EU accession negotiations

The Institute aims to be involved in the process of negotiation for membership in the European Union on the basis of external contribution, through the development of practical policy proposals, providing recommendations and suggestions for improving this phase of integration. Also, IA actively and directly participates in this process within the working group for Chapter 23 – Judiciary and fundamental rights, in preparation for the country’s accession to the European Union. In addition to participating in the creation of anti-corruption policies and mechanisms in the context of the Chapter 23, IA is, in accordance with its fields of research, directly interested in the progress under Chapters: 5 (Public Procurement), 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) and 32 (Financial control).

Amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs retain controversial provisions

22. 12. 2025.

The proposed amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs retain controversial provisions – despite prior commitments, both the public consultation and the European Commission’s opinion have been omitted The proposed amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs, despite announcements about the professionalisation of the police, do not guarantee legal certainty or judicial protection in procedures…

59 organisations submitted comments for the EU Civil Society Strategy

04. 09. 2025.

The preparation of the EU Strategy for Civil Society is underway, for which we have prepared comments together with 58 other organisations from Europe as part of broader public consultations. The global crisis of democratic legitimacy and the regression of the rule of law have pushed civic space into a downward spiral, with enlargement countries…

European Commission Report’s findings for 2023 as expected

10. 11. 2023.

Dragana Jaćimović, public policy researcher at the Institute Alternative, participated in an online discussion organised by the European Policy Centre (CEP) on the topic of the European Union (EU) enlargement package for 2023 and the very functioning of democratic institutions in the countries of the Western Balkans. The participants also discussed the recently published reports…

Political parties hold the key to unfreezing the road to the EU

08. 11. 2023.

In the annual report, the European Commission noted a lower average assessment of progress, recognised that only one recommendation was fully fulfilled within the fundamentals cluster, while the average assessment of readiness remained the same. The absence of effective political dialogue and constructive approach by political parties was particularly highlighted in this year’s report, with…

Montenegro and challenges in assessing the rule of law

12. 06. 2023.

Milena Muk, a public policy researcher at the Institute Alternative (IA) was one of the panelists at the conference “Rule of law monitoring for EU countries and candidates: Bridging the Gap”, in Skopje, North Macedonia, organised by the European Policy Institute (EPI). During the panel, Muk stated that Montenegro finds itself in an unprecedented situation,…

Workshop on Staged Accession Model to the EU

07. 02. 2023.

A two-day workshop that brought together partners and experts from the region and Brussels was held this week, 30-31 January, in Belgrade, organised by European Policy Center (CEP). Representatives of the Institute Alternative, Milena Muk and Dragana Jaćimović, participated in the two-day workshop whose purpose was to discuss the policy papers produced within the initiative…