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.
Concrete Steps for Strenghtening Cooperation of Parliament and SAI Announced
30. 04. 2015.
In the next two months, the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget and the State Audit Institution, will, with our help, work on defining the elements of a protocol on cooperation. This is the key conclusion from the meeting, held in the Parliament of Montenegro, between the members of the SAI Senate, parliamentary Committee on…
Press Release: We Proposed Measures for the Open Government Action Plan
11. 04. 2015.
At the moment, there is ongoing work on the preparation of the second Action Plan of Montenegro within the global initiative Open Government Partnership. The working group in charge of preparation of this document is actively considering the large number of ideas submitted by members of the working group, consisted of the representatives of the…
Call for Papers: Improving Performance of Public Administration – Current Experiences and Future Perspectives
08. 04. 2015.
Interested researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for presentation at the conference Improving Performance of Public Administration: Current Experiences and Future Perspectives to be held in Belgrade, Serbia 9-10 September 2015. The Conference is organised by the Think for Europe Network (comprising the European Policy Centre, Belgrade, European Policy Institute, Skopje and Institute…
Talk Show: Rationalization of the Number of Employees in Municipalities
08. 04. 2015.
Jovana Marović, research coordinator at the Institute, was a guest on a talk show „Balkan Ekspres“ hosted by Duška Pejović at Atlas TV. The topic of the talk show was the rationalization of the number of employees in Montenegrin municipalities. Jovana has presented key findings from the analysis conducted by Institute Alternative „Employment in Montenegrin…
Various Views on Procurement Corruption
06. 04. 2015.
Risks of corruption exist in all phases of the procurement procedure and in all areas; therefore, regardless of certain improvements that were brought with the latest amendments to the law, it is necessary to further strengthen anti-corruption mechanisms, as contracting authorities have said. Institute Alternative has conducted a research about the attitudes of the contracting…
Press Release: Stop the Pressure on Media with Selective Application of the Law
06. 04. 2015.
The Government of Montenegro is obliged to ensure conditions for development of media pluralism, or quality informing of Montenegrin citizens on all matters of public interest. Blocking the account of independent TV Vijesti due to tax debts is the consequence of inconsistent application of legal regulations in the area of media. Laws must be respected…
