Within the RECOM Reconciliation Network, the 16th Forum for Transitional Justice in Post-Yugoslav Countries began in Pristina, organized by the Humanitarian Law Center and the Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo, in partnership with organizations among which also Centre for Civic Education (CGO) from Montenegro, and supported by the European Union. The first day included thematic panels,… »
Effective implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information is crucial for the work of the non-governmental sector, therefore it is necessary to have good knowledge within the sector about all aspects of this process to use the legal provisions, as concluded after a two-day training organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE)… »
Preventive action is essential to combat or minimize corruption, and one effective approach is ensuring that security sector members are familiar with anti-corruption mechanisms. This is the why trainings like today’s one beneficial and important, as concluded by the participants of the training organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) for 25 representatives from… »
“Young people have become a less employable group in our society, and the education system often does not keep up with market needs. While there are perspectives for overcoming this problem, they require coordinated and strategic efforts, and some programmes, such as the Youth Guarantee, are expected to be implemented quickly,” was emphasized at the… »
EU funds are an integral part of the EU accession story and are available in significant amounts, with additional complementary funds from the budget of multilateral financial institutions, which should be enough for Montenegro to improve in all aspects, as they provide direct and indirect support and multifaceted bilateral, trilateral and multilateral frameworks for enhancing… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and Human Rights Action (HRA) support the petition by the Educational Community urging that Minister of Education, Anđela Jakšić Stojanović, remain in her position, contrary to the proposed government reconstruction that would allocate this ministry to the New Serbian Democracy. Minister Jakšić Stojanović has demonstrated a commitment to the principles… »
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.… »
