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.
Press Release: Governing without discussion – Citizens without a possibility to improve regulations
30. 12. 2015.
The Government is constantly violating relevant regulations on organising public discussions and inclusion of interested public in the process of drafting strategic documents and law and is withholding information on regulation preparation, which has a negative impact on the quality of these documents. Public discussions are either not organised at all or they last less…
Press release: Ministry of Interior checked off the box by simulating a public debate on the Strategy of Police Development
29. 12. 2015.
Ministry of Interior (MoI) has without any particular explanation refused to enhance the work of the internal control of police and the increase of its authority, without including measures related to depolitisation, the enhancement of transparency and improving of finance management in the Strategy of Police Development. The Government has adopted the Strategy of Police…
Press Release: Enable an equal treatment of employees with fixed-term contracts
28. 12. 2015.
In the light of the media allegations that the Ministry of Interior has resolved the status of employees with fixed-term contracts by enabling them to apply for internal announcements, the Institute Alternative warns that such practice could be discriminatory. A number of civil servants in other state bodies are discriminated in that manner, who have…
Draft Public Administration Reform Strategy does not lead to a better public administration
28. 12. 2015.
Institute Alternative has submitted to the Ministry of Interior some 40 pages of comments on the Draft Public Administration Strategy. The draft does not meet the essential challenges of good governance. The public administration reform is a key process not only for the building capacity of the administration to meet numerous requirements of the accession…
SEE 2020 Strategy and the fight against corruption
15. 12. 2015.
Citizens should know that the crime does not pay off Priorities in the fight against corruption derived from the Strategy South-East Europe 2020 (SEE 2020) in Montenegro and countries of the region are far from achieved, it was assessed at the conference organised today by Institute alternative (IA). The conference “Against corruption – for Montenegro’s…
Conference announcement: “Against corruption: for Montenegro’s Growth!”
10. 12. 2015.
Within the project ”Governance for Montenegro’s Growth: It Depends On Us!”, which is implemented with funding by the Regional Cooperation Council under implementation of RCC’s South East Europe 2020 Strategy, Institute alternative is organising a conference “Against corruption – For Montenegro’s Growth”, which will take place on December 15th in “Podgorica” Hotel, in Podgorica. The…