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28. 10. 2020.

Blog: Constitutional and Legal Mess

Piše:
Recently, public attention has been focused on the issue of whether the current Prime Minister violated the Constitution by refusing to resign the position of an MP. Furthermore, the question was also raised whether he breached the Law on Prevention of Corruption by such act, considering that he made a written ‘’promise’’ that he would…

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28. 11. 2019.

Blog: Toxic Paint for Children

Piše:
On 1 August this year the Ministry of Sports and Youth signed a public procurement contract for the construction works to reconstruct the gym and sanitary facilities at the”Štampar Makarije“ Primary School in Podgorica. The contractor that won the works contract worth EUR 28,855. 95 was ”ART Gradnja“, a company from Bar. While the works…

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29. 08. 2019.

Blog: Housing Corruption

Piše:
The Government has released a list of 98 officials whose so-called housing needs it has resolved. Although this is only a small part of the complete information which the public is rightfully requesting from the government, the extent of the injustice is obvious. It showed what we already suspected. Citizen’s money is being squandered by…

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11. 07. 2019.

Blog: 365 Days to Election

Piše:
The split views held by the establishment, led by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), and the opposition on the environment for holding elections in Montenegro have caused a string of grave political crises which have had a devastating impact on the functioning of democracy, the work of the Parliament, the parliamentary oversight of the…

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22. 04. 2019.

Blog: One Hundred Days of the “Envelope Affair”

Piše:
The envelope that contained EUR 97,000 is just the tip of the iceberg. The visible part. The part that was recorded. Others did not record similar instances. Or they are still not in the same position as DK. But we have seen plenty already in the audio and video recordings of NGOs and political parties,…

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04. 02. 2019.

Blog: Opposition’s Response?

Piše:
Judging by reactions, Djukanovic will also try to silence this affair with the power of ”independent” institutions. ”Come to institutions, let us convince you that the “first sister” is actually Duško Knežević, that Milo’s reputation is worth a million euros, that the 16 000 euros you get and do not pay back – is not…

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04. 12. 2018.

Blog: Putting an MP in prison

Piše:
They are all of the same opinion – the Special Prosecutor’s Office, the High Court and the Appellate Court – that an MP may be” put in prison for up to two months“ for refusing to testify as a witness. The Appellate Court did not decide on this matter, namely the invoking of the immunity…

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13. 09. 2018.

Blog: Independent Police, Yes or No?

Piše:
Question on Police independence is in its purpose the question where will be the power, in ministerial or director chair, and that power must be properly decentralised and brought in balance. It is bad for citizens if this process is not used for serious improvement of the Police work but only comes down to spillover…

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10. 05. 2018.

Blog: Freedom to the People!

Piše:
It looks like the Government will “forgive us for beating us”. Prime Minister Marković told journalist during the meeting with the European Union High Representative, Federica Mogherini, that we have “quality and potential”, but we use it in a wrong way. On the one hand, I was relieved, because if they think we are using…

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04. 04. 2018.

Why is public administration reform important for women?

Piše:
Successful public administration reform is one of the key criteria for Montenegro’s accession to the European Union and it is under (the watchful eye) of European institutions. However, if this process is successful, its benefits should be felt by Montenegrin citizens due to the simplification of administrative procedures, improvement of services and the faster and…

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30. 01. 2018.

Opposition’s path

Piše:
After the 2016 parliamentary elections, opposition has more MPs in the Parliament of Montenegro than ever before in the modern history of Montenegro. Distribution of votes is such that opposition’s seat share is closer to its vote share (least dispersed votes) than ever before. It is now supported by a significantly more balanced identity structure…

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06. 10. 2017.

Interactive Caviar

Piše:
A full alignment with the European Court of Human Rights practice is still a commitment to be met by Montenegro. It is what has been consistently written in the progress reports as well as in the Report of the European Commission on Montenegro, published in November 2016. I am sure that the authors of this…

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