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 the Parliament to respond to the weaknesses of the law drafting procedure
04. 11. 2021.
The lack of impact assessment, financial estimates and appropriate public participation is an alarm for better regulation of the law-making process in the Parliament of Montenegro, especially when initiated by MPs. In its new analysis “The Parliament passes the decisions, but what is the procedure like?”, Institute Alternative provided an overview of the legislative function…
Analysis of parliamentary work during the first year of the 27th convocation
23. 09. 2021.
Greater transparency; legislative and control roles need enhancement During the first year of the current convocation, Parliament has considerably opened its work, but also engaged in legislative activity which was not grounded in sound analysis and legally predictable procedures. Control mechanisms have not been used to push conclusions and tangible recommendations for the executive. …
Intensify and Improve the Work of Parliamentary Committees
06. 04. 2021.
Only two of the 14 parliamentary committees adopted work plans for this year during first quarter, while two committees have not held a single session since their constitution in mid-December last year. According to the information available on the website of the Parliament, only the Committee on International Relations and Emigrants has adopted work plan…
For the Parliament which interferes in its work
11. 03. 2021.
We have sent 22 proposals for work plans of the parliamentary committees; we propose discussions on budget execution during the year, more involvement of the Parliament in monitoring and defining reforms and better communication with parliamentary oversight institutions. We have sent proposals to committees for economy, finance and budget, for security and defence, for anticorruption,…
Law on Parliament for a Clear Division of Power and Better Accountability
15. 12. 2020.
The relationship between parliament and other branches of government, participation of civil society and the role of the opposition in parliamentary oversight, as well as gender mainstreaming are some of the issues that could be included in the work on the announced Law on Parliament. These are some of the conclusions from a conference ‘’Towards…
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…