During 2013 we observed all plenary and sessions of all Parliamentary Committees and collected data on activities of the Parliament and its members.
During this period our team monitored 68 days of plenary sessions and 267 meetings of working bodies. We put special emphasis on sessions dedicated to use of control mechanisms by the Parliamentary working bodies and sessions of the Anticorruption Committee.
During this period, MANS submitted eight initiatives to the Parliamentary working bodies asking for use of different control mechanisms. Five initiatives were revised and adopted, while three are still pending. Throughout the year, we were very active in proposing amendments to laws discussed by the Parliament, through MPs belonging to different political parties.
MANS proposed four amendments to the Law on Municipal Police and conducted advocacy campaign, which resulted with withdrawal of the Law by the Government. Also, we proposed eight amendments related to changes of the Law on VAT, while one was adopted as well as eight amendments to the Law on Budget of Montenegro for 2014, but none of them were adopted.
One amendment related to changes of the Law on Constitutional Court that we proposed was adopted Finally, in cooperation with other NGOs, we proposed 14 amendments to the changes of the Law on Social and Child Care, but one was adopted. MANS representatives were also invited to participate at nine sessions of parliamentary working bodies.
