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.
Decentralisation of Spatial Planning Only on Paper: Municipalities Without Staff
02. 02. 2026.
Only nine out of 25 municipalities have established local spatial planning companies, of which only two are operational, although the legal deadline for their establishment expired in May 2025. Many municipalities are still drafting founding acts for these companies, some are considering joint establishment with other municipalities, while others have no solution in place. The…
Legislative Framework of Spatial Planning in Montenegro: Two Decades of Turbulent Change
26. 01. 2026.
The legislative framework for spatial planning in Montenegro has undergone a turbulent two decades, passing through four transformative phases that have redefined construction and development practices in the country, reflecting broader political and economic trends, according to research by Institute Alternative. The initial phase, defined by the 2008 Law on Spatial Planning and Construction of…
Reform Agenda – Accumulation of Obligations and Unpaid Funds
27. 10. 2025.
So far, Montenegro has withdrawn just over one third of the funds that were available for the successful implementation of the Reform Agenda. Reports by the European Commission point to unreliable reporting and slow progress in meeting targets, while measures “on hold” continue to accumulate. Although the disbursement of the first and second tranches of…
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…
