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.
The Ministry of the Interior should prepare a human resource plan for the next year
07. 12. 2023.
The Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro has not fulfilled the legal obligation to submit the Human Resource Plan in the past three years, as, despite several government conclusions instructing the authorities that have not done so to submit drafts of human resource plans, it has not prepared plans for the years 2021, 2022, and…
Direct and without control – Simple procurement up to 5000 EUR
29. 11. 2023.
The research for the year 2022 has revealed irregularities in the use of the direct contract procurement. Our findings showed that individual procurement exceed the amount of 5,000 euros excluding VAT; contracting authorities do not take into account the annual estimation of public procurement subject, and for certain subject that amount reaches over 40,000 euros.…
NGOs submitted proposals and priorities for public administration reform
17. 11. 2023.
A meeting of the National Working Group for Public Administration Reform was held in Podgorica, attended by representatives of the civil society and the Ministry of Public Administration. At the meeting, discussions revolved around the 2024 priorities of the Ministry of Public Administration and proposals from representatives of non-governmental organisations for improving public administration reform.…
Political parties hold the key to unfreezing the road to the EU
08. 11. 2023.
In the annual report, the European Commission noted a lower average assessment of progress, recognised that only one recommendation was fully fulfilled within the fundamentals cluster, while the average assessment of readiness remained the same. The absence of effective political dialogue and constructive approach by political parties was particularly highlighted in this year’s report, with…
Presented results of WeBER PAR monitoring for 2021/2022
22. 06. 2023.
On June 19 and 20, Institute Alternative organised a meeting of the National working group for monitoring public administration reform in Montenegro. During the meeting, the results of the last monitoring cycle of the public administration reform for 2021/2022 were presented, as part of the WeBER 2.0 project. The workshop for civil society organisations entitled…
WeBER closed-door meeting in Brussels: Advocating for WB PAR Monitor 2021/2022
26. 05. 2023.
Yesterday, at the European Policy Centre – EPC Brussels premises, EU WeBER PAR Monitor 2021/2022 results were presented at the closed-door round table organised and delivered by our partner, EPC Brussels. Western Balkan countries have been pursuing EU membership for years, and this path has often proved to be as challenging as ever. Within the…
