Press releases 2020

Elections in Tivat cannot be more important than citizens’ health

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) sent today an initiative to the President of the State Election Commission (SEC), Aleksa Ivanovic, to urgently consider postponement of local elections in Tivat. The CCE assesses that the competent authorities should make a decision on the postponement of the elections as soon as possible, which would be in accordance… »

Announcement about changed working mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) informs the public and programme beneficiaries that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and general preventive measures, the CCE employees will continue to perform their work duties from their homes until further notice.

The circumstances which demand socially responsible management and respect of consumers rights

On the occasion of 15 March – World Consumer Rights Day, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) calls for all commercial subjects to act in accordance with existing legal framework, but also ethical principles, in their business practice. This is especially important in the situation when special measures are being introduced to prevent COVID19 and… »

Two-thirds of citizens consider that corruption is part of Montenegrin everyday life

In Montenegro, two-thirds of citizens consider that corruption is part of everyday life, while more severe legal punishment and their equal application are assessed as a manner of addressing this problem.

Let’s put corruption in the museum

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) has organized performances, from 11 to 13 March 2020, in three Montenegrin municipalities, to point to the issue of corruption at the local level. In Pljevlja, Budva, and Podgorica, through artistic provocation, it was symbolically indicated to the problems of these cities with their common denominator – corruption. The objective… »

The integrity of employees in local self-governments is of utmost importance for the prevention of corruption

Integrity of employees in local self-governments is of utmost importance for preventive action and fight against corruption, as the lack of integrity raises questions about the effectiveness of laws and by-laws. This was reported at the panel ’To what extent corruption is a problem at the local level and what has been done so far?”… »

Prevention and reduction of corruption at the local level is the prerequisite for better quality of life

It is necessary to focus on content rather than form, to plan less and to work harder, as it was concluded at the opening of the final national conference, ‘Let’s put corruption into museum’, organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE).

Political environment for gender equality affirmation needs to be established

On the occasion of 8 March – International Women’s Day, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) recalls that gender equality is not a ‘women’s issue’, but the one that requires joint engagement of both men and women and partnership of different actors in achievement of universal principles of democracy based on gender equality.

The heritage of unresolved past is burdening modern Montenegro

Centre for Civic Education (CCE), within the framework of the project Through Transitional Justice to Multiculturalism, presented findings of the public opinion survey on attitudes concerning wide range of transitional justice issues in Montenegro. The data reveal that citizens are aware of the 1990s wars but that they are not willing to speak specifically about… »

More systematic and more dedicated work on improvement of the rights of persons with disabilities is needed

The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) today presented findings of the public opinion survey about persons with disabilities, within the project For Equality of Persons with Disabilities, pointing to the further need for more systematic approach of the competent authorities in order to improve quality of life of this marginalized social group.