Rule of law
The goal of the program is to strengthen the integrity and good governance in the sector of defense and security. Special attention is devoted to democratic and civilian control – parliamentary oversight, internal control, civil and judicial oversight as well as to the control performed by independent instituions in this sector.
Interview for FOS media on the acts of Special Prosecution
18. 07. 2017.
1. Do you consider symptomatic that so far several actions initiated by Katnic (Mandic, Radunovic, Medojevic), were simply stopped by the Higher State Prosecutor Ivica Stankovic? It cannot be said that they were stopped because only one of the series of actions foreseen in the criminal proceedings was halted. All other investigative measures and actions,…
Press release: Clarify the Actions of the Special Antiterrorist Unit
11. 07. 2017.
Institute Alternative urges the Police Director of Montenegro to explain why the officers of the Special Antiterrorist Unit (SAJ) intervened in one nightclub in Budva on 10 of July this year. The members of the SAJ, elite unit specializing in the most complicated police affairs, during the evening on 10 of July had conducted a…
Press release: Publish the non-paper for Chapters 23 and 24
21. 06. 2017.
We urge the Government and Ministry of European Affairs to publish the European Commission report on state of play in Chapters 23 and 24, so called non-paper, as the Negotiating Team of Government of Serbia did recently In Serbia, this document was published on the website of the European Integration Office: http://www.seio.gov.rs/upload/documents/eu_dokumenta/non_paper_pg23_24_srp.pdf Serbian report shows…
On Corruption Risks at the Ministry of Interior
19. 06. 2017.
Institute Alternative (IA) is a member of the regional network POINTPULSE which deals with corruption risks at MoI/Police Administration. During this year, we will be working on the new research and publish the third Assessment of Police Integrity in a row, based on the same methodology that will be used by our colleagues in five…
The Process of Adopting the Law on Internal Affairs Must Be Transparent
02. 06. 2017.
The Western Balkans should use the EU accession process to adopt best international legislation and practices on police integrity, but also use public debate and civil society expertise to discuss region-specific experiences in dealing with common problems, it was concluded at the POINTPULSE conference “Fighting Police Corruption: Legal Solutions and Best Practices” on 1 of…
Should NSA records be open?
29. 05. 2017.
Should NSA records be open? Dina Bajramspahić, public policy researcher answers this questions. Do you believe that NSA should open its records; we know this has happened in most transition countries? What do you think is the obstacle to that action? Is the state willing to do so? What should be done in case that…