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.
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…
Agency for the Prevention of Corruption Working for DPS Again
06. 04. 2018.
The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK) adopted a Decision stating that the member of the Senate of the State Audit Institution (SAI), Zoran Jelić, is not in conflict of interest due to his engagement with the Prva banka Crne Gore as a member of the Audit Board for more than nine months during…
Reaction to the Allegations of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption
05. 04. 2018.
Regarding yesterday’s reaction of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption stating that the conclusions we presented in the panel discussion “Control of Asset Declarations and Conflict of Interest – Reforms or Status Quo?” are “Inaccurate and imprecise” we point out the following: The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has been timely and through…
Non-transparency and Non-uniform Approach of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption
04. 04. 2018.
The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption is not transparent and has a non-uniform approach to public officials, while asset declarations for the last year are currently available for only five ministers in the Government, none of which gave Agency consent to access his/her bank accounts. This was stated at the Panel Discussion “Verification of…
