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CDT conference: Montenegro's government most transparent in region
Published on: Sep 26, 2019 • 8:47 PM Author: PR Service
Podgorica, Montenegro (26 September 2019) -- Minister of Public Administration Suzana Pribilović opened earlier today a conference dedicated to the openness of institutions of executive and legislative power in the region and Montenegro, sponsored by Podgorica-based Cenre for Democratic Transition (CDT).
"Today's conference will significantly contribute to reviewing the openness of the Montenegrin institutions, as well as the exchange of experience and good practice, so that in the time ahead, all Western Balkan countries can make progress in this area. I am particularly pleased that the Report on Openness of Institutions of Executive Power in the Region and Montenegro has shown that the Government of Montenegro and the Ministry of Public Administration have been pursuing a policy of openness of their institutions, which is the basis of any democratic progress. According to the Report, Montenegro is the most transparent country in the region, and the Ministry of Public Administration has met the indicators of openness of above 92%,” said Minister Pribilović.
She noted that the Ministry of Public Administration has launched an open data portal, where state authorities can be directly informed, but it also involves citizens and the economy in their activities by building a relationship of trust. Furthermore, the improvement of eParticipation services and the re-launching of ePetition are focused on activities to increase citizens’ participation in policy-making.
"Also, the Ministry of Public Administration is the coordinator of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), and through this initiative, we make significant efforts to yield results and achieve goals tangible in terms of availability of information and openness in public administration at national and local levels," Minister Pribilovic explained.
“Montenegro is a country that realistically considers the shortcomings and problems in the application of the principle of openness. For these reasons, these results motivate us to continue to work hard to put in place all the mechanisms for the institutions of the system to meet the expectations of citizens and the economy, and the obligations from our EU agenda,” Minister Pribilović concluded.
Presenting the report on the openness of governments and parliaments in the region, President of CDT Milica Kovačević said that the Montenegrin Government, along with the North Macedona's one, is the most transparent in the region.
"The Government of Montenegro and the Government of North Macedonia are the most transparent governments in the region, with approximately the same score of 78-79% of the indicators fulfilled," CDT’s Kovačević said.
She also stated that the Montenegrin ministries remain the most transparent in the region, with an average of 64.45% of meeting the openness criteria, adding that there are huge differences between top-ranked ministries, which meet over 80% of set criteria, and those with only about 40% of indicators fulfilled.
Ms Kovačević said that according to this year's report, the Montenegrin Parliament is the most open in the region, stating that the institution met 79% of the openness indicators because it had published most of the important data and documents.
The conference presented new research findings on the level of openness of executive institutions in the region and Montenegro. The research is part of a regional project implemented by CDT for the third year in a row, in collaboration with partners from the Regional Network ACTION SEE, with the support of the European Commission and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
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