Regarding the statement of MP of Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) Zoran Jelić in the Parliament of Montenegro, with regard to the information from the analysis of Centre for Civic Education (CCE) “Facts and prejudice – financing of NGOs and political parties in Montenegro from public funds”, which determined, based on publically available information, that… »
Press releases 2016
Discrimination towards Roma undiminished
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion 8 April – International Roma Day, indicates that position of this social group is still extremely bad in all crucial life aspects, from the social and economic status, caused by bad approach and quality of education, to complete exclusion from political participation. The latest public opinion survey… »
Another day of students in Montenegro is passing by without them being consulted
On the occasion of Day of Students, Centre for Civic Education (CCE) indicates that nearly 26,000 Montenegrin students even though large social groups remains insufficiently influential within intensified ongoing processes of reforms of the society on the path to European Union. Montenegrin system of higher education is permeated with endemic corruption, plagiarism for which university… »
Different approaches in the financing NGOs and political parties from political funds
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), through the assessment of the public funds allocated to finance the work of non-governmental organisations and political parties, discovered staggering disproportions in the approach to these key subjects of participative democracy in Montenegro. Montenegro has 3,808 non-governmental organisations and foundations, which received 9.214.330.68 € during the period 2013 – 2015… »
CCE continued with consultations on the amendments for the establishment of equal opportunities for media
Representatives of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) Boris Marić, Senior Legal Advisor and Ana Vujošević, Programme coordinator for EU integration, continued the consultations with MP’s clubs in the Parliament of Montenegro regarding the proposal of amendment on the set of media and related laws and discussed on their opinions in that respect. Amendments were… »
LANGUAGES AND NATIONALITIES Series of Regional Expert Conferences 2016
Podgorica – Split – Belgrade – Sarajevo, 31 March 2016 On Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 April, starting at 18h00, first, in the series of four regional expert conferences under the joint title of LANGUAGES AND NATIONALITIES, will be held in Podgorica in the Centre for Civic Education (CCE). Project LANGUAGES AND NATIONALITIES is… »
Why is Montenegrin academic community silent concerning the Rakočević case?
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) timely informed the management of University of Montenegro (UoM) on the irregularities regarding the assignment of Velimir Rakočević for the dean of Faculty of Law. Unfortunately, after more than month, management of UoM still has not made any efforts to comply, primarily, with its own Code of Ethics, nor with… »
Who could benefit from the closure of studying departments on the Faculty of Political Sciences?
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) believes that it is unacceptable for the management of University of Montenegro (UoM) to shut down three crucial departments on the Faculty of Political Sciences. Precisely those three departments – Journalism, International Affairs and European Studies – represent the core of every faculty of political sciences in region and elsewhere,… »
Information for the interested candidates – PEP
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), due to unprecedented demand for PEP, informs interested candidates that there is a waiting list of 185 people for this very popular course. In order to respond to this in a manner that demonstrates respect for all already-registered participants who are on the waiting list, we will not open registration… »
Florence Hartmann jailed for struggling for truth
The former spokeswoman of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Florence Hartman, was arrested on Thursday, 24 March, outside the ICTY building and taken to serve a seven-day jail term. Hartmann was arrested by ICTY security officers on orders of the chamber that rendered a final judgment against her. Civil society representatives from… »