Centre for Civic Education (CGO) has purchased office space, as have many individuals, companies, NGOs, or other entities from Bemax, in accordance with the market conditions and procedures that apply when purchasing space from the company on credit and is repaid through credit. At the time of taking the loan, the owner of the premises,… »
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Audience Award for the movie Mamula All Inclusive at the Free Zone Festival
The full-length documentary film Mamula All Inclusive, by Aleksandar Reljić, has received the Audience Award at the 19th edition of the Free Zone Film Festival in Serbia, where it had its premiere. The documentary Mamula All Inclusive was realized with the financial support of the Film Center of Serbia and produced by Greenfield Production in… »
To whom and for what purpose our children serve?
“Education is what remains after you forget everything you learned in school,” Albert Einstein once said. What remains for our young people when the school bell rings? What interests them? What do they read, watch? What are the contents, and what is the value character of those contents? I fear that neither the parents nor… »
Montenegro-Serbia relations complex, differences evident, and potential of crisis continues
Relations between Montenegro and Serbia are sensitive and complex, requiring a realistic approach with a full awareness of their historical underpinnings and the influence of current decision-makers. The context also includes apparent attempts to provoke a crisis by the authorities in Belgrade, as highlighted in yesterday’s Plenum on Montenegrin-Serbian relations, organized by the Centre for… »
EU enlargement has become a reality, candidate countries to protect themselves from malign influences
The enlargement of the European Union (EU) has become a reality, and the candidate countries need to strengthen institutions and the rule of law to protect themselves from external malign influences, said EU Ambassador in Montenegro, Oana Cristina Popa, at the panel “Western Balkans, International actors and the Geopolitics of the new era?” during the… »
Too many frameworks for integration and too little integration
A stable, European, and civic government in Montenegro can complete all the reforms from the process of accession to the European Union (EU) in four years, but it is questionable whether Montenegro will get such a government, said former Minister of European Affairs of Montenegro and member of the BIEPAG, Jovana Marović, during the panel… »
The countries of the Western Balkans are deservedly in the waiting room of the EU
The region, including Montenegro, 20 years after the summit in Thessaloniki, deservedly stands in the same waiting room, as there has not been concincing display of political will for reforms, as assessed by the Executive Director of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) Daliborka Uljarević, at the conference “Time to Move on – 20 years… »
For the majority of citizens of Serbia, the issue of Montenegro’s independence is closed, with insufficient degree of recognition of Montenegrin identity and double standards for political changes
The question of Montenegro’s independence is considered closed by the dominant majority of citizens of Serbia, but it is clear that the narratives heard from the authorities keep this topic within a framework that is not conducive for the development of healthy neighbourly relations. This is indicated by responses related to the insufficient degree of… »
Independence of Montenegro definitive, Serbian influence present in internal affairs while the West loses the leverage, the dominant value system will not be reflected in the planned Government
Independence of Montenegro is definitive and unquestionable for the vast majority of Montenegrin citizens, relations with Serbia are assessed as the best in comparison to former Yugoslav countries. However, there is a prevailing belief that official Serbia influences internal affairs in Montenegro, and such interference is significantly noticeable even when it comes to the Serbian… »
Combating inappropriate speech in the online space is the interest and obligation of the entire society
Despite certain positive developments in addressing hate speech in the public sphere, a more proactive institutional approach is needed, and communication on this issue must be substantive to continuously point out the harmful effects of hate speech and related forms of inappropriate speech, as well as the consequences it has on direct victims and society… »