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).

Conference: “The NGOs’ experiences in the European integration process of Montenegro: Achievements and Challenges”

27. 07. 2015.

Jovana Marović, the research coordinator at the Institute alternative (IA) has participated today at the conference“The NGOs’ experiences in the European integration process of Montenegro: Achievements and Challenges”, organised by the Center for Development of NGOs. Jovana was the speaker at the first panel “Experience of the NGOs in the working groups for the preparation…

The institutional position of the European Parliament – between weak competences and voter apathy

27. 07. 2015.

The research paper authored by our research coordinator Jovana Marović “The institutional position of the European Parliament – between weak competences and voter apathy“ was published in the Yearbook of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade. The article explains to what extent the weakness of this directly elected body contributes to the low turnout…

What do we want from Europe?

23. 07. 2015.

In the preface of the book written by the philosophers Slavoj Žižek and Srećko Horvat What does Europe want?, it is depicted how Croatia has become the EU member after midnight and has arrived at the party when all guests were already drunk. Other countries, primarily those from Western Balkans, therefore have no other choice…

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…

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