Centre for Civic Education (CCE) expresses serious concern over the charge filed against journalist Vesna Rajković Nenadić, as well as the scheduled hearing taking place today at 11:00 a.m., initiated under urgent procedure, all due to an ironic comment she posted on social media. What would, in any democratic country, be recognized as satire and… »
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Much Travel, Little Substance
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) once again highlights the importance of establishing a small, efficient government, a position we have consistently advocated for over a decade. Instead, we are witnessing the opposite trend: a chaotically expanding administration, with an inflation of overlapping functions, resulting in a record-large and expensive government delivering modest results. The current… »
Response to Minister Slaven Radunović’s Proposal for a Referendum on Kotor’s UNESCO Status
We express our profound and unequivocal concern over the public statement by the Minister of Spatial Planning, Urbanism, and State Property, Slaven Radunović, questioning the status of the Natural and Cultural‑Historical Region of Kotor as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. His remarks were prompted by the conclusions of the recent session of the UNESCO World… »
Without Constitution and Without Oversight – Draft Law on the NSA Threatens Citizens’ Rights
Human Rights Action (HRA), Centre for Civic Education (CCE), and Center for Women’s Rights sent a letter today to Prime Minister Spajić, urging the immediate withdrawal of the Draft Law on the National Security Agency (NSA) in order to align it with the Constitution and international human rights standards. We particularly criticized the fact that… »
Why does the Parliament persist in obstructing the selection of lawful candidates for the RTCG and AVM Councils?
The non-governmental organizations that supported Dragoljub Duško Vuković for the Council of the Agency for Audiovisual Media Services and Marijana Camović Veličković for the RTCG Council express serious concern that the majority in the Administrative Committee of the Parliament of Montenegro is preparing yet another obstruction of the media laws in regard to the final… »
Six Verdicts, one chair, zero shame and responsibility
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) expresses serious concern over the latest verdict of the Basic Court in Podgorica, dated 11 July 2025, which once again confirmed that the appointment of Boris Raonić as Director General of RTCG was unlawful. This verdict is yet another slap in the face to institutions that persistently turn a blind… »
When Institutions Fail, Shame Remains
Non-governmental organizations and civic activists strongly protest the fact that the Council of the Public Institution “Ratković Poetry Evenings” lacked the courage and maturity to make the decision to revoke the literary award given to war criminal Radovan Karadžić. With this, Montenegro has once again missed the opportunity, ahead of the 30th years of the… »
The Parliament should respect the will of the civil sector and confirm Marijana Camović Veličković for the RTCG Council
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points out that conditions have been met for the Parliament of Montenegro to complete the composition of the RTCG Council, following the verification of candidacies by the Administrative Committee, including that of Marijana Camović Veličković for membership in the RTCG Council. We remind that Camović Veličković was nominated, based on… »
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… »