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.
Montenegro at the bottom of open data ranking
13. 06. 2017.
With its poor results in the field of transparency of public data and the use of new technologies in the transparency of its administration, Montenegro ranks among the three last countries in Europe as 83rd on the list of 115 countries. Montenegro has been included in the global measurement of public data openness, Open Data…
Citizens do not decide on local budgets
05. 06. 2017.
Citizens do not participate enough in public debates on local municipalities’ budgets, which is largely a consequence of the lack of information on possibilities to participate in decision-making at the local level. This conclusion is embedded in the reports on public debates on the local budgets’ drafts for 2017, collected by Institute Alternative. Citizens of…
Hrapović employed his cousin by breaching the Law?
02. 06. 2017.
Despite claims about irrational expenditures in the health system, the Minister of Health, Kenan Hrapović, has employed 7 persons in the Ministry since the beginning of his term, without public competition. According to several sources, among the new employees is Minister’s sister-in-law as well.The Centre for Investigative Journalism in Montenegro (CIN-CG) asked Hrapović why there…

The Process of Adopting the Law on Internal Affairs Must Be Transparent
02. 06. 2017.
The Western Balkans should use the EU accession process to adopt best international legislation and practices on police integrity, but also use public debate and civil society expertise to discuss region-specific experiences in dealing with common problems, it was concluded at the POINTPULSE conference “Fighting Police Corruption: Legal Solutions and Best Practices” on 1 of…
Seminar for CSOs “Effective monitoring of public policies” – Montenegro
01. 06. 2017.
Institute Alternative (IA), within the WeBER project, organised a seminar for civil society organisations (CSOs) “Effective monitoring of public policies”. The seminar was held in Budva, on May 22-24. Corina Stratulat from European Policy Centre (EPC) from Brussels, partner organization within the WeBER project, shared the experiences of Wester-European think tank organisations in monitoring public…
IA informed citizens on Public Administration Reform goals
31. 05. 2017.
Institute Alternative has organised the dissemination of leaflets about public administration reform in Podgorica, in order to help citizens to be better informed about Government promises in this area The leaflet “Our Administration by 2020” summarises the key Public Administration Reform Strategy objectives, adopted by Government in July 2016. This “promise list”, which we have…