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.
Another protest of NGOs due to the coup in the Constitutional Court
09. 10. 2020.
Non-governmental organisations Human Rights Action (HRA), Centre for Civil Liberties (CEGAS), European Association for Law and Finance (EALF), Institute Alternative (IA), Institute for the Rule of Law (IVP) and the Network for Affirmation of the NGO Sector (MANS) protested because the Constitutional Court of Montenegro had not initiated the procedure of electing its president in…
TV Show Reflektor: Milena Muk on Post-Election Public Administration
07. 10. 2020.
Whether mass, post-election hirings in public administration has spiraled out of control, whether the incumbent Government is using the transition period to reward the loyal ones by hiring them in public administration and whether the new Government can review such decisions – these were just some of the topics of TV show Reflektor, broadcasted on…
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…
Training on Gender Mainstreaming of Public Policies Organised by IA
02. 10. 2020.
Institute alternative (IA) organised online training “Gender equality and Public policies: Basic of Gender Mainstreaming” for more than 40 decision-makers, civil servants and representatives of civil society. Key tools for introducing a gender perspective and gender mainstreaming, steps in gender analysis, ”traffic lights” from gender negative to gender transformative policy – are just some of…
Stevo Muk in the Podcast “European Talks”
25. 09. 2020.
Winds of change in Montenegro: What to expect in the next period? The recent elections in Montenegro suggest that major changes could soon take place in the country in the Western Balkans. Montenegro has opened all chapters in the process of negotiations with the EU, but how far has the enlargement process really progressed and…
Municipalities Must be Clearly Separated form Religious Communities
25. 09. 2020.
Sanctification of Municipality building in Budva can violate the constitutional principle of separation between religious communities and state, and put in an unequal position users of public services and employees in administrative bodies. Local self-government, regardless of the political parties that win the majority in local elections, should serve all citizens, regardless of their personal…
