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: Institutional Capacities For Recruitment And Promotion Should Be Strengthened
17. 10. 2013.
Institutions, key for the oversight of recruitment and promotion in Montenegro’s state administration, lack resources to efficiently perform their duties. Human Resources Management Authority has a key role in implementing vacancy announcements for state authorities, while the Administrative Inspection within the Ministry of Interior Affairs has a key role in performing oversight of the implementation…

Press Release: Dilemmas and Deficiencies in the Implementation of the New Law to be Removed
09. 10. 2013.
Despite improvements, the first six months of the implementation of the new Law on Civil Servants and State Employees (LCSSE) with regard to the recruitment and promotion in state authorities was marked by the lack of preconditions and tardiness in the responses of state authorities about filling their vacancies. Institute Alternative (IA) continuously follows implementation…
Press release: State authorities should publish lists of their employees
13. 09. 2013.
More than two thirds of state authorities breached their legal obligation and didn’t publish the lists of civil servants and state employees at the Internet what negatively affects transparency of public administration work. Out of 52 authorities, defined by the Decree on the organization and manner of work of state administration, including the authorities within…
Press release: Public Without An Insight Into The Key Document Of Public Administration Reform
11. 09. 2013.
Plan for the reorganization of public administration, although adopted at the Government’s session on July 18, is sill not published at the Internet, which is opposite to the Government’s decision on publishing its materials and undermines transparency of its work. The proposal of the report on progress Montenegro achieved in the period between April 25…
Training on employment and selection in state administration
11. 07. 2013.
Our project associate, Milena Janketić, attended the training on “Recruitment and Selection”, held at RESPA (Regional School of Public Administration) on Wednesday, 10th July. The training was organized by the Hungarian consulting company AAM Consulting, in order to build the institutional capacities of HRMA (Human Resources Management Authority) for the new Law on Civil Servants…
Press release: Podgorica’s Plan Far From Reality
10. 07. 2013.
Institute Alternative (IA) submitted to the authorities of Montenegro’s capital Podgorica comments to the draft Action plan for fight against corruption, finding that the document is not aligned with the national priorities and that it does not provide convincing justification of the proposed strategic aims, measures and activities. The draft action plan of capital Podgorica…