MPS has been working on integrity checks for some time; the model has already been incorporated into the Law on Government

The Ministry of Public Administration, in cooperation with experts from the Council of Europe, has prepared the Draft Law on the Government of Montenegro, which is currently before Parliament and represents an important step toward strengthening transparency, accountability and integrity in the exercise of the highest executive functions. For the first time, the draft law establishes a system for checking the integrity of candidates for prime minister, government members and other executive officials, with the aim of identifying and managing potential conflicts-of-interest risks. Candidates are required to complete a questionnaire and submit a declaration, after which the information is verified with the competent institutions, including bodies responsible for public procurement, tax collection and the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption. This ensures that decision-makers and the public have relevant information about potential risks that could affect the impartial and responsible performance of public office. It is particularly important to stress that the draft law represents a significant institutional step forward in the area of public officials’ integrity, but that it was not possible to prescribe in law the legal consequences of a potentially negative integrity check. The Venice Commission also pointed this out in its latest opinion, recommending that, following the implementation of the appropriate constitutional reform, the steps and measures to be taken in the event of negative integrity-check results be precisely regulated at the legislative level as soon as possible. Ministry of Public Administration