Governments in the WB still do not provide adequate information on their achievements

15. 05. 2020.

First results from PAR Monitor 2019/2020 In the policy development area, PAR Monitor 2019/2020 starts by focusing on the information available to citizens on governmental performance. Evidence shows that citizens of the Western Balkan countries, with the exception of BiH and to a lesser extent North Macedonia, do not have access to basic information about…

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Proactive informing from public authorities is still at a low level in the Western Balkans

15. 05. 2020.

First results from PAR Monitor 2019/2020 Worrying trends in the limited proactive information made available to citizens of the Western Balkans by their governments, indicated in the baseline PAR Monitor 2017/2018, have shown little change. Although some online information is easily accessible in most of the countries included, limited open data practices and transparency in…

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New Public Administration Reform Strategy Must be Made According to Citizen’s Needs

11. 05. 2020.

We called on Ministry of Public Administration to make the process of drafting the Public Administration Reform Strategy in Montenegro 2021-2025 participatory and transparent, pointed out shortcomings of the current Strategy and made recommendations for future improvement of it On what values and principles process of preparing a new Strategy should be based? The planning…

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CSO Declaration on Zagreb EU – Western Balkans Summit

06. 05. 2020.

Institute Alternative is one of the signatories of the CSO Declaration on Zagreb EU – Western Balkans Summit.  Over 90 leading civil society organisations from the Western Balkans, as well from the EU member states, working on issues of fundamental rights and the rule of law, democratic institutions, civic engagement, environmental protection, combating corruption and…

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Completed project “You4EU – Citizen participation 2.0”

29. 04. 2020.

The Project “You4EU – Citizen Participation 2.0” was implemented by Institute Alternative in collaboration with Belgrade Open School (Serbia), Access Info Europe (Spain), Gong (Croatia) and PiNA (Slovenia) from 1 September 2018 to 29 February 2020 and with the support of the European Union within the Europe for Citizens Programme. The Project contributed to the…

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On EU Integrations in the Age of Coronavirus on Radio of Montenegro

24. 04. 2020.

Our Dina Bajramspahić, as a guest in the show on European integrations on Radio of Montenegro, commented on the reaction of European institutions to the coronavirus pandemic, the EU’s position towards the Western Balkans in the new situation as well as the potential impact of a pandemic on European Integration of Montenegro. Interview with journalist…

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