Non-governmental organizations are very present in Montenegro’s public life, but a strategic approach needs to change to move from constant “firefighting” and addressing “daily” crises, capacities must be strengthened for managing processes and reforms through comprehensive proposals and submitting complete demands to the authorities, as well as monitoring progress in adopting and implementing the EU’s… »
Civil society organizations from the region strongly support their colleagues from the Youth Initiative for Human Rights and Civic Initiatives from Serbia, as well as Integra from Kosovo, whose festival “Mirëdita, dobar dan!” promoting friendship and cooperation between the Serbian and Albanian people has been banned in Serbia. We condemn the decision of the Serbian… »
Over the past three and a half years, the M’BASE programme has been a pillar of support for Montenegro’s civil society, both in terms of financing projects and strengthening capacities. EU fund utilization procedures remain very complicated for many NGOs, highlighting the need for simplification to enable broader participation from those with promising initiatives, as… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) reminds that Montenegro opened accession negotiations with the European Union (EU) on this day, 29 June 2012. Over the past 12 years, we have had six governments and five chief negotiators, as well as a double-digit number of lost opportunities to make this process more efficient and of higher quality.… »
The Government in Montenegro must respect the criticisms of civil sector organizations, as they represent society, it was emphasized at the conference The Path of Civil Society through the European Integration of Montenegro, organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) as the conclusion of the project CSOs in Montenegro – From Basic Services to… »
The role of the civil sector in the process of European integration is invaluable, and civil society should act as a corrective factor in this process, it was highlighted at the opening of the conference Civil Society’s Journey in Montenegro’s EU Integration, organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) as the conclusion of the… »
Human Rights Action (HRA) and Centre for Civic Education (CCE) point out that officials in the municipality of Pljevlja continuously violate the Law on Memorials, by not seeking the Ministry of Culture and Media’s approval for street renaming. CCE and HRA remind that the municipality of Pljevlja recently renamed several streets, including Tivatska Street, which… »
Peer violence is widely perceived both among high school students and the general population. Every fifth student reports being a victim of violence, and 53.4% know someone who has been a victim of peer violence. The most common forms of peer violence in schools are psychological and physical violence. Among students who have been victims,… »
The absence of systemic institutions, poverty, conflict, and an obsession with reputation are some of the elements that create a conducive environment for the development of corruption, stated psychologist Radoje Cerović at the forum “We Can Do It – Stop Corruption,” organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) within the PACT Against Corruption project,… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) has been pointing out for years that the high number of “LUČA” diplomas does not correspond to the excellence in knowledge that should back them up. Therefore, it is positive sign that this year we are beginning to observe a slight decrease in the number of holders of this diploma… »