlargement Strategy and Montenegro” was organized by the Institute Alternative on March 29.…
Corporate Governance in Western Balkans: Far from Good
28. 03. 2018.
Need to strengthen competence in managing the internal audit of public companies in the Western Balkans was highlighted at a regional conference “How to Improve Good Governance of State Owned Companies?” on 26 March 2018, in Sarajevo. The regional conference was organised by Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event brought together representatives of public…
