It has been scorching in Montenegro these days. Rain and cooler weather were promised, but neither came. Not in nature, not in society, and least of all in politics. Whatever once arose to bring us relief evaporated long ago. The more the sun scorched Podgorica’s asphalt, the more deeply affected I was as I watched… »
The Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (MASA) systematically fails to implement the oversight mechanisms that it has itself agreed upon with ministries, state-owned companies, and other institutions, while those same agreements are regularly used as the legal basis for the transfer of public funds. This is demonstrated by data collected by the Centre for… »
By: Mélodie Tran Thuan The summer of 2026 is not over yet, but temperatures have already broken records in several parts of Europe, reminding us once again that climate change is now forcing us to rethink the way we live and who gets to define what is an “European challenge”. In France, Germany, the United… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) condemns the remarks made by Milan Knežević, Member of Parliament and President of the Democratic People’s Party (DNP), during the session of the Parliament of Montenegro held on 28 July 2026, and calls for proceedings to be initiated, in accordance with the Code of Ethics for Members of Parliament, to… »
Yesterday, the Parliament of Montenegro concluded the appointment process for the members of the Council of Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) through a deliberate violation of the Law on RTCG, confirming that the process was driven by political, rather than legal, criteria from the very beginning. We recall that on 17 July, a group… »
The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) assesses that, by appointing Jovan Vučurović as Minister without Portfolio in charge of relations with the Parliament of Montenegro, the Government headed by Milojko Spajić has made a political choice that seriously calls into question its commitment to a civic, multi-ethnic and European Montenegro. As early as December 2020,… »
The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) previously pointed out that the University of Montenegro (UoM) had been removed from the publicly available Webometrics ranking due to its dissemination of fabricated data concerning its ranking and its persistent refusal to correct that information. Given the significance of this case and the public attention it has attracted,… »
Italy is Montenegro’s closest major partner within the European Union and one of the most consistent advocates of EU enlargement to the Western Balkans. Nevertheless, bilateral cooperation remains fragmented across separate diplomatic, security, economic, and accession-related instruments, according to the analysis “Italy and Montenegro: Bilateral Cooperation and Montenegro’s Accession to the European Union“, published by… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points out that the practice of engaging personal consultants for MPs, introduced in 2025, cost citizens €85,200 net in the first five months of 2026 alone. This option was used by 22 MPs from five parliamentary groups, some of whom changed consultants during the period, bringing the total number of… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), jointly with renowned Montenegrin judoka Srđan Mrvaljević, presented findings and supporting documentation revealing serious irregularities in the operations of the Judo Federation of Montenegro (JFM). These irregularities have already resulted in violations of children’s rights, numerous unlawful practices in the organisation of the European Judo Championships, and breaches of international… »