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.
Training: A Good Policy Paper as an Advocacy Tool
11. 11. 2013.
Training program A Good Policy Paper as an Advocacy Tool was organized in Tirana on 6 November 2013, as part of the program within the BCSDN (Balkan Civil Society Development Network) for organizations that have received grant for their research through this year’s call for proposals. Jovana Marović, research coordinator, presented IA’s project “Towards better…
Press release: Unsustainable solutions for the Old Royal Capital
06. 11. 2013.
Solutions proposed in the bill Law on the Old Royal Capital, proposed by the MPs of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), related to the financing of the capital, are unsustainable and discriminatory to other local governments in Montenegro. Draft Law foresees radical changes in the manner of financing the Old Royal Capital Cetinje and…
Press release: Government ignores SAI’s recommendations
04. 11. 2013.
Annual Report of the State Audit Institution (SAI) for 2012 reveals disturbing insight into the degree in which its recommendations (which Parliament adopted as its own conclusions) are implemented. Namely, audit subjects fulfilled only 15% of the imposed recommendations, while the SAI has found that many of the Government’s figures on the implementation of SAI’s…
IA at the OGP annual summit in London
30. 10. 2013.
IA’s researcher, Marko Sošić, will be one of the panelists at the round table “When Supreme Audit Institutions engage with citizens”, part of the London Summit of Open Government Partnership, from 30 October to 01 November. This discussion will share experiences of SAIs engagement, compare approaches and instruments, and discuss challenges and critical factors in…
Control hearing on public procurements in the health sector
25. 10. 2013.
At their first joint meeting, the Committee on Labor, Health and Social Welfare and the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget held a control hearing on the subject of “Public procurements in the health sector”. The discussion was aimed at providing an overview of key problems causing the present crisis in the health sector, particularly…
Parliamentary hearing on financing of NGOs
21. 10. 2013.
The Parliamentary hearing on the subject of “Implementation of the Law on Non-Governmental Organizations in Financing“ has started within the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget. The aim of this hearing was to offer comprehensive analysis of the issue of funding of non-governmental organizations and to provide suggestions on the ways of improving NGO funding…
