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).

The Parliament Should Implement the Decision of the Court

10. 02. 2018.

We commend the decision of the Basic Court in Podgorica which establishes temporary measure that orders the Parliament of Montenegro to return Goran Đurović at the position of the RTCG Council member within eight days, until the judicial proceeding is completed, all in order to prevent consequences that cannot be compensated later on. We have…

Instead of spreading false news and polemic with NGOs, the Government should complete its work

06. 02. 2018.

We welcome the agreement reached at the meeting yesterday between representatives of the Government of Montenegro and RTCG regarding the signing of the 2018-2020 Broadcasting Services Contract. However, the public has the right to accurate information, so it should be specified that information published yesterday by the Media Directorate and Public Relations Department of the…

Government to unblock RTCG contracts and show that it works in public, and not party interest

05. 02. 2018.

The Government of Montenegro has significantly caused problems which the RTCG faces over the last period through institutional mechanisms at its disposal, demonstrating in this way that it primarily protects the party, or more precisely, interests of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and not the public interest. Namely, the Government has been blocking…

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Conference on the role of thinks tanks in the policy making process

02. 02. 2018.

Our Milena Milošević participated at the conference held in Belgrade with the topic of the role of independent think tanks in the process of policy making, in the time of democratic “regression” of the governments in the region and manipulation of information. Milena said that the most responsible actors – governments, to which we address…

Civil society calls on the Government not to restrict public discussions

10. 01. 2018.

The EU-Montenegro Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) has called on state institutions to reconsider the adoption of provisions that would seriously restrict the conduct of public discussions. Milena Milošević, our researcher, participated at the meeting of the Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee of the European Union and Montenegro at the end of December. During…

Transformation of RTCG from a party into a Public Service should not be halted

29. 12. 2017.

Transformation of Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) from party to the Public Service must not be halted, since it would be a first step towards restraining of the European integration and European future of Montenegro, as it was stated from the performance ‘Independent Public Service and full stop’. The protest performance, in front of Parliament…