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).

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…

Will Montenegro be ready to start closing negotiating chapters by the end of the year?

01. 06. 2022.

Montenegro is close to receiving the closing benchmarks for chapters 23 and 24, Dritan Abazović said last week during the Prime Minister’s question time in the Assembly of Montenegro. Recently, in Brussels, he claimed that this can be done by the end of this year. “I am sure that there is great optimism for Montenegro…

Amendments to the Public Procurement Law lack reform impetus

25. 05. 2022.

The Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Public Procurement is making steps towards simplifying procedures and clarifying legal provisions that could and/or have been so far subject to different interpretations in use. While praising such procedural improvements, we note that these amendments lack reform zest, for which we have also seen the need…

New Project: Early Integration for Gender Equality

11. 01. 2022.

In 2022, Institute Alternative started implementing a new project, with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of measures of early integration into the European Union (EU) for the improvement of gender equality in Montenegro. Overall objective of the project ”Early Integration for Gender Equality” is to contribute to the inclusive and gender-sensitive process…

No progress towards the EU without the Parliament

15. 12. 2021.

It was necessary to consult the Parliament prior to drafting an Action Plan which aims to address key recommendations from the European Commission’s Report. The need for a comprehensive amendment of the Law on Prevention of Corruption goes beyond the scope of electoral reform. This was pointed out today by Ana Đurnić, who on behalf…

EU Enlargement – a Moving Target that is Moving Farther and Farther Away

31. 01. 2021.

In 2020, none of the six countries of the Western Balkans has made progress in the process of European integration. It is true that they could have done more, but this still begs the question of whether the process itself “is working” if no one is making progress, and many countries have not been making…

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