Centre for Civic Education (CCE), as part of its continuous monitoring of the Parliament of Montenegro, analysed the number of employees and other persons engaged in the offices of the President and four Vice-Presidents of the Parliament of Montenegro, based on data obtained through requests for free access to information. As of 31 May 2026, a total of 31 persons were employed or otherwise engaged in these offices – 18 employees performing advisory and administrative duties and 13 persons engaged under service contracts.
At least EUR 133,450 net will be paid in 2026 under service contracts already concluded for the needs of the President and four Vice-Presidents of the Parliament. At the same time, the gross salaries of employees in these offices amounted to EUR 29,425.76 in May 2026, or at least EUR 360,000 gross annually, excluding any new recruitment or changes in the composition of the offices.
The President’s Office Has More Staff Than the Offices of All Four Vice-Presidents Combined
As of 31 May 2026, 11 persons were employed in the office of the President of the Parliament, Andrija Mandić: Head of Office Mirko Miličić; eight advisers – Želidrag Nikčević, Žana Prašćević Milačić, Gordana Đuričić, Biljana Vučurović, Simo Barović, Nina Ofner Bokan, Ivana Jovanović and Danijela Đurović; and two independent administrative officers responsible for secretarial and administrative duties – Danka Zečević and Maja Nikolić. A total of EUR 19,918.18 was allocated for their gross salaries in May 2026. The highest gross salaries were received by Danijela Đurović (EUR 2,177.07), Biljana Vučurović (EUR 2,108.60) and Simo Barović (EUR 2,005.89), while Mirko Miličić’s gross salary amounted to EUR 1,817.60.
Between the beginning of the current President of the Parliament’s term and the end of May 2026, one Head of Office and three advisers left the office. Velimir Đoković served as Head of Office from November 2023 to August 2024, while Boban Stanišić, Janko Milatović and Matija Medojević held advisory positions during different periods.
In addition to the 11 employees, five other persons were engaged under service contracts for the needs of the President of the Parliament. Their duties include preparing analyses in the field of international relations, security analysis and event coordination, legal support and advice on international legal matters, as well as other tasks for the needs of the office. A total of EUR 64,400 net will be paid under these five contracts in 2026. The largest individual contract, covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2026, was concluded with Milorad Gogić and is worth EUR 16,800 for the provision of legal support, the drafting of legal acts and advice on international legal matters. This is followed by Mirko Lalatović, whose 2026 service contract is worth EUR 16,200 and covers the preparation of analyses and organisation of activities in the field of international relations, as well as other tasks for the office. Mihailo Čađenović and Dejan Gojković will each receive EUR 10,800 for security analysis and the coordination of processes and events, while Matija Gligorović will receive EUR 9,800 for “work for the needs of the Office of the President of the Parliament of Montenegro”. Such broadly and vaguely defined duties make it difficult to assess their actual content, scope and justification. This is inconsistent with the standards of transparent public spending.
Furthermore, these engagements began between January and September 2024. Four contracts remain valid until the end of 2026, while the contract of Mihailo Čađenović, which CCE reviewed, expired on 31 May 2026. These data indicate that service contracts have not been used to address temporary or occasional needs, but rather constitute a multi-year engagement model for tasks directly related to the regular functioning of the office.
Four Vice-Presidents Have Seven Advisers and Eight Associates Engaged Under Service Contracts
Seven advisers are employed in the offices of the four Vice-Presidents of the Parliament. Vice-President Zdenka Popović has two advisers – Vladimir Bošković and Zarija Vujović; Boris Pejović has one – Stevan Kandić; Nikolla Camaj has two – Marjan Ljuljđuraj and Kristina Vulaj; and Mirsad Nurković has two – Zijad Halilović and Haris Ramović. A total of EUR 9,507.58 was allocated for their gross salaries in May 2026. This amount does not include the salary of Kristina Vulaj, who took office on 19 May 2026. Haris Ramović received the highest gross salary, amounting to EUR 1,890.52, while Zarija Vujović received the lowest, amounting to EUR 1,484.41.
In the preceding period, the engagements of two advisers to Vice-President Boris Pejović – Danijela Marković and Marko Jokić – ended, as did the engagement of the administrative officer and executive secretary to Vice-President Milena Đurišić.
In addition to the formally employed advisers, each of the four Vice-Presidents had two persons engaged under service contracts – generally one to perform the duties of a technical secretary and one to work as a driver. A total of EUR 69,050 net will be paid in 2026 to these eight persons.
The largest amount for service contracts in 2026 was allocated to the office of Vice-President Zdenka Popović – EUR 18,250, of which EUR 8,400 will be paid to Danica Pejović for technical secretarial duties and EUR 9,850 to Stefan Kovačević for driving duties. For the same needs of Vice-President Nikolla Camaj, EUR 17,200 will be allocated in 2026 – EUR 8,600 each to Marija Prenkočević for technical secretarial duties and Marko Kaljaj for driving duties. A total of EUR 16,800 will be allocated for such engagements in each of the offices of Boris Pejović and Mirsad Nurković during the current year – EUR 8,400 for each of the four persons engaged.
Most of these contracts remain valid until the end of 2026, while the earliest engagements date back to November 2023. These data also indicate that service contracts are being used for the continuous performance of duties that, by their very nature, can hardly be considered temporary, one-off or occasional.
CCE points out that the multi-year engagement of persons under service contracts to perform duties that constitute the institution’s regular needs raises questions about the justification for this model, the transparency of the selection of those engaged and the possible circumvention of recruitment procedures applicable in the public sector. It is particularly important for the Parliament to explain clearly to the public why administrative, secretarial and driving duties have been performed for years under service contracts rather than through established staff positions and competitive recruitment procedures.
The data also reveal a pronounced concentration of staff and financial resources in the Office of the President of the Parliament. Of the total of 18 employees in the offices of the Parliament’s leadership, as many as 11 work in the President’s Office. At the same time, almost half of the minimum EUR 133,450 earmarked for service contracts in 2026 – EUR 64,400 – has been allocated specifically for the needs of that office. Furthermore, the fact that, in addition to the 18 employees, another 13 persons are engaged under service contracts means that more than two-fifths of all persons working in the offices of the Parliament’s leadership are not in regular employment.
CCE considers that the Parliament’s leadership must have appropriate professional and administrative support. However, the number of persons engaged, the multi-year duration of certain contracts and the nature of the duties entrusted to them require a significantly higher level of public accountability. As an institution that oversees the work of other branches of government and decides on the expenditure of public funds, the Parliament must lead by example and demonstrate that public resources are used rationally, for justified purposes and with full transparency.
Nikola Đurašević, Programme Associate