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.
Good human resources planning leads to efficient public administration
17. 11. 2017.
Considering the share of the public sector in the overall employment of Montenegro, the expenses for employees’ salaries, and poor human resource planning, one of the main challenges of the public administration reform would be its optimisation. This is the conclusion from the panel discussion organized by Institute Alternative. The purpose of the event was…

Comments of the Institute Alternative on the Draft Amendments to the Law on Electronic Government
15. 11. 2017.
General comments of the Institute Alternative on the Draft Amendments to the Law on Electronic Government Positive sides of the proposed amendments are: Prescribing deadline for submitting data on electronic registers and information systems submitted to the Ministry of Public Administration, in order to enable coordination and management of projects in the field of information…
Press release: Six ministers refused to finance NGOs in 2018
31. 10. 2017.
The story of alleged cooperation between the Government and NGOs lasted until the first important decision in the implementation of the new Law on NGOs. Refusal of cooperation with NGOs in the fight against corruption will negatively affect the further process of European integration. Institute Alternative (IA) calls on the Government of Montenegro to oblige…
The number of employees in the state administration remains unknown
27. 10. 2017.
Minister of Public Administration, Suzana Pribilović recently announced that there are 38.000 employees in bodies and institutions financed from the state budget, while the exact number of employees in public administration, which will include the local level, is expected in the end of October. The fact that more than a year after the beginning of…
IA letter to the Prime Minister of Montenegro
26. 10. 2017.
We sent a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. Duško Marković, and invited him to reject Government’s proposal to adopt the priorities of the NGO funding in 2018, without including areas directly related to the priorities of the European integration process, negotiations and strategic plans of the Government and relevant ministries. This firstly refers to…
One third of the ministries does not comply with the Law on NGOs
24. 10. 2017.
The Ministry of Interior, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Science, Sustainable Development and Tourism and Public Administration do not plan to allocate funds for projects of non-governmental organisations that could assist them in the implementation of public policies. These ministries did not identify priority areas of public interest and the necessary funds for financing projects and programs…