Interview: Excessive Use of Force Is Still Tolerated In the Montenegrin Police

21. 04. 2016.

Corruption remains a serious concern despite positive legislative changes in Montenegro. The situation is highly problematic in an environment where police officers are accused of corruption or there is a lack of coordination between police and prosecutors. This is one of the reasons why the European Parliament criticized the government’s lacklustre approach to tackling corruption…

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Press Release: Progress symbolic, corruption persistent

15. 03. 2016.

Particular significance of the European Parliament’s Resolution on the 2015 Report on Montenegro lies in acknowledging the importance of adopting a quality strategic framework for public administration reform in the next four years, which needs to provide a basis for adherence to the principles of merit, depoliticization, accountability and transparency in public administration. Bearing in…

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Balkan Security Platform formally established

14. 03. 2016.

Representatives of six civil society organizations signed the founding act of the „Balkan Security Platform” in the library of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy on March 7, 2016. Balkan Security Platform is founded by: Analytica, Macedonia Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Serbia Centre for Security Studies, Bosnia and Herzegovina Institute Alternative, Podgorica, Montenegro Institute…

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Beginning of the regional monitoring and evaluation of rule of law – MERLIN WB

10. 03. 2016.

The kick-off meeting within the project “Monitoring and Evaluating the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans – MERLIN WB” took place from March 6-9, 2016, in Belgrade. The project is funded by the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) within the framework of the Think and Link Programme. Institute Alternative will work together with…

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The Role of Women in Police Reform in the Balkans

10. 03. 2016.

The European standard of representation of women in the police force is 30 percent, and according to the information available in Serbia, women currently make up 23 percent of employees, 18 percent in Macedonia, 14 in Kosovo, 13 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10 in Albania and nine percent in Montenegro, it was pointed out at…

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Event announcement – Women in Police: Perspectives from the Western Balkans

03. 03. 2016.

Venue: Media Centre, Terazije 3, Belgrade Time: 10:00 – 12:00 Regional network of civil society organizations POINTPULSE is organizing a panel “Women in Police: Perspectives from the Western Balkans” that will be held on the International Women’s Day, Tuesday, 8 March, at 10h in the Media Centre in Belgrade (Terazije 3). The aim of the…

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