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).

One third of the ministries does not comply with the Law on NGOs

24. 10. 2017.

The Ministry of Interior, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Science, Sustainable Development and Tourism and Public Administration do not plan to allocate funds for projects of non-governmental organisations that could assist them in the implementation of public policies. These ministries did not identify priority areas of public interest and the necessary funds for financing projects and programs…

What the Unofficial Report on Chapters 23 and 24 Shows: Proactivity Requests by the European Union as a Constant

26. 06. 2017.

The unofficial working document of the European Commission for chapters 23 and 24 additionally grounds a new approach in Montenegrin accession negotiations, which emphasises the requirement of results and proactive role of institutions. Earlier, Institute Alternative called for the Government to publish this document. Therefore, we strongly support the decision of the Ministry of European…

Press release: Publish the non-paper for Chapters 23 and 24

21. 06. 2017.

We urge the Government and Ministry of European Affairs to publish the European Commission report on state of play in Chapters 23 and 24, so called non-paper, as the Negotiating Team of Government of Serbia did recently In Serbia, this document was published on the website of the European Integration Office: http://www.seio.gov.rs/upload/documents/eu_dokumenta/non_paper_pg23_24_srp.pdf Serbian report shows…

Enable adequate participation of civil sector – letter to the Government and Ministry of European Affairs

11. 05. 2017.

GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO Duško Marković, Prime Minister Ministry of European Affairs Aleksandar Andrija Pejović, Minister Dear Mr Marković, Dear Mr Pejović, We are addressing you concerning the recent decision which was adopted by the Government of Montenegro, namely to leave out Vuk Maraš, representative of NGO MANS, from the Working group for the preparation and…

Successful Training of Political Science Students

06. 04. 2017.

Five students from the Faculty of Political Science completed a month-long intensive training at Institute alternative within the project “Active Students for Sustainable Development“ that we are implementing in cooperation with Centre for Civic Education. From 22 February to 22 March, five students from the Faculty of Political Science had an opportunity to go through…

Interview for Monitor: We seem to be in a prolonged state of emergency

31. 03. 2017.

Interview with Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of Institute Alternative for weekly Monitor Institute Alternative has recently conducted a public opinion poll which has shown that problems within public administration are various. Nevertheless, it seems that the corruption and favouritism are burning issues. Would you say that it is only the follow-up of…

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