Centre for Civic Education (CCE) conducted monitoring of comments on internet portals in Montenegro, from April 1 to 30, with an accent on respect to the Media Law. This is the second round of monitoring in just over a year, and the findings, unfortunately, do not indicate progress in respecting legal obligations in editing comments,… »
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The potential for protests is limited, concerns about the situation in the country are growing, and the EU seems increasingly unattainable
“Concerns about the situation in the country and its future are expressed as never before, the programme Europe now has great support, although differences in the attitudes of employees and employers are identified, the potential for protests due to a no-confidence motion in the Government of Zdravko Krivokapic, dismissal of the President of the Parliament… »
The public expects politicians to work in public and not party interest
„Citizens are increasingly concerned about the direction in which the state is moving, the effects of the challenging economic situation are being felt by the vast majority, and changes for the better are hard to spot. The Memorandum on cooperation between certain parties in power and the opposition is assessed as positive, and the public… »
Confidence in institutions weakening, NGOs expected to be critics of the Government
“Citizens have less and less trust in institutions, they are burdened by socio-economic problems, NGOs are seen as the most prominent part of the civil sector and a positive attitude prevails about them, as well as that they are working in the public interest and having significant influence in Montenegrin society. The apathy and unwillingness… »
The Government without reform capacity and inclusivity
“The dissatisfaction and concern about the situation in the country are growing, the Government has failed to legitimize itself as inclusive. It is not perceived as one with reform capacity, nor the Government or any individual ministry has managed to get a grade of three in the assessment of citizens. The Prime Minister is among… »
MNE Pulse warns of politicians’ alienation from basis and bad trends
“Politicians artificially position issues that are not of priority for Montenegrin citizens, thus deepening divisions, which at the same time causes the domination of belief that the state is moving in the wrong direction, that the incomes of citizens are not meliorated, as well as that political change brings a wave of revanchism – which… »
Awareness of the importance of dealing with the past is raising
“Findings indicating that the attitudes of Montenegrin citizens are developing in a positive direction when it comes to dealing with the past are encouraging, although it is a process that requires a lot of time and effort. The fact that citizens perceive non-governmental organizations as the most dedicated is an incentive for us in the… »
Half of the citizens consider that the media in Montenegro are not impartial
Citizens predominantly (47.3%) consider that the media in Montenegro are not impartial, and almost half of them deem that the media use facts mixed with rumours. Slightly less than 15% of respondents believe that the media care about the interests of citizens. More than one-third of citizens would forgive their favourite media false news even… »