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.
IA on Freedom of Assembly in Montenegro at the OSCE roundtable
28. 12. 2016.
Representative of Institute Alternative, Ivana Bogojevic, has participated in a roundtable on monitoring of public assemblies, organised by OSCE, ODIHR – Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Roundtable was held in Vienna, from 14th till 15th December, followed by presentation of the Third Report on Monitoring of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in selected OSCE…
Property Checking of Police Officers
28. 12. 2016.
TV Vijesti/Svetlana Đokić While the debate about whether some police officers in Montenegro are on the mafia’s payroll has been heating up, Vijesti, a Montenegrin daily newspaper and television, asked the Agency for Prevention of Corruption for the right to access the official records about what Agency had detected by cross-checking for inconsistencies between the…
Ministry of Interior Failed In Encouraging Citizens to Report Crimes Committed By Police Officers
13. 12. 2016.
The Ministry of Interior of Montenegro have not conducted a sufficient number of activities in encouraging citizens to report crimes committed by police officers, especially corruption-related offences. Institute Alternative (IA) organized a presentation of its research “Assessment of Police Integrity in Montenegro” in PR Centre on 13 December 2016. The research deals with the issues…
IA researchers learned from Hungarian think tanks
10. 12. 2016.
Institute alternative public policy researchers, Ana Đurnić and Milica Ražnatović, visited think tank organizations in Budapest in order to exchange experiences and establish cooperation with organizations dealing with public policy research in Hungary. Within the study visit, organized from 27 November to 2 December 2016, Institute Alternative researchers had the opportunity to meet with the…
European Commission Report: Poor grade for Montenegro
09. 11. 2016.
In most negotiation Chapters, according to the Report of the European Commission, Montenegro has made “some progress”. Two worse grades than this one are “backsliding” or “no progress”. The lowest grades were given to chapters relating to economic and monetary policy and the fisheries. For the key chapters relating to the fight against corruption and…
IA presented new research findings: No progress in Rule of Law
08. 11. 2016.
Montenegro has stagnated in key areas of rule of law, and backslided in the area of cooperation of the Government with NGOs, it was concluded at today’s event organised by Institute alternative (IA). Today, a day before publication of European Commission’s (EC) report on Montenegro 2016, IA presented key findings of the research “Monitoring and…
