The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) has published Guide for Users of the Freedom to Information Law, aimed at citizens, non-governmental organizations, journalists, and other interested parties, to help them navigate the procedures for obtaining necessary information from public sector bodies in Montenegro. The guide is written in language understandable to the general public and… »
May 2024
Support for the Un Resolution on the International Remembrance Day of the Genocide in Srebrenica
The RECOM Reconciliation Network (RMP) calls on the Government of Montenegro to join the countries that co-sponsor the UN Resolution on the International Remembrance Day of the Genocide in Srebrenica, as commemorating the victims of the genocide is a elementary condition to maintain responsibility and to revive the humanistic and civilized principles of society in… »
Equality, freedom and justice out of reach for LGBTIQ+ persons in Montenegro
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occassion of 17 May – the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), calls on the institutions in Montenegro, in charge for protecting and enhancing the human rights of LGBTIQ+ persons, to take responsibility and start working seriously on the creation of policies that will ensure full… »
Integrity as the foundation for institutions and public trust
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), today, organized the first in a series of training sessions for public officials on mechanisms for combating corruption, involving 20 representatives from local governments across various regions and municipalities in Montenegro. During the training, various topics were covered, including integrity plans, whistleblower protection, conflict of interest, understanding and risk management,… »
Election actors’ promises one year later
In a month, it will be a year since the parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro, which is also an opportunity for the public to be reminded of the promises based on which citizens made their choices, and these are consolidated by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) in the publication “Parliamentary Elections 2023 –… »
Encouragement for a step in the right direction
We welcome Prime Minister Milojko Spajić’s stance that Montenegro should vote for the proposed UN resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica regardless of the outcome of the amendments the Government intends to propose. This is the only correct decision that principally directs Montenegro towards a secure future. We understand that the Government does not want… »
Coalition of NGOs: Spajić to clarify if the Government of Montenegro is proposing amendments to the Srebrenica Resolution?
In a letter addressed today to Prime Minister Milojko Spajić, the Coalition of NGOs demanded that he clarify whether the Government of Montenegro is proposing amendments to the Srebrenica Resolution, and if so, to publicly announce and provide reasoned explanations for the text of those amendments. It is unacceptable in a serious democratic state that,… »
World Press Freedom Day in Montenegro is celebrated without progress in media
On the occasion of 3 May – World Press Freedom Day, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) congratulates to all media and media employees, regretting that instead of a comprehensive improvement in the field of media freedom, we note a bad situation at all levels in this area. The CCE indicates that the media in… »
Controversial proposal to name a street after Pavle Bulatović forwarded to the Ministry
The Council for Proposing Names of Settlements, Streets, and Squares of the Capital City Podgorica decided, on the eve of the holiday, 30 April, to refer the proposal by the Democrats councilors to name one of the streets in the capital after Pavle Bulatović, a wartime Minister of Internal Affairs and Defense, to the Ministry… »