June 2015

NGOs Anima, Human Rights Action, Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and Aleksandar Saša Zeković, president of the Council for Civic control of the police work, express their dissatisfaction and regret due to the decision of the majority of councillors of Municipal Assembly of Herceg Novi to be absent (SNP and Clubs of Democrats) or sustained… »

In the capacity of members of the Working group for Chapter 23, we express our dissatisfaction with the appointment of the Council of Agency for the prevention of corruption, conducted in a manner which gravely violated the law and with an apparent intention of creating the conditions for further political control of the fight against… »

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) expresses concern due to the fact that citizens of Montenegro will have to pay for more than 7, 000 000 EUR as compensation to the businessman and Prime Minister’s brother based on the final verdict of competent panel of Higher court in Podgorica. Courts decided in line with their jurisdictions.… »

Strategy for the reduction of poverty and social exclusion expired in 2012 and has not been innovated since. There was no adequate assessment on its performance, and new measures for the following period were not envisaged either. In addition to series of active strategic documents in the area of social and children protection, rights of… »

Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of 26 June – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – calls upon the competent authorities to consider the results achieved so far and undertake measures in order to improve the implementation of law and ratified international acts in this area. Data from international reports… »

All members of Operational team from civil sector resigned today from their membership in Government’s Operational team of Open Government Partnership (OGP). Four members of Operational team from civic sector – Boris Marić, Dina Bajramspahić, Milica Kovačević and Vuk Maraš resigned after the majority of members of Operational team from Government of Montenegro voted against… »

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) welcomes the verdict of Higher court from Bijelo Polje based on which that court annulled the Decision of Managing Board (MB) of University of Montenegro (UoM) regarding the dismissal of former dean of Faculty of Law, professor Drago Radulović, PhD. As a reminder, CCE stated in October 2012, that the… »

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) welcomed the decision of professor Milenko Popović regarding his resignation in the Senate of University of “Mediterranean”, as the reaction to the decision of Commission of that institution that there are “no legal grounds” to determine whether Sanja Vlahović and Milan Babović plagiarised their scientific works. CCE reminds that University… »

On yesterday’s session, Government of Montenegro de facto dismissed current Operational team of Open Government Partnership (OGP), by passing a new Decision on the formation of Operational team of Open Government Partnership, which it envisages the election of new members within 30 days from the day when the Decision comes into force. Members of this… »

Association of Youth with Disabilities of Montenegro (AYDM), in cooperation with 63 organisations, addressed the President of Government Milo Đukanović, minister for human and minority rights Suad Numanović, Parliament of Montenegro, Ombudsman, representatives of European Commission and European Parliament as well as EU Delegation to Podgorica regarding the adoption of Proposal of Law on the… »