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.
Materials for Council’s sessions to be published in advance
29. 10. 2018.
Agency for Prevention of Corruption does not publish materials for the Council’s sessions in advance, thus further disabling interested public to participate in this body’s work. The Agency did not publish the Third Quarterly Performance Report for 2018 nor the Proposal of the Rulebook on internal organisation and systematisation, which are to be discussed at…
Accountability of police officers: spiders pass, and small flies get caught?
27. 10. 2018.
The goal of internal mechanisms for determining accountability is to make difference between those police officers who obey the law and the rules of the service and those who do not obey, or obey to a lesser extent, said Dina Bajramspahic, Public Policy Researcher at Institute Alternative. She highlighted the importance of a consistent and…
Loss-making enterprises do not reduce salaries while state tolerates violations of laws
22. 10. 2018.
Despite the fact that work of public enterprises is among key elements for development of Montenegrin economy, due to their sheer number of employees and property – the state has been doing nothing to establish an adequate control over their work, for years. This particularly applies to the control of salary policy in enterprises that…
What are the first results of the Public Administration Optimisation Plan?
18. 10. 2018.
Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board at Institute Alternative, commented on the first Report on the realisation of the Public Administration Optimisation Plan, and pointed out the shortcomings in the Report and in the Plan itself, in the TV Show “Reflektor” aired on TV Vijesti. He pointed out that the Government does not have…
Ministry of Public Administration to urgently announce the call for co-financing of EU projects
10. 10. 2018.
Coalition Cooperating Towards Goal, which consists of 100 NGOs, urges the Ministry of Public Administration (MPA) to announce a call for co-financing projects and programmes of NGOs funded from EU funds in swift procedure, thus fulfilling its legal obligation. The Government of Montenegro has adopted the Regulation on the procedure and manner of co-financing projects…
Our Proposals for the Open Government Partnership
09. 10. 2018.
Without amending the Law on Free Access to Information, opening data on public spending and enabling citizens to be equal participants in the development of public policies, our administration remains closed to essential issues of interest to citizens. This is the core of 15 proposals, which we have sent with the aim of improving the…
