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.
The Law on Parliamentary Inquiry Should Be Adopted Urgently
29. 05. 2012.
Institute Alternative appeals on MPs of Parliament of Montenegro to amend the Law on Parliamentary Inquiry as soon as possible. Refusing to support these amendments means refusal of the support to the strenghtening of the Parliament’s control function, because it is certain that the recently former inquiry committee cannot perform the task asigned to it…
New Research: Parliamentary inquiries – Control mechanism without political support
26. 02. 2012.
Institute Alternative, with the support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, conducted a research about parliamentary inquiries. The aim of the research was to, by analyzing the legal framework, its implementation and comparative practices, formulate the recommendations for the improvement of this control mechanism. Although provisioned by the Constitution, initiatives for launching parliamentary inquiry in Montenegro are…
Parliament must be included in the process of clarification of the facts about the privatization of Telekom
16. 02. 2012.
Institute Alternative (IA), Center for Civic Education (CCE), Centre for Monitoring (CEMI), European Movement in Montenegro (EMiM) and the Center for Development of NGOs (CRNVO) claim that the opening of a parliamentary inquiry and forming Inquiry Commitee for gather information about the privatization of Telekom Montenegro presents the best way to protect the public interest…
Agency for National Security and secret surveillance measures – is there a control?
11. 02. 2012.
New research, named “Agency for National Security and secret surveillance measures – is there a control?”, conducted by Institute Alternative was presented at the press conference on Friday, February 10, 2012. The research was supported by the Parliament of Montenegro and it is a part of project on possibilities and limitations of democratic and civil…
Better regulation of Question Time and Prime Minister’s Hour required
25. 04. 2011.
Question Time and Prime Minister’s hour do not represent effective mechanisms for parliamentary control of the executive. In order to increase the effects of these control mechanisms in practice, they should be prescribed more precise and detailed. It is necessary to enable their frequent use, as it is regulated in the EU member countries and…
Does the National council for European integration have the capacity to be a strategic consultative body within the European integration process?
23. 02. 2011.
The National council for European integration (NSEI) still shows its unreadiness to assume an active role within the European integration process. This impression stems from the discussion during the first NSEI’s session in 2011, together with statements from that session. It is evident that there was a lack of constructive debate about the most important…