Journalism in the region is going through a serious period of change, but despite numerous challenges, it still has the potential to be an important societal corrective if it remains true to its core mission – accurate, responsible, and professional informing of the public, it was noted in the TVE program Civic Angle, produced by… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) strongly protests the rejection of the initiative to erect a monument to Joka Baletić, a seventeen-year-old partisan from the Nikšić area and a heroine of the anti-fascist struggle. This decision once again confirms that anti-fascism in Montenegro is too often reduced to declarative references, without a genuine willingness to uphold… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) notes that the appointment of the Director of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (APC) represents a challenge that the competent body – the APC Council – has failed to resolve for nearly two years. Unfortunately, this comes as no surprise to either the expert community or the broader public,… »
The Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of May 21 – Independence Day, marking the 20th anniversary of the restoration of Montenegro’s independence, has gathered data from state institutions and municipalities on how they plan to commemorate this jubilee, with the findings indicating a concerning level of systemic neglect of this important date.… »
A professional and responsible approach by the police towards LGBTIQ+ persons is a systemic obligation. Therefore, it is particularly important that future police officers, already during their education, develop the knowledge, sensitivity, and professional standards necessary for appropriate action in cases motivated by hatred and/or homophobia and transphobia. An effective institutional response does not rest… »
Center for Civic Education (CCE) continuously points out that the public broadcaster RTCG does not fulfill its role as a check on government and a source of comprehensive and critical public information. This is further supported by the findings of monitoring the central news programme Dnevnik 2, which CCE conducted over the past year in… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) considers that the public is insufficiently informed about the Encyclopedia of Montenegro project, implemented by the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU), particularly regarding the use of public funds as well as the selection of engaged collaborators. The Encyclopedia of Montenegro is defined by the Law on the Montenegrin… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), marking 15 March – the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, highlights the importance of actively safeguarding interreligious and interethnic harmony and trust in Montenegro. Although the Constitution and laws prohibit discrimination on any grounds, everyday practice shows that a stronger and more systemic response to discrimination and hate speech is… »
Non-governmental organisations Centre for Civic Education (CCE) from Montenegro and Association for Social Research and Communications (UDIK) from Bosnia and Herzegovina addressed an initiative yesterday to the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund of Montenegro to terminate the contract and withdraw the rehabilitation centre “Vilina Vlas” near Višegrad from the leisure and recovery programme that the… »
Non-governmental organizations and civic activists strongly condemn the chanting of the name of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić during a basketball game played on Wednesday evening in Zeta between the home team KK Vukovi Zeta and the visiting team KK Ibar Rožaje. According to video footage and eyewitness accounts from the scene, a group of… »