Public administration reform
The goal of the program is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of the public administration (government, local government, public services). This program is especially dedicated to harmonization of legislative framework and practices with the principles of European administrative space, organization and rationalization of public administration, merit-based recruitment and carreer advancement as well as the quality of the law-making and policy development.
Montenegro Lags Behind the Region in Service Delivery and Digitalisation
09. 10. 2025.
The results of the regional WeBER monitoring of public administration reform in the area of service delivery and digitalisation have shown that Montenegro ranks second to last among the six Western Balkan countries, with 36 points out of a possible 100 – only 0.5 points ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As many as 37.5% of…
Some local administrations plan to hire more than 50% of the current workforce: No justification for new waves of hiring
01. 10. 2025.
Hiring more than 1,300 people has been planned by 22 Montenegrin municipalities, despite large debts for unpaid taxes and salary contributions. As many as 16 municipalities plan to hire more than one-third of their current number of employees. Twenty-two Montenegrin local governments, through their staffing plans for 2025, have expressed the need to hire as…
Records of the Real Estate Administration on service contracts “against” the Real Estate Administration
10. 07. 2025.
With the protection of personal data, we are publishing in full the records of service contracts in the Real Estate Administration, in order to prevent misinterpretation of our research work. We thank the management of this institution for their unfounded denial, which has brought us new insights, even less favorable to the practice of using…
Public Sector Under the Labor Inspectorate’s Scrutiny: Fewer Inspections, More Initiatives
09. 07. 2025.
Most of the initiatives received by the Labor Inspectorate concern the public sector; however, the private sector is subject to more frequent inspections, as irregularities there tend to have more serious consequences, explained the Chief Labor Inspector in our ReForma podcast. He announced plans to strengthen the Inspectorate’s capacities, which would, among other things, enable better oversight…
#ReForma: On Employment and Challenges in the Capital City
04. 07. 2025.
The Capital City is in the test phase of an application that will, within its human resources records, also include records of service contracts, with implementation expected in the coming weeks, announced Slađana Anđušić, Secretary for Local Self-Government and Cooperation with Civil Society, speaking on the IA’s #ReForma podcast. On the topic of local-level employment,…
IA held a workshop on regulating employment in public institutions
30. 06. 2025.
On Friday, June 27, Institute Alternative organised a workshop titled “How to Regulate Employment in Public Institutions?”, which brought together representatives of ministries and trade union organisations. The aim of the workshop was to contribute to the discussion on how the upcoming Law on Public Institutions, which is currently being drafted, should regulate the employment…
