Centre for Civic Education (CCE) has today, within the framework of project ’SPINoFACT 3 – political advertising between spin and facts’, presented final findings of monitoring of media campaign for local elections in Podgorica which were held on 27 May 2018.
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Authorities do not give up from taking over public broadcaster
Announced discussion on initiative for dismissal of Director General of RTCG, Andrijana Kadija, re-confirms the intention of DPS to return RTCG under its absolute control, and halt its transformation into public service, despite warnings from European Union. We remind that systemic, continuous and so far unheard-of attacks on RTCG started with unlawful dismissals of two… »
APC to sanction MPs who not reported all incomes
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) has submitted an initiative to the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (APC) seeking initiation of a proceeding against 24 MPs and one mayor who have not, in line with the Law on Prevention of Corruption, reported accurate and full information in reports on income and assets. At the end of… »
Fake News – Enemies of Democracy
‘Media that gravitate between reality shows and propaganda are the key heralds of fake news. Although in basis these aim to discredit those who are critically oriented towards holders of powers and decision makers, the whole society suffers consequences and is in such manner being long-lastingly contaminated and democratically eroded’, assessed Executive Director of the… »
Murder of Dusko Jovanovic even after 14 years still unresolved
Murder of CeO and Editor-in-Chief of daily ‘Dan’ Dusko Jovanovic even after 14 years was not entirely resolved. This crime remains also as warning of the extent of capture of state institutions by political influence which limits their professional and responsible work in the public interest. Unfortunately, journalists are even in 2018 targets of brutal… »
NGOs marked 26 years since unpunished war crime of deportation of Bosnia-Herzegovinian refugees
Twenty-six years since the war crime of deportation of Bosnia-Herzegovinian refugees was marked via memorial gathering in front of Police Station of Herceg Novi, still without criminal justice for victims, without monument, without a remembrance day or the apology of police for unlawful arrest of civilians and their extradition in a manner of hostages to… »
Reduced space for evasion of responsibility in the negotiation with the EU process
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) commends the decision of Government of Montenegro which changed the negotiation framework and established European Integration Office within the Cabinet of Prime Minister of Montenegro with Chief Negotiator in the status of ambassador as its Head. This model, that CCE too has proposed heretofore pointing out to systemic mismatch of… »
Marking of 26 years since crime ‘Deportation of refugees’
26 years from a crime committed against refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Montenegro, known as ‘Deportation of refugees’ came to pass this May. On Friday, 25 May, in the noon, in front of Police Station of Herceg Novi, wherefrom the majority of victims have been deported to their deaths on 25 and 27 May… »
Stronger monitoring of institutions for fights against corruption ensues
Representatives of 14 non-governmental organisations (NGO) have signed a Memorandum on establishment of the Coalition for Transparency and Fight against Corruption at the Local Level, with an objective of, as it was stated, strengthening of transparency and responsibility of institutions in areas of particular risk for this negative occurrence.
There is no processing of war crimes, but there are statistics for EC
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of publishing of results of screening by Special State Prosecution in cases of war crimes, elaborated in Report on work of State Prosecution, draws attention of the public to the fact that during 2017 all criminal charges related to cases of war crimes were rejected. CCE assesses… »