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.
European Commission: Montenegro Remained Average
06. 10. 2020.
As in the previous five years, based on the methodology of the European Commission, IA transformed the report’ assessments into numbers in order to see scores in a simpler way, and compare the situation with previous years. Although this is the first report of the new commissioner Várhelyi and his team, it does not differ…
Commentary on the European Commision’s Report for the Radio of Montenegro (RCG)
07. 06. 2019.
Dina Bajramspahić provided commentary for the Radio of Montenegro (Radio Crne Gore) on the European Commission’s findings from the just published Report on Montenegro for 2019. In our review of the report, we concluded that the findings of the European Commission put under question the country’s leading position compared to other Western Balkan countries; some…
Role of the Parliament in a Democratic Society
07. 06. 2019.
Dina Bajramspahić, our public policy researcher, responded to Vijesti’s question about whether we need the Law on Parliament and Law on Government: The relation between the Parliament and Government is insufficiently regulated and for almost twelve years since independence, the procedural issues of the mechanisms envisaged by the Constitution are not adequately elaborated. In the…
Video materials from the Press – Parliamentary Oversight
25. 12. 2018.
On December 24th, Institute Alternative organised the Press Conference „Eight years of Law on Parliamentary Oversight of Security and Defence Sector – Did the Committee lose its significance? At the press conference were presented results of the work of the Committee for Security and Defence in 2018. Press conference is organised within the POINTPULSE project,…
The committee must perform the role assigned by law – otherwise it will lose its authority
24. 12. 2018.
The work of the Parliamentary Committee on Security and Defense in 2018, in addition to the insufficient implementation of control mechanisms, was characterized by inactivity, when it comes to Parliament’s legislative role, this parliamentary body must find a way to contribute to security sector reform, otherwise it will lose its authority. This was announced at…
Announcement: ”Eight years of Law on Parliamentary Oversight of Security and Defense Sector – Did the Committee lose its significance?’’
23. 12. 2018.
”Eight years of Law on Parliamentary Oversight of Security and Defense Sector – Did the Committee lose its significance?’’ Venue: PR Centre (Grand hall), Josip Broz Boulevard, 23A, Podgorica Time: Monday, 24th December, 2018 at 12am The Institute Alternative (IA) is organizing a press conference on the occasion of the 8 years since adoption of…