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.
European Commission: Montenegro Remained Average
06. 10. 2020.
As in the previous five years, based on the methodology of the European Commission, IA transformed the report’ assessments into numbers in order to see scores in a simpler way, and compare the situation with previous years. Although this is the first report of the new commissioner Várhelyi and his team, it does not differ…
First Impressions on Non-paper for Chapters 23 and 24
12. 06. 2020.
A new non-paper for chapters 23 and 24 in Montenegro will be published soon. Here are our first comments for daily newspapers Vijesti: In general, one not really positive image. This report is not that much about critics as it is ”faded” and testifies to more than worrying stagnation, bearing in mind that we are…
Montenegrin citizens do not know what public procurement means
09. 06. 2020.
Survey results on public opinion showed that the number of citizens who do not know what is public procurement had almost doubled. Even 71% citizens explicitly stated that they did not know what public procurement meant and could not describe the term in a few words. Ana Đurnić, Public Policy Researcher at Institute Alternative (IA)…
Recommendations for Improvement of Police Work
09. 03. 2020.
The key problem is human resources management, ie hiring and giving promotions which is not based on merit, knowledge, skills and personal abilities relevant to police work, said Dina Bajramspahić, Institute Alternative’s policy researcher In the context of the deteriorating of security in our country, we recall of some of the issues that we have…
Democratic Control of Intelligence Sector Must be Improved
26. 12. 2019.
Dina Bajramspahić, a public policy researcher at the Institute Alternative and a member of the working group for the Chapter 23 – Judiciary and Fundamental Rights, commented for PCNEN portal on the issue of depoliticization of the intelligence sector in Montenegro. 1) PCNEN: In a recent panel discussion focused on the depoliticization of the security…
Prosecution does not dare to act against Judicial Council
11. 12. 2019.
Non-governmental organizations Human Rights Action (HRA), Network for the Affirmation of the NGO Sector (MANS) and Institute Alternative (IA) submitted a criminal charge on 13 September 2019 to the Special State Prosecutor’s Office (SSP) against PhD Mladen Vukčević, President of the Judicial Council, and members of the Judicial Council, Zoran Pažin, minister of justice and deputy prime minister,…
