Press conference of the Coalition for Chapter 23 held

27. 05. 2014.

Today we had a press conference at which the second semi-annual report of the Coalition of NGOs for monitoring negotiations with the EU in the framework of Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights – the situation in the areas of judicial reform and human rights in Montenegro (covering the period from 1 October 2013…

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Working visit to Brussels

23. 05. 2014.

Our researcher, Dina Bajramspahić, participated in the meetings with Dirk Lange and other officials of the European Commission (EC), as one of the representatives of the Coalition for Monitoring the Accession Negotiations within the Chapter 23. Within the working visit to Brussels organised between May 19 and 22, 2014, five representatives of the Coalition of…

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Seminar ”Thinking 4 Governance”

21. 03. 2014.

Jovana Marović, research Coordinator at Institute Alternative, participated in the second seminar within the framework of the project “Thinking for Governance”, held in Bratislava on March 20-21, 2014. The project aims to exchange experiences between the Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) and civil society organizations from the Western Balkans on the role…

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Our engagement in working groups

19. 03. 2014.

Four representatives of IA are members of the working groups for preparation of bills and analytical documents of key importance for securing improvements in the field of administrative inspections, public procurement, internal police oversight and state audit. Following research and analytical work and publication of our findings, we are actively working on advocating recommendations for…

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Active citizenship as a precondition for development of democracy in the EU

18. 03. 2014.

Research paper authored by Jovana Marović, Research Coordinator at Institute Alternative, entitled “Active citizenship as a precondition for the development of democracy in the European Union”, has been published in the Proceedings of Faculty of Political Science “European Citizen in Times of Crisis”, edited by Slobodan Samardžić and Ivana Radić Milosavljević. The Conference Proceedings consist…

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Annual report and the Comments of the NGO coalition for monitoring negotiations in Chapter 23

04. 03. 2014.

Institute Alternative is a member of the Coalition of 16 NGOs for monitoring the accession negotiations with the EU under Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental rights. The aim of the Coalition is to contribute to monitoring of the field of judiciary, fight against corruption, fundamental rights, and cooperation of state authorities with civil society…

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