The Committee for Comprehensive Electoral Reform Must Focus More on Regulating the Rights of Observers in the Electoral Process. The parliamentary and presidential elections of 2023 once again highlighted the shortcomings of the electoral legislation, particularly in the areas related to election observation. It became clear that there is a need for a different or…
In just four months of 2024, eight attacks on journalists have been recorded, while in 2023 there were 16, and in 2022, 28 were registered. Female journalists have particularly become frequent targets of offensive speech and harassment in online media comments and on social media. The problem of unresolved cases of attacks on journalists is…
Call for Proposals: Development of the Website for the Commission for Monitoring Investigations of Attacks on Journalists The Society of Professional Journalists of Montenegro (DPNCG), in collaboration with the Association for Responsible and Sustainable Development (UZOR) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, is announcing a CALL FOR PROPOSALS for the development of a dedicated website for…
The Society of Professional Journalists of Montenegro (DPNCG), in collaboration with the Association for Responsible and Sustainable Development (UZOR) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, announces a CALL FOR PROPOSALS for the creation of 10 articles/reports addressing attacks, threats, and intimidation of journalists. We invite journalists from media outlets registered in Montenegro (national and local) and…
VDT Promptly Adopted the Submitted Initiative only four days after the submission of the Initiative for urgent action on the recommendations of the Commission for Monitoring Investigations of Attacks on Journalists by the Association for Responsible and Sustainable Development (UZOR) and the Society of Professional Journalists of Montenegro (DPNCG), the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office (VDT)…
The Association for Responsible and Sustainable Development (UZOR) and the Society of Professional Journalists of Montenegro (DPNCG) submitted an initiative today to the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office and the Police Directorate regarding the recommendations of the Commission for Monitoring Investigations of Attacks on Journalists, which these two institutions have so far failed to address, concerning…
On the occasion of the first 100 days of the 44th Government of Montenegro, led by Milojko Spajić, it can be said that it has achieved success through carefully calculated steps involving nearly all parliamentary entities, with a clear focus on meeting the expected results ahead of the Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels—particularly in the area…
Considering the inaugural speech of the President of Montenegro regarding his role as a cohesive factor, such a platform is to some extent expected, but the political timing is more than indicative for proposing this platform. There is hardly any parliamentary party that could dispute the content of this platform, but the question of agreement…
The Association for Responsible and Sustainable Development (UZOR) and ALB Progress are announcing a prize competition for elementary school students in Tuzi on the topic of environmental protection and sustainable development. The competition is organized as part of the celebration of World Environment Day and is open to all students attending elementary schools in Tuzi.…
We have witnessed that, both in the past and today, individuals chosen as ministers in Montenegro often lack education or professional background related to the departments they lead. The decisive factor in their selection tends to be party affiliation, and this government is no exception. The change of government in 2020 happened under the influence…