Press release: Substantial Amendments of the Draft Law on State Prosecution Needed

02. 08. 2014.

Suggestions that we have prepared are a result of the research conducted in the area of criminal justice system’s inter-institutional cooperation. We particularly emphasize our discontent with the conditions for the appointment of the Chief State Prosecutor and the specific requirements for the Director of the Basic and the High State Prosecutors’ Offices (Articles 35…

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Press Release: Cost of Action Plans for Chapter 23 and 24 must be in the Budget

29. 07. 2014.

Bearing in mind that the process of next year’s budget planning is ongoing, we urge competent authorities to take into account the resources needed to implement measures planned to be realized in 2015, as envisaged by the Action Plans for Chapters 23 and 24. This is especially important if we take into account that the…

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Letter of the Chapter 23 Working Group Members

29. 07. 2014.

Letter of the representatives of Institute Alternative (IA), Centre for Civic Education (CGO) and Centre for Development of NGOs (CDNGO) addressed to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Podgorica, 28.07.2014. We address you in the capacity of the members of the Working Group for the Preparation of Negotiations…

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Press release: Government Eluding Obligations from the Action Plan for Chapter 23

23. 07. 2014.

The Government is behind the schedule with implementation of the majority of measures from the Action Plan for Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights related to public procurement. The third reporting period on the implementation of measures from the Action Plan for Chapter 23 does not represent an exception when it comes to failing…

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The European Parliament Elections – Towards Winning Mandates for Achieving Greater Impact?

16. 07. 2014.

Research Coordinator Jovana Marović, participated in the symposium “Elections for the European Parliament – Through Mandates for a Greater Impact?“, which was held on 15 July 204, at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade. The conference aimed at offering an analysis of the institutional and political outcomes of the European Parliament elections held in…

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Press release: What about the Law on Special Prosecutor’s Office?

11. 07. 2014.

The semi-annual report on the implementation of the Action Plan for Chapter 23 “Judiciary and Fundamental Rights”, which was published by the Government of Montenegro on 10 July 2014, does not contain any proper information on the status of the Draft Law on Special Prosecutor’s Office. Representatives of Institute Alternative participated in ten meetings of…

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