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.
Bicycle Traffic and Public Administration: A curving path to an unknown destination
04. 05. 2018.
This spring, the massive use of bicycles as a vehicle on the streets of Podgorica seems like an achievable goal. In addition to all warnings – that the citizens of the Capital are too lazy, that the car for them is indispensable status symbol, that the traffic conditions are not favorable for cycling – the…
New Law Provisions Further Restrict the Public’s Right to Know: Data under Lock and Key, Backed by the Agency
03. 05. 2018.
Non-governmental organisations point out absurdity in rejecting old requests based on new legal restrictions, while member of the Agency’s Senate, Radenko Lacmanović, warns that data can be declared tax and business secret for indefinite period of time. Again everything can be hidden from the public. This is a consequence of last year’s Amendments to the…
Reaction to the Proposed Amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Corruption
25. 04. 2018.
Councillors in Local Assemblies Not to be Heads of Public Companies and Institutions We call on the MPs not to support proposed amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Corruption, which foresee exclusion of councillors in local assemblies from the application of restrictions in the performance of public functions in public companies and public…
Weaker Progress Compared to Previous Years
25. 04. 2018.
Despite the Government’s praises, detailed analysis of the European Commission’s Montenegro 2018 Report shows that the grades for progress are worse in the last report than in the previous two (2015 and 2016). Take a look at the grades for each chapter as well as our estimate of average grade for each year:
Capital City – Simulator of cooperation with NGOs
20. 04. 2018.
‘’The Capital City Podgorica is establishing good cooperation with NGOs”, but only on paper, as confirmed at yesterdays panel discussion ”Strong Communities”, organized by the Center for Development of NGOs. Yesterdays event, realized as a forum for citizens and marked by a discussion on the topic of civic activism, sought to answer the question: How…
Public administration re/form – availability of public services or administrative stumbling?
19. 04. 2018.
Public administration reform is aimed at introducing necessary changes in order to enable accessibility of public services to all the citizens, i.e. participation in decision-making process based on transparency, removal of administrative and other barriers, faster business, available prices and equal conditions for all. This is certainly a multifaceted and interconnected process and citizens must…
