Centre for Civic Education (CCE) will not participate in today’s round table organized in the Parliament on the occasion of the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Prevention of Corruption, because it belives that the Parliament, which has been dissolved, does not have the legitimacy to work on such legal texts and that… »
Press releases 2023
Supreme State Prosecutor’s office to issue instructions to prosecutors regarding cases of causing national, race and religious hatred, divisions and intolerance
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) today sent the Acting Supreme State Prosecutor, Tatjana Begović, an Initiative for providing general instructions for the actions of prosecutors in cases of committing act of causing national, race and religious hatred, which are defined in Article 370 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro. The aim of that initiative is… »
Montenegro is still far from genuine media freedom
Media Freedom Day – 3 May – the media, media associations and journalists in Montenegro face in an unchanged environment compared to previous years, which is characterized by a number of problems. Nevertheless, this is an opportunity to remind on the importance of the media in the defense of the public interest, i.e. that part… »
Through meeting peers and learning to interculturalism
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) organized an Intercultural Camp for high-school pupils in Kolašin from 26 to 30 April, within the project “I act – I change!”, which the CCE implements with the financial support of the U.S. Embassy in Podgorica. Through the intensive five-day programme young people learned about acceptance and tolerance, the concept… »
Citizens agree on the recognition of the problems, but they do not see solutions soon
In Montenegro, the critical attitude towards various actors and processes is increasingly pronounced, which can be seen through the generally rather low level of trust in institutions, caution in defining the situation, rationality in sorting out priority issues, but also a deeper view concerning the difference between the rule of law and political tactics, as… »
The fourth cycle of the CSO’s capacity building programme completed
The Centre for Civic Education (CCE), within the programme “CSOs in Montenegro – from basic services to policy shaping – M’BASE”, organized a series of three training sessions during March and April to strengthen the capacities of the organizations whose projects are supported through the fourth Call of this programme. In total, 63 selected representatives… »
Beneath the narrative of multiculturality are numerous distances and prejudices
On a general level, prevails the perception of citizens that Montenegrin society is multicultural, as emphasized by more than 80% of the respondents, and a little less than a fifth have the opposite opinion. However, as one goes deeper and when certain issues are reflected on a personal level, a completely different situation burdened with… »
24 years after the war crime in Kaluđerski laz – SSP continues old practices in marginalizing war crimes
On the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the war crime in Kaluđerski laz, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) takes the opportunity to invite the Special State Prosecutor’s Office (SSP) to, in accordance with the obligations of the War Crimes Investigation Strategy, but also the approach taken to review many cases from the previous… »
Higher education system forgotten by decision-makers
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points out that higher education should be one of the priorities of any accountable government, but that it is chronically lacking in Montenegro. In addition to the neglect of this system, today we are also witnessing the blocking of the adoption of a new legislative and strategic framework of higher… »
Teaching on the wartime past issues to suppress radicalism and extremism among youth
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) today sent to the Ministry of Education an Initiative to improve the teaching process related to contemporary national and regional history with a focus on sensitive, controversial or insufficiently researched and represented issues, which also proposes the inclusion of supporting teaching material developed by the CCE through several of its… »