The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) analysed the activity of MPs in the 28th convocation of the Parliament of Montenegro in the plenary, from 27 July 2023 to 31 March 2026, based on data obtained through requests for free access to information. The findings reveal marked differences in the activities of individual MPs and parliamentary… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) warns that the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (APC) has failed for more than a year to issue a clear decision in the conflict of interest case involving APC Council member and attorney Mladen Tomović, despite the fact that the relevant circumstances indicating a conflict of interest and possible influence… »
Following the recent Facebook post by Marica Bulatović, Secretary of the Special Parliamentary Group in the Parliament of Montenegro and member of United Montenegro, which directly attacks the human dignity of transgender persons and opposes the adoption of the Law on Legal Gender Recognition Based on Self-Determination, civil society organisations are joining the demands of… »
The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points out that the lack of transparency in the spending of student funds at the University of Montenegro (UCG) is not limited solely to the Rectorate and the Student Parliament of the University of Montenegro (SPUCG), but that the same practice is also present at UCG’s organisational units. For… »
The societies of the Western Balkans today remain fundamentally distant from the values symbolised by 9 May – Europe Day and Victory over Fascism Day. The growing revisionism, nationalism, and relativisation of crimes, accompanied by an increasingly weak institutional response to such phenomena, are deeply concerning, it was stated, among other things, during the programme… »
Regional cooperation among judicial institutions, the legal profession, and civil society plays a crucial role in combating hate speech, discrimination, and hate crimes, as well as in strengthening the protection of the rights of LGBTIQ persons, it was emphasised during the regional consultative meeting for judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and civil society representatives organised by the… »
Training on reporting methods and achieving visible results in local communities provides important additional support to civil society organisations supported through the SINERGIJA programme, strengthening the knowledge and skills necessary for the effective implementation of projects, it was stated during the capacity-building training for civil society organisations organised by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE)… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), marking the eighth years of the attempted murder of journalist Olivera Lakić, which took place on 8 May 2018, points out that this case remains one of the most serious unresolved issues in the areas of the rule of law, journalist safety, and the protection of media freedom in Montenegro.… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) warns that the University of Montenegro (UoM) has for years allocated and disbursed significant funds to the Student Parliament of the University of Montenegro (SPUoM), without a clearly established system for monitoring how those funds are spent. According to data provided by UoM to CCE in accordance with the Law… »
Montenegro’s accession process has been characterised by formal progress that often outpaces substantive change, creating the risk that European integration becomes a technical exercise rather than a driver of genuine and sustainable transformation, according to the analysis “Montenegro as a Frontrunner Without Functional Rule of Law”, the first publication in the Montenegro in Focus edition… »