The previous three Governments of Montenegro exhibited significant variations in the number of members, ranging with 14 in the Zdravko Krivokapić’s Cabinet, over 21 in Dritan Abazović’s, to a record high of 23 in the Government of Milojko Spajić. Krivokapić’s Government had the fewest deputy prime minister positions – just one, while Spajić’s had the… »
Press release 2024
Interdisciplinary education through museum artifacts
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) organized a training, on 8 and 9 April in Kolašin, for 25 secondary and primary school teachers from different parts of Montenegro on methods of utilizing museum education in teaching young people and developing their intercultural competences. The training was conducted by historian Miloš Vukanović, and Vukan Ražnatović, the director… »
Students must be proactive in the fight for their rights and a better society
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of Student Day, emphasizes the importance of developing critical thinking and activism among young people, particularly in the context of the potential carried by the student population, which unfortunately remains chronically marginalized in the Montenegrin context due to the lack of proactivity from students and the undervaluing… »
Budget allocations to religious communities must be transparent
The Government of Montenegro, through three ministries – the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Justice – over the past three years (from 2021 to 2023), has allocated at least 3,747,598.99 EUR to religious communities in Montenegro, based on various grounds and often without informing the public, as indicated by… »
Response to the statement of the president of the parliamentary club of PES
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) hereby responds to the statement made by the president of the parliamentary club of the Movement Europe Now (PES), Vasilije Čarapić, on the Central News of NOVA M television, on 23 March 2024 in which he commented on the CCE’s publication “MPs and Interns Must Perform Much Better – first… »
FAST FORWARD travelling film factory visited 10 municipalities and schools in Montenegro
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), with FAST FORWARD Traveling Film Factory, visited ten municipalities in Montenegro during March, organizing film screenings accompanied by discussions in ten different schools as part of the “Youth for Youth!” project, implemented by the CCE with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Podgorica through the Democracy Commission Small Grants… »
MPs and Interns must perform much better
In the first half year of the Parliament’s work, a significant disparity in the engagement of MPs and the amount of their earnings is recorded, especially among those who have not spoken in the plenary, as well as the increase in official travel expenses; the President of the Parliament, for now, has shown a more… »
Reaction of the ‘Equality’ coalition to rtcg reporting on the law on legal gender recognition based on self-determination
The coalition of non-governmental organizations “Equality” expresses concern over the uncritical and unbalanced reporting by the public broadcaster RTCG on the Law on Legal gender recognition based on self-determination, whereby the RTCG violates Article 9 of the Law on Public Broadcasting services of Montenegro, which guarantees respect for professional standards. Inter alia, these standards include:… »
23 NGOs wrote to Aleksa Bečić: Democrats to withdraw the proposal to name a street in Podgorica after Pavle Bulatović
On Friday, 15 March 2024, 23 non-governmental organizations sent an appeal to the president of Democratic Montenegro (Democrats), Aleksa Bečić, to influence the councillors of that party in the Assembly of the Capital City to withdraw the proposal to name a street in Podgorica after Pavle Bulatović, the minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic… »
Youth initiatives for changes in the community
Centre for Civic Education (CGE) gathered representatives of institutions and young people today who had the opportunity to present their initiatives developed during the recently held Youth Activism Schools in the central, southern and northern regions of Montenegro, within the “Youth for the Youth!” project, implemented by CCE with the support of the U.S. Embassy… »