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.
Flights of ministries below the radar: Direct procurement of airline tickets
29. 01. 2024.
Some ministries evade the obligation to initiate a public procurement procedure for airline tickets for official travels, even though they spend more than 5,000 euros annually on them. As a result, they directly and non-transparently transfer the money to travel agencies through direct agreements. In 2022, the Ministry of Science and Technological Development allocated more…
Establishing cooperation: IA meeting with Budget Inspection representatives
27. 01. 2024.
On January 26th, Institute Alternative held a meeting with representatives of the Budget Inspection in order to establish cooperation and gain a better understanding of their everyday work. During the meeting, we discussed our findings regarding the work of the Budget Inspection, the process of planning supervision, and the development of the annual work programme.…
To abandon hasty abolition of the Administration for Inspection Affairs
25. 01. 2024.
The Government’s intention to hastily abolish the Administration for Inspection Affairs is not based on adequate analyses, on exposé for the composition of the current Government and the Strategy for Public Administration Reform, and it can not be carried out without negative consequences within the stipulated short deadlines. The information, which was discussed on January…
Direct Procurement Under Spotlight of State Audit Institution
22. 01. 2024.
The State Audit Institution (DRI) adopts the proposal of Institute Alternative and initiates an audit of simple procurements through direct agreement. The State Audit Institution (DRI) has adopted one of our proposals and included the audit of the section “Simple procurements through direct agreement” in the DRI’s Annual Audit Plan for 2024. By proposing this…
Overview of challenges for inspections in the fight against corruption: Conclusions and recommendations from the IA meeting
16. 01. 2024.
Read conclusions and recommendations from the first meeting organised by IA between inspections and other organisations and institutions relevant to the fight against corruption: Conclusions and Recommendations from the IA meeting: Inspections in the Fight Against Corruption Meeting is part of our efforts to strengthen the anti-corruption role of inspections, within the project Inspect to…
Direct and without competition – Procurement in public enterprises
15. 01. 2024.
State-owned enterprises are violating the Public Procurement Law by exceeding the limits on the use of less transparent procedures for the same procurement subject, as shown by the research of the Institute Alternative on the use of direct agreements during 2022. The Public Procurement Law does not limit the use of the direct negotiation mechanism,…
