Clarifications of the 2nd Call for Proposals for the support to projects of civil society organisations (CSO) in Western Balkans 

Centre for Civic Education (CCE/CGO) within the project Together For LGBTQI+ Equality  publishes CLARIFICATIONS of the 2nd Call for Proposals for the support to projects of civil society organisations (CSO) in Western Balkans  For detailed information, please see the document. The project Together For LGBTQI+ Equality is implemented by the CCE/CGO, in partnership with ERA – LGBTI Equal Rights Association for… »

Adoption of the initiative for a monument to Joka Baletić marks the first step towards rectifying an injustice

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and the Antifascists of Cetinje welcome the decision of the Council for Proposing Names of Settlements, Streets and Squares of the Municipality of Nikšić to erect a memorial to the seventeen-year-old partisan Joka Baletić in that town. The initiative, which came from the European Alliance in Nikšić, will be forwarded… »

Instead of marking the anniversary of the restoration of independence, CANU is developing projects with the Russian Academy of Sciences

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) once again points to the concerning continuity of cooperation between the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU) and academic circles and international associations close to the regime of Vladimir Putin, despite Montenegro’s clearly declared foreign policy orientation and its support for Ukraine. CCE recalls that even after Russia’s invasion… »

Declarative support of CANU for Ukraine, alongside parallel cooperation with pro-Russian structures

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points out that the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU), despite the publicly expressed support of Montenegro for Ukraine following the Russian aggression, continued cooperation with structures close to regimes participating in that aggression, and that the President of CANU officially visited Moscow in 2024. The Russian aggression against… »

Education Must Be Based on Knowledge, Not Faith

Centre for Civic Education (CCE), in response to the statement by the Deputy Prime Minister for Education, Science and Relations with Religious Communities, Budimir Aleksić, that the Church has no influence over the Government, as well as his claim that religious education would have long since been introduced in schools “if the Church had any… »

Montenegro Advances in Media Literacy Index, but Still Below the European Average

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) notes that the latest edition of the Media Literacy Index, published by the Open Society Institute, records some progress for Montenegro. However, this improvement remains far from sufficient given the challenges the society faces. Despite its formal advancement in the ranking, Montenegro remains among countries with limited resilience to disinformation,… »

An Important Ruling Reminding Us That Freedom of Speech Does Not Include Insulting and Humiliating Others

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) welcomes the ruling of the Minor Offences Court in Bijelo Polje, Pljevlja Division, by which the Mayor of the Municipality of Pljevlja, Dario Vraneš, was found guilty over a post published on the social network Instagram targeting journalist and Director of the Center for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro (CIN-CG), Milka… »