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.
Uncontrolled Recruitment Continued in Municipalities: Not Enough Chair for Party Cadre
13. 03. 2018.
In the Rožaje Municipality, 189 people were hired, although they ought not to recruit new employees due to the unpaid taxes, while their salaries are half a year late. Tivat is a wealthy municipality, but it might not be for long, as due to excessive employment salary expenses have increased about 1.3 million euros. No…
Procurement for Security and Defense to be Regulated by the Law on Public Procurement
12. 03. 2018.
The Law on Public Procurement should better regulate the procurement system in the area of security and defense. The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MIA) spent about eight million euros for confidential procurement since 2013 until last year. This was assessed at the panel discussion “Confidential Procurement – Out of…
Municipalities Wait for the Effects of the New LAP and the Reduction of the Number of Employees
08. 03. 2018.
Majority of Montenegrin municipalities expressed readiness to reduce the number of positions – for example, in Bijelo Polje, the current number of surplus employees is hundred. Municipalities are working on creating prerequisites for the implementation of the new Law on Administrative Procedure, which should improve delivery of services to citizens. This was highlighted at…
Confidential Procurements far From Public’s Control (2): Army Keeps Everything Secret
06. 03. 2018.
It seems absurd, but when the Ministry of Defence purchases helicopters for 30 million euros – the public gets at least some basic information about it, while it is much harder to gain an insight into purchase of gym equipment, forklift or air tickets. Common to all these transactions is that procurement regulations and procedures…
Weak Results in the Implementation of Public Procurement
28. 02. 2018.
Public procurement system in Montenegro went through significant legal changes whereby new amendments do not contribute to the transparency, accountability and efficiency of this system, said Ana Đurnić at the conference “Challenges of Public Administration Reform in Montenegro”. The conference was organized by SIGMA – a joint initiative of the European Commission and the Organization…
The Director of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption does not do performance appraisals
27. 02. 2018.
Contrary to the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees, the Agency does not do appraisals of its employees’ performance since the establishment of this institution. Therefore, rights of employees are violated by leaving it up to director to arbitrarily decide on their promotion or demotion, without basing it objectively in the performance appraisals. Contrary…
