Parliamentary program
The goal of the program is to strengthen the capacity of the Parliament to meet its constitutional competencies, particularly control function. By strengthening the legal framework and practice of control mechanisms, we strive to increase their effectiveness and thus the accountability of the executive vis-à-vis the Parliament. The focus of the program is also on the role of the Parliament in the process of EU integration, functioning of its working bodies, as well as transparency and cooperation with civil society.
Panel discussion announcement “The Ethics of the MPs: From the standard to the practice”
14. 04. 2015.
Institute Alternative, supported by the Open Society foundation – Think Tank Fund, organizes panel discussion “The Ethics of the MPs: From the standard to the practice” in PR Center, on Friday, April 17th, starting from 11h. The panelists will be: Dr Halil Duković, the President of the Committee on Human rights and Freedoms, MP Group…
Do we need a special parliamentary Committee for Budget and Audit?
05. 04. 2015.
Parliamentary (political) control of the budget relies on the work of the State Audit Institutions (SAI) in regard to the oversight of the directing and spending of the budgetary funds. SAI is the key partner of the Parliament because it allows the MPs to find out what exactly is happening with the budget. At the…
Strengthening the influence of the Parliament: The hearings should have the impact
28. 02. 2015.
Although they are more frequent lately, control and consultative hearing do not create the needed impact due to the fact that the most of their conclusions remain unrealized, said Stevo Muk, the president of the Managing Board of the Institute Alternative, during today’s conference on the role of the Parliament. More specific conclusions from the…
Conference announcement: “How to improve the oversight function of the Parliament?”
25. 02. 2015.
Institute alternative, with the support of Think Tank Fund, is organizing the conference: “How to improve the oversight function of the Parliament?” in hotel Ramada, on Friday, 27 of February 2015. at 11 AM. At the conference will be discussed the question of usage of the control mechanisms available to MPs as well as obstacles…
Recordings of the Parliamentary Committee Sessions to be Published
12. 01. 2015.
Parliament should further bring closer its work to citizens and enable live streaming of the committee meetings, which is already the practice in the region or, at least, publish audio recordings from these meetings. Institute Alternative has sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Parliament, with initiative to enable live streaming of all…
Anticorruption Committee still Searching for its Position
12. 01. 2015.
Although the Anti-Corruption Committee has initiated many major issues during 2014, regarding risks of corruption in public procurement, there are still fundamental problems which limit, to a large extent, positioning of this working body of the Parliament in the institutional frame for fight against the corruption. As a significant improvement should be noted that the…