Re-form for Growth: Small Grant Facility – Call for Proposals

17. 03. 2026.

The project “WB Reform and Growth Monitor”, implemented by members of the Think for Europe Network (TEN) and Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH), supported by the European Union, announces a Call for Proposals for the ”Re-form for Growth” Small Grant Facility (SGF). The objective of this Call is to empower civil society organisations to provide independent monitoring,…

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Space for Civil Society in Monitoring the Reform Agenda

02. 03. 2026.

The second meeting of civil society on the implementation of the Reform Agenda 2024–2027 and the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans was held, with assessments that better coordination in reporting is needed, as well as more significant involvement of civil society in verifying the fulfilment of reform steps. During the meeting, the content of…

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Decentralisation of Spatial Planning Only on Paper: Municipalities Without Staff

02. 02. 2026.

Only nine out of 25 municipalities have established local spatial planning companies, of which only two are operational, although the legal deadline for their establishment expired in May 2025. Many municipalities are still drafting founding acts for these companies, some are considering joint establishment with other municipalities, while others have no solution in place. The…

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Reform Agenda and Civil Society: Frequently Asked Questions Answered

24. 12. 2025.

The Institute Alternative organised an internal meeting on Wednesday, 10 December, dedicated to the implementation of the Reform Agenda 2024–2027 and the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. The meeting brought together representatives of key institutions responsible for implementing reform measures, as well as representatives of civil society. Participants included representatives of civil society and…

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Our comments on the Draft Strategy on Public Procurement

02. 12. 2025.

Within the public consultation process, we submitted comments, proposals and suggestions to the Ministry of Finance on the Draft Strategy for Improving Public Procurement and Public-Private Partnership Policy for the period 2026–2030. In our submission, we highlighted the need to strengthen the legal framework for preventing corruption in the public procurement system, in particular by…

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Review of the European Commission Report: Better Scores, but the Same Warnings

04. 11. 2025.

According to the assessments given for 33 open chapters, Montenegro has indeed achieved its best progress score so far – 3.63. However, the recommendations in the cluster of fundamental rights are more specific this year, reaffirming the requirements from Montenegro to deliver more tangible results.   Our detailed overview of readiness and progress scores by…

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