Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points out that even on this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women we are witnessing distressing facts – during this year, four femicides have been committed in Montenegro. Each of these lost lives confirms that the system failed to protect women, that institutions did not react in… »
Montenegro should not view membership in the European Union as the final stage of the integration process, but rather as a new phase in which society must maintain and further improve established standards, and that transformation requires stable institutions, consistent reforms, and a high level of social responsibility, it was concluded at the European Café… »
The misuse of national and religious identities, which are presented as the only valid markers of belonging, is increasingly deepening social divisions. This approach, which automatically places “others” in an inferior position, was one of the key topics of the PROUDCAST of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE). Željka Zvicer, programme associate at the CCE,… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) assesses that the low level of implementation of reform commitments from the Reform Agenda 2024–2027, particularly in the area of the rule of law, indicates a lack of genuine political will and weaknesses in institutional capacities, which slows down the European integration process at a crucial stage and increases the… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) recalls that a prosecution service which does not demonstrate accountability cannot enjoy public trust in a society striving for the rule of law. At the same time, accountability must never undermine the autonomy of a prosecutor in a specific proceeding. These two principles must be continuously built and strengthened through… »
Montenegrin non-governmental organisations and activists strongly condemn the attack on the car with Split licence plates carrying supporters from Croatia. Such incidents are absolutely unacceptable, must be strictly punished, and must not be repeated. We do not accept that malicious individuals generate and incite hatred in our country or seek to create discord between us… »
The status of Civic Education as a school subject must be aligned with the European framework for education for democratic citizenship, and its implementation should follow a teaching paradigm based on participation, inquiry, and experiential learning. Civic Education represents a journey that begins with the child and moves towards nurturing responsible, free, empathetic, ethically competent,… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance, reminds of the importance of nurturing tolerance, respect and appreciation of diversity as the foundations of peace, stability and progress in Montenegro. In 2025 we continue to witness a further decline in tolerance in Montenegro. Unfortunately, it is precisely political decision-makers… »
The European path is long but worth the effort, provided that it becomes more than just a political slogan. Otherwise, we will be the best among the bad – and that will not be a European success, but a regional failure, is the conclusion of the new episode of the Centre for Civic Education’s (CCE)… »
The Plenum’s Annual Award for the Fight for Democracy and Human Rights, this year, has been presented to the Free University of Novi Sad, which, in a year marked by student uprisings and profound social upheavals, demonstrated what academic courage looks like. While the institutions were captured, this network of professors and researchers stood with… »