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Joint Press release: Introduce Additional Regulation in Electronic Media Market
18. 05. 2015.
The member of the Working group for the creation of Draft Law on the Amendments to the Law on Electronic Media, Goran Đurović in cooperation with NGOs Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Centre for the Development of Non-governmental Organisations (CDNGO), Centre for monitoring and research (CEMI), Institute Alternative (IA) and Juventas, submitted proposals of amendments…
Municipalities Are Breaking The Law While Contracting Goods
11. 05. 2015.
Irrational planning and frequent changes of plans, violations of provisions of the law, contracting goods and services without public insight, remain central problems of procurement at the local level. In 2014, Montenegrin local governments have spent more than 10 million euro on public procurement. This amount doesn’t include data for Municipality of Bijelo Polje, considering…
IA and consumer protection
04. 05. 2015.
Institute alternative is participating in the project “Strengthening Consumer Protection Organisations for better Municipal Services in SEE” in cooperation with the members of the Think for Europe Network in South Eastern Europe, under the auspices of the German organisation for international cooperation (The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)– GIZ. Project activities are aimed at strengthening…
Appeal to establish the working group for improvement of the control mechanisms of the Parliament
30. 04. 2015.
It is necessary to further strengthen the control function of the Parliament, and there are four possible directions for improvement, based on: the precise definition and delimitation of competences between the branches of government; regulating control mechanisms, transparency in the work of parliament; strengthening the capacity of professional services. “Although the European Commission in the…
Institute Alternative established its Advisory Board
29. 04. 2015.
Since 2007, Institute Alternative, working as a scientific-research center, contributes to the improvement of public policy in Montenegro, acting within its main fields (public administration, parliamentary program, accountable public finances, security and defense). Numerous studies, public policy proposals, participation in working groups are behind us. We are continuously working on improving our own research capacity,…
Institute Alternative awards the best academic papers
27. 04. 2015.
Institute alternative awards three master’s and doctoral thesis defended during 2012, 2013 and 2014 in the areas of good governance, human rights, rule of law and democratization. The best award thesis will be awarded with 400 EUR, while the doctoral thesis will be awarded with 750 EUR. The eligible candidates are: The citizens of Montenegro…