The fourth work package of the Erasmus+ project brought numerous dynamic and significant activities in which young people from Montenegro and Albania demonstrated their creativity, commitment, and readiness to actively participate in shaping the digital future. The focus was on dialogue, digital rights, and creating content that gives young people a voice in contemporary society.…
The NGO UZOR organized a forum titled “Civic State with Incendiary Rhetoric”, held at the Hilton Hotel, with the aim of drawing attention to the widespread use of incendiary rhetoric and its devastating impact on society.The forum was opened by UZOR’s Executive Director, Danko Jokanović, and SMART Balkans Program Manager, Dajana Cvijetković. Panelists addressing the…
We invite you to apply for participation in the three-day educational camp “Young Ambassadors of Interculturalism”, which will take place from October 17 to 19 at Rafting Camp Green in Plužine. The camp will bring together 20 young people from different parts of Montenegro, offering them an unforgettable experience of learning, networking, and exchanging ideas.Over…
A two-day training “First Line of Defense – Journalists’ Safety in the Workplace” was organized by the Association for Responsible and Sustainable Development (UZOR) and the Society of Professional Journalists of Montenegro, with the support of the European Union, the Hanns Seidel Foundation, and the Ministry of Public Administration. The training took place on September…
The NGO UZOR, in partnership with NGO ALB Progress, has launched the project “Completing the Mosaic: Empowering the Cultural Identity of Minorities”, whose main goal is to contribute to the preservation and promotion of the cultural and historical heritage of minority peoples and communities in Montenegro.Montenegro is a multiethnic society where different communities have, for…
The NGO UZOR, in partnership with NGO ALB Progress, has launched the project “Living Diversity: Youth in Intercultural Dialogue”, designed to address the challenges young people face today, such as growing ethnic and social distance, discrimination in public spaces, and the increasing prevalence of hate speech on social media.In this context, the project aims to…
We invite all interested journalists and media workers to apply for participation in the two-day training on journalists’ safety “The First Line of Defense”, which aims to teach journalists how to recognize and assess risks while working.Journalism often involves working in unpredictable, risky, and challenging circumstances. That is why it is important to know how…
If Montenegro aims to truly align its media sector with EU values rather than mere partisan activism cloaked in Brussels rhetoric, it must prepare and adopt its own Media Freedom Act. The acquisition of the IBAR (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance) following the adoption of several laws, including a set of media laws is a clear…
Although politicians in Montenegro promise during election campaigns and through signed international initiatives that they will make all important decisions in the interest of citizens while actively communicating with them, in practice, individual arbitrariness has been carried out for years, often resulting in long-term consequences for society as a whole. The most recent example of…
While Political Entities and Responsible Individuals Are Not Included as Misdemeanor Offenders in the Amendments to the Misdemeanor Law, the Agency for Prevention of Corruption Lacks Formal Prerequisites to Initiate Misdemeanor Proceedings Against Coalitions and Voter Groups. UZOR’s analysis of the Law on the Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaigns, titled “Funding of Political…