Conference on the role of thinks tanks in the policy making process

02. 02. 2018.

Our Milena Milošević participated at the conference held in Belgrade with the topic of the role of independent think tanks in the process of policy making, in the time of democratic “regression” of the governments in the region and manipulation of information. Milena said that the most responsible actors – governments, to which we address…

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Civil society calls on the Government not to restrict public discussions

10. 01. 2018.

The EU-Montenegro Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) has called on state institutions to reconsider the adoption of provisions that would seriously restrict the conduct of public discussions. Milena Milošević, our researcher, participated at the meeting of the Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee of the European Union and Montenegro at the end of December. During…

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Transformation of RTCG from a party into a Public Service should not be halted

29. 12. 2017.

Transformation of Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) from party to the Public Service must not be halted, since it would be a first step towards restraining of the European integration and European future of Montenegro, as it was stated from the performance ‘Independent Public Service and full stop’. The protest performance, in front of Parliament…

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Key Challenges of Strategic Planning in Montenegro

27. 12. 2017.

Panel discussion “Key Challenges of Strategic Planning in Montenegro” gathered 30 participants, including eight from civil society organisations and 22 representatives of state authorities. During the discussion, it was pointed out that there are over 120 strategies in Montenegro. The implementation of many of them is not elaborated in the accompanying Action Plan, while only…

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Responding to the “argumentation” of the Ministry of Public Administration on legally banning public discussion

05. 12. 2017.

Institute Alternative strongly criticized the Government’s proposal to amend the Law on Public Administration, which stipulates that the public discussion will not be conducted “when the law i.e. the strategy, regulates issues in the field of defence, security and the annual budget; in cases of emergency, urgent or unforeseeable circumstances; when the issue is not…

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Institute Alternative at the regional training on monitoring freedom of assembly

30. 11. 2017.

Ivana Bogojević and Aleksandra Vavić, public policy researchers at Institute Alternative, participated in a regional training on monitoring freedom of assembly, from November 27 to 29, in Budapest. The training was organized by the European Center for Non-for-Profit Law and gathered 11 experts worlwide from the field of freedom of assembly. IA representatives presented the…

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