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.
Press release: Procurements Without Oversight
16. 12. 2014.
Although they belong to one of the six high-risk areas for corruption in Montenegro and improving control over the implementation of concluded contracts is a crucial criterion for the progress in the negotiation process under Chapter 23, control of public procurement is still limited and worrying. The share of public procurement in the total GDP…
Ministry Ordered to Reveal Contracts
05. 12. 2014.
Agency for protection of personal data and free access to information endorsed our appeal against the decision of the Ministry of Interior regarding the availability of the Ministry’s direct agreements. In July 2014, Institute Alternative submitted the request for free access to information on all public procurement contracts concluded via direct agreement in the last…
Press Release: Anticorruption Bill Needs a Thorough Revision
30. 11. 2014.
Institute Alternative is urging the lawmakers to amend and thoroughly revise the Anti-Corruption Bill. If passed in its current form, the Bill will not ensure effective prevention of corruption. The biggest shortcomings of the Bill are the following: imprecise definition of conflict of interest and of the procedures for disclosure of assets of public officials,…
Our Take on the 2015 Budget Proposal
20. 11. 2014.
Confusing increase of expenditures Besides the increase of the capital budget because of the highway and expenditures for payment of debts, which are in the center of public attention, there are other interesting points in the draft Law on the Budget for 2015, which was made public this Sunday. Much has been said about the…
Regional Anti-Corruption Report – Assesment of Southeast Europe
18. 11. 2014.
Stevo Muk and Dina Bajramspahić participated in the two-day SELDI Regional Conference on Good Governance and Anti-corruption Policy Challenges, held in Tirana on 13-14 November this year. The conference was organized by SELDI (Southeast Leadership for Development and Integrity) initiative, in cooperation with the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI), which is one of the members of…
Press release: European Commission’s comments on the anti-corruption legislation must be public
29. 10. 2014.
Since the public is not allowed to gain insight into the comments of the European Commission on the drafts to the key pieces of legislation related to fight against corruption and judiciary reform, it is unclear to what extent the draft laws correspond to the suggestions made by the European Union. Amendments to the Law…
