Education Must Remain Secular: Schools Are Places of Knowledge, Not Division

Civil society organizations strongly oppose the initiative to introduce religious education into the education system of Montenegro, considering such a proposal to be contrary to the principles of secularism (religious neutrality of public institutions), fundamental constitutional values, and the best interests of children and youth. We believe that the education system must remain a space… »

The fourth School of transitional justice concluded

Confronting the past is not just a historical lesson – it is our ongoing responsibility in building a functional democratic society. This message marked today’s diploma award ceremony for participants of the Transitional Justice School, organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Montenegro, within the project… »

Info Session held in Bijelo Polje on the call for support to CSO projects

NGO Multimedijal Montenegro and Centre for Civic Education (CCE) organized an info session today in Bijelo Polje, at the premises of the EU Corner, dedicated to presenting the details of the call for support to civil society organization (CSO) projects in Montenegro, implemented as part of the SYNERGY Montenegro – Strengthening Youth Networks and Empowering… »

Towards Better Civic Education and Human Rights Learning in Schools

The need for a more modern and higher-quality approach to civic education and human rights within education system in Montenegro lies at the core of the new project Improving Education for Civic and Human Rights: Educational Reforms for a Stronger Democracy, implemented by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) with the support of UNICEF, in partnership… »

Info session in Bijelo Polje – Synergy Montenegro

Within the project SYNERGY Montenegro – Strengthening Youth Networks and Empowering Resilient Groups and Youth, NGO Multimedijal Montenegro and the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) are organising an Info Session on Monday, 14 April 2025, at the EU Corner in Bijelo Polje, starting at 12:00h. This info session aims to provide detailed information about the Call for Project Proposals, offer all relevant… »

Penalty imposed on teacher Mato Kankaraš threatens freedom of expression

Human Rights Action (HRA) and Centre for Civic Education (CCE) protest against the decision of the acting principal of the “Slobodan Škerović” Gymnasium, Zoran Pejović, to financially penalise mathematics teacher Mato Kankaraš for expressing his opinion during the TV E programme “At the End of the Day” on 17 January this year. We call on the Ministry… »

Institutions must do their job, not to be complicit in violence!

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) strongly condemns the act of vandalism involving the writing of graffiti containing a direct message of hate speech in front of the residential building where civic activists Nikola Ilić and Hana Konatar live. This is not just a graffiti – this is a threat, this is tangible hatred, this is… »

Call for Proposals for the support to civil society organisations (CSO) projects in Montenegro

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) within the programme SYNERGY Montenegro – Strengthening Youth Networks and Empowering Resilient Groups and Youth in Montenegro is launching CALL FOR PROPOSALS for the support to civil society organisations (CSO) projects in Montenegro Project proposals should contribute to improving the position of youth and creating more opportunities for them in… »

Together For LGBTQI+ Equality – Clarification of the Call for Proposals

Centre for Civic Education (CCE/CGO) within the project Together For LGBTQI+ Equality  publishes CLARIFICATIONS of the 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 implementing the Centre for Civic Education (CCE/CGO), in partnership with ERA –… »