EU funds are an integral part of the EU accession story and are available in significant amounts, with additional complementary funds from the budget of multilateral financial institutions, which should be enough for Montenegro to improve in all aspects, as they provide direct and indirect support and multifaceted bilateral, trilateral and multilateral frameworks for enhancing… »
Non-governmental organizations are very present in Montenegro’s public life, but a strategic approach needs to change to move from constant “firefighting” and addressing “daily” crises, capacities must be strengthened for managing processes and reforms through comprehensive proposals and submitting complete demands to the authorities, as well as monitoring progress in adopting and implementing the EU’s… »
Over the past three and a half years, the M’BASE programme has been a pillar of support for Montenegro’s civil society, both in terms of financing projects and strengthening capacities. EU fund utilization procedures remain very complicated for many NGOs, highlighting the need for simplification to enable broader participation from those with promising initiatives, as… »
The Government in Montenegro must respect the criticisms of civil sector organizations, as they represent society, it was emphasized at the conference The Path of Civil Society through the European Integration of Montenegro, organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) as the conclusion of the project CSOs in Montenegro – From Basic Services to… »
The role of the civil sector in the process of European integration is invaluable, and civil society should act as a corrective factor in this process, it was highlighted at the opening of the conference Civil Society’s Journey in Montenegro’s EU Integration, organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) as the conclusion of the… »
Today, the study visit in Brussels of five NGOs from Montenegro in the field of environmental protection and improvement has concluded. Their projects are supported through the Civil Society Organization Program in Montenegro – from basic services to policy shaping – M’BASE, implemented by the Center for Civic Education (CCE) with partners, supported by the… »
Defining a clear boundary between freedom of expression and situations where its limitation is necessary represents a particular challenge for today’s society, where hate speech is becoming increasingly prevalent. This was assessed at the second panel of the discussion forum “Democracy in Focus – the Relationship between Government and Civil Society“, organized by the Centre… »
Campaigns conducted in recent years against critically oriented non-governmental organizations seriously endanger the development of civil society, assessed executive director of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Daliborka Uljarević. Speaking at the discussion forum “Democracy in Focus – the Relationship between Government and Civil Society,” organized by the CCE, within the project “NGOs in Montenegro… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), within the programme “CSOs in Montenegro – from Basic Services to Policy Shaping – M’BASE,” organized a series of three trainings in February aimed at strengthening the capacities of organizations whose projects are supported through the fifth call of this programme. A total of 26 selected representatives of organizations whose… »
‘Through five calls for support to civil sector projects, we have seen that non-governmental organizations in Montenegro have the capacity, good ideas, quality staff and represent important actors on the path to European integration,‘ as it was emphasized today during the ceremony of signing nine new contracts with CSOs with a total value of 180,444.00… »
