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.
Commentary on the European Commision’s Report for the Radio of Montenegro (RCG)
07. 06. 2019.
Dina Bajramspahić provided commentary for the Radio of Montenegro (Radio Crne Gore) on the European Commission’s findings from the just published Report on Montenegro for 2019. In our review of the report, we concluded that the findings of the European Commission put under question the country’s leading position compared to other Western Balkan countries; some…
Statement for RFE on the appointment Anti-corruption Agency’ Council Members
06. 06. 2019.
Ana Đurnić, public policy researcher at Institute Alternative commented the appointment of the Anti-Corruption Agency’s Council Members. She finds problematic the opinion of the Commission for evaluation of candidates that 11 out of 12 candidates do not fulfil conditions for appointment, since they did not pass the professional exam for work in the state administration.…
Panel discussion in Belgrade: Why Security-Intelligence Services Reform Should Be a Mandatory Part of EU Membership Negotiations?
03. 06. 2019.
What are the mechanisms of capturing security-intelligence services, how are they used for capturing other sectors and why this problem deserves greater attention within eurointegrations – these are the topics of the discussion that will be organized on June 4, 2019 at the Media Center (Grand hall, 2nd floor, Terazije 3, Belgrade, starting at 10am.…
11 NGOs sent a letter to the President of the Judicial Council
31. 05. 2019.
The Institute Alternative is one of the signatories of the letter that eleven civil society organizations have sent to the President of the Judicial Council of Montenegro, Mr. Mladen Vukčević on the decision on the candidates’ application for the election of the President of the Supreme Court and the candidates for election to the presidents…
European Commission’s 2019 Montenegro Report in Numbers
29. 05. 2019.
The latest European Commission’s Report on Montenegro published on 29 May 2019 continuously highlights limited progress which indicates the country’s failure to implement advanced reforms with measurable and visible results. The average assessment across all 33 Chapters is minimal progress (“some progress”), and only “backsliding” and “no progress” are worse than that. In numbers, the…
NGOs from Western Balkan wrote to Donald Tusk
17. 05. 2019.
Institute alternative is one of the signatories of the letter sent by Western Balkan civil society organizations to the President of the European Council, Mr Donald Tusk, concerning opening of the accession negotiations with Nort Macedonia and Albania in June 2019. In the letter, NGOs and individuals express concern that further delay of the accession…
