Authors: Grantees Institute Alternativa and CIN Montenegro
It seems absurd, but when the Ministry of Defence purchases helicopters for 30 million euros – the public gets at least some basic information about it, while it is much harder to gain an insight into purchase of gym equipment, forklift or air tickets.
Common to all these transactions is that procurement regulations and procedures are kept even further from the public. Or there is none.
Due to insufficient harmonization of legislation with the European one, and partly due to poorly regulated procurement in the field of security and defence, Montenegro was assessed with a three in the 2017 report of the international expert organization SIGMA on respecting European principles of public administration.
More about at: http://institut-alternativa.org/en/confidential-procurements-far-from-publics-control-2-army-keeps-everything-secret/