APC to demonstrate principled stance and integrity by addressing new provisions of the General Law on Education

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) submitted today an Initiative to the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (APC), urging the prompt opinion on the Law on Amendments to the General Law on Education, which reinstates the provision granting the Minister the power to appoint and dismiss directors of public educational institutions. The CCE reminds that for… »

Well-Paid Extras’ Roles on the Parliamentary Stage

In less than three years, solely concerning the earnings of Members of Parliament (MP) as well as the costs of their travel and per diems, the 27th convocation of the Parliament of Montenegro cost citizens over five million euros.  This significant cost is disproportionate to their engagement during plenary sessions. Some MPs did not even… »

22 NGOs appeal to the State Prosecutor’s Office to drop the misdemeanour proceedings against historian Boban Batrićević

Today, 22 non-governmental organizations appealed to the acting State Supreme Prosecutor, Tatjana Begović, to review the decision of the State Prosecutor Snežana Šišević to initiate misdemeanour proceedings against Boban Batrićević, a historian and professor of the Faculty for Montenegrin Language and Literature (FCJK) and the author of the column “Mumble by methodology and Đaonikie” published… »

14th FAST FORWARD Human Rights Film Festival Montenegro 2023 completed

The fourteenth edition of the FAST FORWARD Human Rights Film Festival Montenegro 2023, organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), was held from 10 to 14 December in Podgorica, Kotor and Berane. With the motto THROUGH THE FOG, this year’s edition brought 13 film premieres to the Montenegrin audience, including the first CCE’s co-production… »