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MONTENEGRO receives an overall "Very Weak" rating in the 2006 Global Integrity Index. The Index assesses national anti-corruption policies and practices in countries around the world. For a printer-friendly .PDF version of this report click here.
This peer-reviewed country report includes:
Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for all 290 Integrity Indicators.
Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.
Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.
Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.
Global Integrity country reports are generated by an in-country team comprising a lead journalist (who prepares the Reporter's Notebook), a lead researcher (who initially scores the Integrity Indicators), and three to five peer reviewers. Global Integrity staff in Washington coordinate the input from all team members and are responsible for final content. For a full description of our methodology and research process please click here.
Reporter's Notebook
"Corruption is not a part of the tradition of the people in Montenegro." That's how Montenegrin government officials reacted to the U.S. State Department's 2005 human rights report, which said, "Corruption was a problem; the small, close-knit society discouraged reporting corruption and provided criminals access to law enforcement officers."
On July 31, 2006, the Montenegrin Parliament refused to adopt a new draft law, which was supported by the Council of Europe, on preventing conflicts of interest. In fact, parliamentarians from the ruling and opposition parties both rejected the law in equal numbers, a rarity here.
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