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.
TV show “Okvir”
06. 12. 2016.
Stevo Muk, President of the Managing Board of the Institute Alternative, was a guest on the show “Okvir”, hosted by Zoran Lekovic, airing on public broadcasting service (RTCG). The topic of the show were the priorities of a newly-formed Government of Montenegro. In addition to Stevo, guests were Srđan Vukadinovic, a sociologist, Đorđije Blažić, Dean…

Old and New Government
28. 11. 2016.
We all know that state administration is composed of sixty-five organs out which sixteen of them are ministries. We also know that ministries perform complex tasks of proposing internal and foreign policy, leading policy development, normative activities, administrative oversight etc. So who and how decides on the number of ministries and their names? Simple answer…
WeBER Platform officially established
25. 11. 2016.
The WeBER Platform was officially established on the occasion of the 9th Annual Conference of the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA), on November 16, 2016 in Podgorica. The Memorandum of Cooperation regarding the functioning of the WeBER Platform was signed by 22 civil society organizations (CSOs) from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro…

WeBER website is up and running – www.par-monitor.org
25. 11. 2016.
Starting from today, a brand-new website of our WeBER project (Western Balkans Enabling Project for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform) is launched. Make sure to check it regularly for gaining insight into latest developments on public administration reform monitoring by the civil society in the Western Balkans. Also, you can familiarise with the…
Competition for 10 interns
18. 11. 2016.
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Institute Alternative (IA) and portal Vijesti, within the project ACTIVE STUDENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT! announce a COMPETITION for 10 interns The selected students will go through an intensive training programme and practical education comprised of study visits to organisations and enterprises that are an integral part of the project, workshops…
European Commission Report: Poor grade for Montenegro
09. 11. 2016.
In most negotiation Chapters, according to the Report of the European Commission, Montenegro has made “some progress”. Two worse grades than this one are “backsliding” or “no progress”. The lowest grades were given to chapters relating to economic and monetary policy and the fisheries. For the key chapters relating to the fight against corruption and…