The Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI) strongly condemns the draft law on foreign agents, which was proposed today by the coalition for the future of Montenegro. We believe that this bill is part of a deliberate strategy aimed at weakening the non-governmental sector, which is one of the key defenses against corruption and abuse of power. This is also the first step towards narrowing and stifling basic civil rights and freedoms."Those who follow international political events more closely

Increasingly frequent abuses of the right to free access to information negatively affect the work of state institutions in Montenegro, overloading their system and reducing the possibility of efficient processing of legitimate requests. It is also necessary to digitize the archive in order to use it more quickly and efficiently.This was announced at the round table "Openness of Public Administration, Space for Improvement", organized by the Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI), and financi

📣Today, on September 23rd, within the framework of the project "PROSPECTA: Promotion of Openness and Creation of Access for Efficient and Transparent Administration", financially supported by the Ministry of Public Administration, CeMI organized a workshop "Submitting Requests for Free Access to Information", in the premises of the Assembly Hall of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje.🔹️In the first part of the workshop, the participants had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the basic t

📣As part of the project "PROSPECTA: Promoting Openness and Creating Access for Efficient and Transparent Administration", financially supported by the Ministry of Public Administration, CeMI organized a workshop "Submitting Requests for Free Access to Information" on September 19, in the premises of the small hall of the Bar City Hall.🔹️Participants had the opportunity in the first part of the workshop to familiarize themselves with the basic terms when it comes to the right to free access to in

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Workshop for submission of requests for free access to informationDate: 23 September 2024Time: 12:15 - 14:45Place: Assembly Hall of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje"Want to find out how to get information from public institutions?"Join us and learn how to exercise your right to free access to information! The workshop will cover key concepts, application procedures and practical advice. All interested citizens are welcome.Applications are open until Friday, September 20th at:Email: info@cemi.org

Workshop for submission of requests for free access to informationDate: September 19th 2024Time: 11:30 am - 2:00 pmPlace: Small Hall of the Bar City Hall"Want to find out how to get information from public institutions?"Join us and learn how to exercise your right to free access to information! The workshop will cover key concepts, application procedures and practical advice. All interested citizens are welcome.Applications are open until Monday, September 16th at:Email: info@cemi.org.mePhone: +

The Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI) from Podgorica, in collaboration with the Media Trade Union NGO, is implementing a project titled “Open Trials Project – Monitoring High-Level Corruption and Organized Crime Cases,” funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands through the MATRA program. The project will last for 32 months, from August 1, 2024, to March 31, 2027, with trial monitoring taking place continuously for 20 months.General Information:One of the most significant pr

The Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI) announces a public contest for the best article on the topic of violence against women and gender-based violence. The contest is open to all interested individuals, regardless of their professional or academic background.The aim of the contest is to encourage the general public, experts, journalists, students, and other interested parties to creatively and analytically express themselves on this important topic. Through this initiative, we seek to ra

We’re sharing the Questions and Answers for the SELDI Small Grants Programme: “Financial Support for Grassroots and Youth CSOs with Outreach to Citizens”!Check them out—they might be just what you need. Remember, the call closes on August 1st at 16:00 CET.Call for Proposals for the SELDI Small Grants Programme - SELDILet’s work together to drive positive change!

On the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, CeMI, together with 75 NGOs from Montenegro, which advocated for Montenegro to co-sponsor the UN resolution on the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Srebrenica Genocide, pays tribute to the victims of the Srebrenica genocide, expresses solidarity with their families and survivors, and demands from the authorities of Montenegro:- To declare a Day of Remembrance for the Srebrenica Genocide and ensure its r

CeMI, within the framework of the project "PROSPECTA: Promoting Openness and Creating Access for Efficient and Transparent Administration" supported by the Ministry of Public Administration, organized a workshop titled "Submitting Requests for Free Access to Information", which took place at the premises of the PR Centre today.Participants had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the basic concepts related to the right to free access to information in the first part of the workshop, su

Civil society organizations from the region strongly support their colleagues from the Youth Initiative for Human Rights and Civic Initiatives from Serbia, as well as Integra from Kosovo, whose festival "Mirëdita, dobar dan!" promoting friendship and cooperation between the Serbian and Albanian people has been banned in Serbia.We condemn the decision of the Serbian authorities to ban the festival solely because it has come under attack from criminal structures and members of right-wing groups wh

Workshop on Submitting Requests for Free Access to InformationDate: July 8, 2024Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PMLocation: PR Center, Podgorica"Do you want to learn how to obtain information from public institutions?"Join us and learn how to exercise your right to free access to information! The workshop will cover key concepts, the procedures for submitting requests, and practical tips. All interested citizens are welcome.Apply via: Email:  info@cemi.org.mePhone:  +382 (0) 20 653 736We are wa