The number of service contracts in state bodies decreased this year from 1.885 in December last year to 1.610 in October 2025, according to data from the Commission for the Analysis and Monitoring of Service Contracts and Contracts for Performing Temporary and Occasional Work.
The Commission's report also states that the number of contracts for performing temporary and occasional work has decreased by more than 70 percent compared to December last year - from 63 in December 2024 to 18 in October this year.
"Although some budget users still prefer this form of engagement for non-systematized positions, the goal is to solve this problem in the long term, while preserving the efficiency of public service provision and contributing to the optimization of public administration," it was emphasized.
However, there are also institutions and bodies that had fewer service contracts at the end of 2024 compared to October this year. In the report of the Commission, which is headed by the Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister Branko Krvavac, it is stated that the Administration for State Property had 338 contracts in December 2024, and 350 in October of this year.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) had 190 such contracts last year, and in October this year, only two fewer - 188.
The Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions reduced the number of service contracts from 157 to 114, while the Real Estate Directorate had 118 employees on that basis in October, down from 144 at the end of 2024.
The document states that in the reporting period, the Commission considered 185 requests from budget users for the conclusion of such contracts.
"Consent was given to 163 requests, 13 were rejected, and nine were partially accepted," the Commission specified.
Courts and prosecutors' offices mostly report single or zero values.
Thus, the Basic Courts in Bar, Ulcinj, Kolašin and Plav, as well as several basic state prosecutors' offices, had no service contracts either in December last year or in October this year. Some courts and prosecutors' offices reported one to three contracts in both periods, without major changes.
When it comes to contracts for performing temporary and occasional work, the Commission's report states that the most such engagements were at the Royal Theater "Zetski dom" - 46 contracts in December last year. In October, they had no such contracts signed.
The Commission for the Analysis and Monitoring of Service Contracts and Contracts for Performing Temporary and Occasional Work, it was specified, was formed by a Government decision in February this year.
"...With the aim of establishing clear procedures and mechanisms that would lead to a 20 percent reduction in the number of these contracts by the end of the year. The Commission is required to report to the Government on its work quarterly, and more frequently upon request."
The first quarterly report, adopted on June 19, showed that the number of temporary employment contracts as of May had decreased by 11,51 percent compared to December 2024, while the number of temporary and occasional employment contracts was 55,56 percent lower.
It is added that the Commission, although a temporary body, met almost once a week during the second quarter, and that this practice will continue in the coming period.
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