13 July Calls on Us to Be Worthy of Those Who Created It

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) congratulates all citizens of Montenegro the Statehood Day – 13 July – and also calls for the defense of the freedoms that 13 July brought us. This date is marked by two decisive events in Montenegrin history.  The first is the Berlin Congress of 1878, at which Montenegro became an… »

30 years since the genocide in Srebrenica – Montenegro owes the establishment of a Remembrance Day

Tomorrow marks the 30th years since the genocide in Srebrenica, the largest mass atrocity committed on European soil since World War II. The undersigned Montenegrin non-governmental organizations, the Bosniak Council, and civic activists pay tribute to the victims, express solidarity with the survivors and their families, and protest the failure of Montenegrin authorities to declare… »

Time for a Clear Distance from War Criminals

Non-govermental organizations and civic activists who submitted an initiative to the Public Institution “Ratković Poetry Evenings” to revoke the Risto Ratković poetry award given to Radovan Karadžić express disappointment that this institution has not shown readiness to act promptly on the initiative – despite clearly considering it valid, which we welcome. Namely, the response from… »

Montenegro to establish a Remembrance day for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide

On the occasion of the upcoming 30th marking of the Srebrenica genocide, Human Rights Action (HRA), Centre for Civic Education (CCE), and Centre for Peace and Women’s Education – ANIMA call on the Parliament and Government of Montenegro to urgently establish 11 July as the official Remembrance Day for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide, and to organize its commemoration… »

Montenegro Between Reform Imperatives and Political Calculations

Montenegro cannot complete negotiations with the European Union (EU) by the end of next year, stated former Minister of European Affairs Jovana Marović at the conference “13 Years on the European Path: Directions, Crossroads, and Detours,” organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE). Speaking on the panel “Between Brussels’ Optimism and Domestic (In)Capacity: Who… »

Uljarević and Ibrahimović: EU Integration requires vision and will

Montenegro’s European path is stagnating primarily due to internal circumstances, as it stumbles over missed opportunities, abuse of institutions, and violations of the law, stated Daliborka Uljarević, Executive Director of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), at the conference “13 Years on the European Path: Directions, Crossroads, and Detours”, organized by the CCE. At the… »

A pillar of resistance and a target of pressure

At a time when democracy is stagnating and institutions are becoming extensions of party interests, civil society organizations (CSOs) remain one of the last pillars of defense of the public interest and civic responsibility, was assessed in the final episode of this season’s Civic Angle  show by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) on TV… »

For Responsible Remembrance – Initiative to Revoke Karadžić’s Award

The non-governmental organizations Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Human Rights Action (HRA), Centre for Women’s and Peace Education ANIMA, the Association “Štrpci Against Oblivion,” and the Montenegrin Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights, together with civic activists Dina Bajramspahić, Jovana Marović, and Edin Smailović,submitted an initiative on Thursday, 26 June, to the public institution “Ratković… »