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).

Press Release: Assessments of the success for Chapter 23 are arbitrary

10. 07. 2015.

Semi-annual report on realization of the Action plan for the Chapter 23 abounds with imprecise information, while the assessment of the fulfillment of the measures itself is problematic and leaves a lot of space for arbitrary reporting and the manipulation with the achieved results. The high degree of implementation of the measures, 77% in the…

Reaction: The Government hides the data, while Marković hides the truth

30. 06. 2015.

It’s not true that there is no interest of NGOs for obtaining full information about the results of Montenegro in the field of the rule of law. On the opposite, our interest is continuously present, but the Government’s responses don’t exist, they are imprecise or secret. That’s why we can claim that Duško Marković, the…

Public debate on Chapters 23 and 24

28. 06. 2015.

Jovana Marović, research coordinator, has participated in public debate which marked two years since the adoption of the Action plans for Chapters 23 and 24. The debate „Action plans for Chapter 23 and 24: Where do we stand after two year of implementation“ was organized by the Office of the Chief Negotiator on Accession of…

It’s a long way from a law to USKOK

22. 06. 2015.

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…

Joint Press Release: Deadlines cannot be prioritized over the quality of Law

12. 06. 2015.

In relation to the adoption of Proposal of Law on the prohibition of discrimination against persons with disabilities on the session of Government of Montenegro from 4 June 2015 and the submission of this document to Parliament of Montenegro for its adoption, based on shortened procedure, due to the respect of deadlines envisaged within the…

Press Release: The government excludes the public from negotiations process

07. 06. 2015.

Refusing to report quarterly on the progress of the negotiation process in chapters 23 and 24, not allowing the NGO representatives to attend the meetings of the Rule of law Council, as well as the selective availability of information to members of the working groups, are not good for the negotiation process and represent a…