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.
Commentary on the Draft Law on Special Prosecution
20. 08. 2014.
Competencies set too broadly, positions reserved for prosecutors and no security checks prescribed. The question of the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) represents one of the key issues to be addressed and should be regulated in accordance with the principle of relieving the SPO of burden, namely the cases High State Prosecution…
Press release: What about the Law on Special Prosecutor’s Office?
11. 07. 2014.
The semi-annual report on the implementation of the Action Plan for Chapter 23 “Judiciary and Fundamental Rights”, which was published by the Government of Montenegro on 10 July 2014, does not contain any proper information on the status of the Draft Law on Special Prosecutor’s Office. Representatives of Institute Alternative participated in ten meetings of…
Meeting with the MPs from the Security and Defence Committee
08. 07. 2014.
Representatives of Institute Alternative Mr. Stevo Muk, Ms. Dina Bajramspahić, Mr. Marko Sošić, and Ms. Milica Milonjić, had a meeting today with the members of the Parliamentary Security and Defence Committee in order to discus the findings and recommendations of IA’s new Monitoring Report on Implementation of the Law on Parliamentary Oversight of the Security…

Prosecution for ,,Big fish”
12. 06. 2014.
– or, ahead of the public discussion on the Law on Special Prosecution – Although the fight against corruption and organized crime is one of the most frequently used phrases in the Montenegrin public discourse, European Commission’s 2013 Montenegro Progress Report continues to express serious concerns for the situation in this area. Isolated cases of…
Reaction: Secretively about the Secret Service
05. 06. 2014.
We have been unpleasantly surprised that the Government of Montenegro prepared and adopted the Bill Law on Amendments to the Law on Agency for National Security (NSA), on today’s session, without a public debate. The development of this bill law was not foreseen in the Government’s 2014 Agenda. During its preparation, there have been no…
Conference: 10 years since Slovenia joined NATO
04. 04. 2014.
Representatives of Institute Alternative, Jovana Marović and Dina Bajramspahić, participated in the Conference organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Slovenia’s membership in NATO. On Thursday, 3rd of April, starting at 12:30 pm, the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia organized a press conference and…