Centre for Civic Education (CCE) welcomes the actions taken by the Budget Inspection of the Ministry of Finance following the initiative we submitted on 19 June 2025, requesting an inspection of the legality of salary calculations and the management of public funds in the Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG). Although it took almost a… »
By: Mélodie Tran Thuan As a French citizen born and raised within the European Union, I observe a worrying paradox: while EU enlargement is among the continent’s major geopolitical priorities, it remains largely absent from public debate in the Member States. Negotiations are moving forward in Brussels. The Western Balkan countries – including Montenegro –… »
Representatives of the following non-governmental organizations – Media Centre, Montenegro Media Institute (MMI), Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Centre for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro (CIN-CG), Human Rights Action (HRA), NGO 35mm, Democratic Centre Bijelo Polje, NOVA – Centre for Feminist Culture, Centre for Development of Non-Governmental Organizations (CRNVO), Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM),… »
A delegation of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations of the Council of Europe (CINGO) paid its first official visit to Montenegro from 23 to 25 June 2026, during which it met with representatives of public institutions and civil society organisations to discuss civic space, the participation of civil society organisations (CSOs) in decision-making processes,… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) warns that the appointment of Novica Đurić as a member of the jury for the 13 July Award continues the practice of compromising the integrity of Montenegro’s highest state honour. In the early, turbulent 1990s, while serving as editor-in-chief of the newspaper Pokret, Đurić actively participated in disseminating wartime propaganda… »
Ahead of 26 June – the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) emphasises that the prohibition of torture is one of the fundamental and absolute values of modern democracies and human rights. No circumstance, security challenge, or institutional interest can ever justify torture, or cruel,… »
Civil society organisations active in the field of media freedom welcome the decision of the High Court in Podgorica, which upheld the ruling of the Basic Court and thereby brought the criminal proceedings to a final conclusion against the President of the RTCG Council and several Council members for abuse of office in connection with… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), through its continuous monitoring of the implementation of Montenegro’s Reform Agenda 2024–2027, notes that key governance and communication mechanisms were established only after the reform process had already begun, indicating an improvised approach to implementation. Although the Reform Agenda represents one of the most important reform and financial instruments currently… »
Over the past several months, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) has repeatedly highlighted the lack of transparency in the management of public funds allocated to student organisations at the University of Montenegro (UoM) – from the absence of answers regarding the spending of more than EUR 2 million to the inconsistency of the Student… »
How the Grey Economy Thrives Through Social Media One Click to Buy, One Step Away from Fraud, Millions of Euros Beyond Oversight From products that do not match their online photos to sellers who delete their social media profiles immediately after completing a sale, online shopping in Montenegro continues to carry numerous risks. While some… »