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.
IAs’ three recommendations for more efficient oversight of public procurement
21. 03. 2023.
The Institute alternative has been monitoring the work of parliamentary committees for years, with a special focus on the work of five committees – for economy, finance and budget, human rights and freedoms, anti-corruption, political system, justice and administration, and security and defence. We summarised our proposals through certain initiatives to improve the work of…
Neither a Client, Nor a Patron! For greater resilience to political clientelism and corruption in the area of public sector employment
10. 02. 2023.
Public sector employment is a normatively neglected area, which led to the fact that various forms of non-competitive, non-merit-based employment became the rule, rather than the exception. Even in sub-sectors that were subject to greater scrutiny by the European Commission and civil society, the rules are so loose and the conditions so low, that there…
Meeting of Public Procurement Watchdogs
17. 11. 2022.
On November 15 (Tuesday) Institute alternative organised a meeting within the project Public procurement under spotlight – Making Watchdogs Work!, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Serbia and Montenegro within the MATRA Rule of Law program. The aim of this meeting was an exchange of ideas about the…
Amendments to the Public Procurement Law lack reform impetus
25. 05. 2022.
The Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Public Procurement is making steps towards simplifying procedures and clarifying legal provisions that could and/or have been so far subject to different interpretations in use. While praising such procedural improvements, we note that these amendments lack reform zest, for which we have also seen the need…
„Montenegro now!“ – Caution today!
23. 11. 2021.
The capital budget for 2022 was presented yesterday – the ratio of the budget for highway and other projects is the most favorable this year to other projects, and that part of the budget is the biggest so far. However, 302 projects are planned for next year, which is almost twice as much than in…
Contract of the director of “ToMontenegro” published – An important step towards transparency
01. 10. 2021.
We welcome the decision of the Board of directors of ToMontenegro to disclose the managerial contract of its executive director, after their answer to our free access to information request was first delayed and then rejected. Contract can be found on our site: “Whose are our public companies“ Beside the salary of €4 400 and…
