State institutions are responsible for preventing the relativisation and denial of war crimes, and they are not doing so effectively in the region. Confronting the past has never been on the agenda of political parties, and formal education fails to fill that space because it is sparse and often biased. These are the key assessments… »
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,… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) calls on the Acting Director of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (APC), Dušan Drakić, to, before announcing new rules under which the APC could, without the consent of public officials, inspect their bank accounts and possible hidden assets through related persons, first ensure the basic prerequisite – trust… »
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… »
“The state has not done nearly enough to achieve even a minimum level of justice. When it comes to war crimes, Montenegro is characterised by the fact that it does not deny crimes and is willing to pay compensation, yet there are no convictions for those crimes. The situation is similar in the case of… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) notes that the work on Encyclopedia of Montenegro, a capital project of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU), has been marked by a series of controversies, both regarding financial projections, which are continuously increasing, and the selection of collaborators. The project officially began on 1 September 2024, and… »
“An inclusive school is not a matter of symbolic support, but of concrete responsibility to ensure that every child has a safe, dignified, and supportive environment for development. Young people need understanding instead of fear and acceptance instead of humiliation, and the education system is one of the key spaces where this message can be… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) submitted, more than two months ago, initiatives to the Managing Board and the Senate of the University of Montenegro (UoM), as well as to the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (APC), requesting an assessment of the existence of a conflict of interest, or the risk of one arising, in the… »
Xenophobia is neither inevitable nor a permanent feature of societies, but rather a changeable phenomenon shaped by political, economic, and educational contexts. Overcoming it requires strengthening the education system, developing media literacy and critical thinking, as well as greater accountability of political actors and the media. Without continuous public dialogue and addressing these issues, there… »
On the occasion of Student Day, commemorated in memory of Žarko Marinović and the struggle for students’ dignity and rights, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) highlights that the position of the student population in Montenegro reflects a deeper crisis within the higher education system, as well as a lack of focus on strategic development.… »