November 2020

Ministry of Culture persistent in implementing a decision contrary to the public interest

A group of non-governmental organizations, which over the past weeks publicly pointed out the illegalities that characterized the process of project evaluation and making Decision on the allocation of funds to non-governmental organizations based on the public call “Let’s develop cultural habits!”, submitted to the competent Ministry of Culture formal Initiative for annulment of this… »

A long road to equality for people with disabilities

Montenegro is making slow and unacceptably small progress in the area of the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs), and persons with disabilities remain at the top of those recognized as the most vulnerable group. Therefore, more systematic and effective approaches are needed to improve the quality of life of this group, but also to… »

European money for the Montenegrin path to EU

Although there is a widespread public perception that non-governmental organizations have unlimited EU funds at their disposal, and this is frequently accompanied by manipulations and organized campaigns aimed at damaging the reputation of critically oriented NGOs, the dominant part of the funds is allocated to the institutions, as it was concluded in the study ‘’European… »

Arrogant investor continues to provoke locals, court and Prosecutor’s Office unusually slow

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) expresses concern over the fact that the privileged concessionaire “Dekar” and “Dekar Energy”, owned by Momcilo Miranovic, arbitrarily returned workers to the construction site for the construction of a mini-hydropower plant (MHP) on the river Cestogaz, in the village of Kraljske bare, the municipality of Kolasin, and contrary to the… »

Balkanization instead of Europeanization – fight against corruption in Montenegro

Over the past eight years, Montenegro has not achieved the expected track record in combating corruption. The EU has also demonstrated political inconsistency regarding the continuous and necessary external pressure concerning Montenegro, thus Montenegro, despite of everything, has been making progress in the accession negotiations for a long time, with an evident deficit of political… »

Parties to appoint more responsible representatives in the SEC

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) calls on parliamentary political parties to ensure that when appointing their representatives to the new State Election Commission (SEC), in accordance with the recently opened procedure, they are those members who will act responsibly to the law and budgetary funds. Namely, the latest data received by the CCE, under the… »

Judiciary, fight against corruption and rule of law should be a priority for political actors

Judiciary, fight against corruption and rule of law in a broader context are the key issues of Chapter 23, in which Montenegro records a chronic lack of track record in the accession negotiation process with the European Union. Although all election actors during the parliamentary election campaign rhetorically advocated for the acceleration of European integration,… »

Promotion and education about differences are effective

In the areas where more is being done to promote diversity, and there is no doubt that most of the activities are in the Capital City of Podgorica, this has a significant impact. Somewhat more radical attitudes of boys, students of secondary vocational schools and those from those parts of Montenegro in which there are… »

The burden of the past feeds the new nationalist waves

With the imprints of the past on the picture of the future, it is possible to come out by determining the roots of the conflict and criminal responsibility, while providing justice for victims, which is still lacking and which feeds new nationalist waves in the region, as assessed at the two-day online workshop “Transitional Justice… »