The project “How much and to whom do the citizens of Montenegro pay for advertising” is part of the sub-programme Media and Democracy of the Centre for Civic Education and it aims to raise awareness about the ways inwhich the taxpayers’ money is being spent by public institutions, and increase their accountability in this regard.… »
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Retorics cannot camouflage absence of the results
Montenegro (UoM), expresses serious concern about the lack of control of the management of all faculty units at the UoM. This is exactly what constitutes as popular retorics all the frequently repeated announcements about these actions by the president of the Administrative Board of the UoM – Duško Bjelica. Their aim is to camouflage reluctance… »
Oxymoron
The problem is the state, which lacks the institutional setup that would make us all equal before the law and accountable for our actions. This is why in Montenegro “the rule of law” is an oxymoron. Parties and individuals toying with the state and its future are, on the other hand, just a daily fix… »
Identify the responsibility for fees which Government pays out for arbitrary restraint
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) wants to raise the issue of arbitrary detention and the lack of responsibility of authorities, on the basis of very specific indicators that we got using the option of free access to information. Harmful effects of arbitrary deprivation of liberty, have a special significance for the direct victims, but also… »
Presidents of Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro appointed personal envoys for RECOM
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic, President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov and President of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic appointed their personal envoys for RECOM who will participate in the Regional Expert Group to review the Draft Statute proposed by the Coalition for RECOM and constitutional-legal options for foundation of the RECOM. The meeting of the personal envoys of… »
An advertisment for participants of the XXI generation of Democracy school
CCE and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung publicise AN ADVERTISEMENT for participants of the XXI generation of DEMOCRACY SCHOOL – school for learning democracy from theory to practice – School comprises 5 modules lasting totally four months. The courses will be held once or twice a week for two hours. All expenses are covered by the foundation… »
Cooperation against corruption
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Supreme Court of Montenegro, the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme State Prosecution in order to implement the project “Monitoring of court cases related to corruption offenses”. The Memorandum is an expression of understanding of all parties that for the purpose of… »
CCE presents experiences from the negotiation process in the region
Mr Boris Maric, Senior Legal Advisor of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and the member of the Working Group on Chapter 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights), is participating today at the regional conference “EU Accession: What is the role (if any) of CSOs?”. The conference is organised by the Balkan Civil Society Development Network,… »
Penalty fines must be in conformity with the Constitution
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) informs the public that the Parliament of Montenegro, the Government of Montenegro and the Ministry of Justice refused to give an opinion to the Constitutional Court on the initiative to review the constitutionality of the Law on Misdemeanors. We recall that CCE submitted, about three months ago, to the Constitutional… »
Citizens must have an effective capacity of influencing the decisions of authorities
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), in the light of the current changes to the Constitution, renews its call to change the constitutional norm that defines the so-called “right of citizens initiative”. This norm does not encourage active citizenship, which is an essential precondition for the democratization of Montenegrin society and building of democratic political culture.… »