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23. 11. 2015.

Institution building in four steps

Piše: Jovana Marović

Agency for Prevention of Corruption should be operational by 1 January 2016. There is a vast array of preconditions for the commencement of functioning of this “emerging” institution and we chose four of them to test in practice. Legality. The emergence of the key institution for prevention of violations of the legal order was marked…

31. 08. 2015.

Vienna Summit: Leaders and the others

Piše: Jovana Marović

Or: “whom has been given to speak, to defend, explain or keep quiet” In the last few days, Vienna hosted the leaders of the European Union, its countries and the Western Balkans countries, in the context of the continuation of support to the EU accession process of the region, which was launched last year in…

17. 08. 2015.

Police, Politics, Reforms and Corruption

Piše: Dina Bajramspahić

The most numerous part of our state administration are police officers and it is a particularly demanding challenge to organise them in order to function effectively and to achieve the expected results. Particularly if we bear in mind the legacy of the ’90s, which has left extremely serious consequences on this institution as a result…

23. 07. 2015.

What do we want from Europe?

Piše: Jovana Marović

In the preface of the book written by the philosophers Slavoj Žižek and Srećko Horvat What does Europe want?, it is depicted how Croatia has become the EU member after midnight and has arrived at the party when all guests were already drunk. Other countries, primarily those from Western Balkans, therefore have no other choice…

02. 07. 2015.

Our administration or the non-merit based rule?

Piše: Milena Muk

In late April, the Institute Alternative (IA) has launched a new internet website. Symbolically, we have named it “My Administration”, to remind people that the government and state authorities are here because of us, and not because of them, i.e. administration itself, which often, encapsulated into the bureaucratic practices, transforms itself into a self-contained apparatus…

22. 06. 2015.

It’s a long way from a law to USKOK

Piše: Jovana Marović

In Montenegro, the corruption flourishes. As a state and as a society, we are least successful in rooting out the high-level corruption, although we don’t have adequate remedy for the one at the lower levels. A successful fight against this phenomenon primarily involves increased number of criminal charges, legally binding indictments and verdicts, which completely…

15. 06. 2015.

The Special One

Piše: Stevo Muk

The key dilemma that arose during the adoption of the Law on Special Prosecutor’s Office was whether Chief State Prosecutor should propose the Chief Special Prosecutor. This dilemma was solved in favor of Chief State Prosecutors who now has the additional responsibility for the appointment, but also for the work and results of the Chief…

09. 06. 2015.

Criminal Procedure Code – It’s Parliament’s turn!

Piše: Dina Bajramspahić

The Government Working Group for preparation of amendments on Criminal Code Procedure was formed in March 2013 and it is justified that they were working for so long on this the most important legal document in the field of criminal justice. The Government submitted the Proposal Law to the Parliament on 11 May this year…

31. 05. 2015.

Who Still Cares About the Affairs of the Previous Mayor

Piše: Marko Sošić

These days we are impatiently looking forward to the Local committee for Carine and Aluminium Plant Podgorica, KAP (full title is pretentious and too long) to finally complete its work and prepare the announced report. That will be the first step in the fulfillment of what was presented as a key point of the agreement…

15. 03. 2015.

Replacements and court intrigues

Piše: Dina Bajramspahić

Replacements of the Head of authorities, as the act of the sanctioning due to the lack of results and serious omissions, make sense only if: those replaced are not shifted to another managerial position and secondly, even more important, if their position has been fulfilled by better, more professional and capable officials. Otherwise, the replacement…

18. 02. 2015.

Transparency Hurts

Piše: Jovana Marović

If you intended to find details about public procurement, arm yourself with patience, concentrate and – take fifteen-day long break. Representatives of state institutions swear that their work is transparent and emphasize that everything is publicly available on the websites or that all information in possession of the state organ is possible to obtain by…

26. 01. 2015.

Funny Games with Serious Stuff

Piše: Marko Sošić

All of us who follow the “exciting” world of oversight of public finances were shocked twice last week: with news on the announcement of the withdrawal of the Minister of Finance as well as with the rumors about his potential successors. Someone, obviously well informed (reported by Pobjeda and Portal analitika),claims that it is most…