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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Despite Strong Foundations, Digital Transformation is Advancing Slowly

30. 10. 2025.

Montenegro ranks second-to-last among the six Western Balkan countries in the digitalization of public administration and service delivery, scoring only half a point higher than Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to findings from the WeBER project implemented in Montenegro by Institute Alternative. Despite the launch of the new e-Government portal and the plan to develop 171…

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Reasoned Debate and Facts Over Violence and Revenge

27. 10. 2025.

Every violation of the law — especially acts of violence resulting in serious harm or loss of life — must be efficiently investigated and prosecuted. Guilt is always individual. In a civilized society, there can be no justification for inflicting suffering on others out of revenge. Ministry of the Interior and the National Security Agency…

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Lack of criminal accountability for corruption in public procurement

30. 04. 2024.

In the past period, there has been a lack of criminal accountability for corruption in public procurement. It is essential to strengthen the capacities of institutions for detecting and prosecuting corruption in this area, as specialised knowledge is needed to address this complex issue. People within the system need to be motivated to report suspicions…

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17 NGOs: New legal framework should contribute to RTCG becoming a genuine public service

26. 04. 2024.

We call on the Ministry of Culture and Media to ensure, through the new Law on RTCG, that the appointment of new members of the RTCG Council takes place immediately after the expected rapid adoption in the Parliament of Montenegro, and the Parliament to halt the ongoing process of appointing two members of the RTCG…

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16 NGOs protest against proposal to extend sitting Constitutional Court judges’ mandates in Montenegro

12. 04. 2024.

Members of The Europe Now! Movement (PES), Vasilije Čarapić and Darko Dragović, have proposed an amendment to the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance to create an exception to retirement conditions in favour of judges of the Constitutional Court. Adoption of the proposal would extend the mandate of the current President of the Constitutional Court,…

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