By Đorđe Bojović How will it be well if we do nothing? M. Thatcher There is an indicative part of Obama’s ‘Promised Land’ where he describes his encounter with Václav Havel, former Czech President and democracy champion. By comparing the… Read More ›
By Tena Prelec In autumn 2000, as a man on an excavator became the symbol of the revolt set to dig out the roots of Slobodan Milošević’s authoritarian regime, the ruling elite in Montenegro was just about to enter a… Read More ›
Ring them Bells By Igor Bandović “Ring them bells while they can still can ring “ Leonard Cohen “Anthem” Should we say that we are happy that we are acknowledged and that we were right? In recent years, most respective… Read More ›
On 30 September, the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) organised an online event ‘Montenegro after the parliamentary elections: where to next?’ in light of the surprising election outcome, which saw Montenegro’s first transition of power through elections. Leading civil society… Read More ›
“Civil Society for Better Public Policies” is a collection of eight texts on the public policy cycle and public administration reform whose authors are experts in this field from the country and the region. This publication was prepared within the… Read More ›
By Gentiola Madhi On the midnight of 22 July 2016, after seven hours of negotiations, the Albanian Parliament adopted unanimously the justice reform, strongly backed by EU and US. This was considered an historical moment for the democratization and rule… Read More ›
Citizens in Montenegro are not satisfied with the public administration performance, but they are not active enough to influence the public policies’ improvement that directly affect their rights, according to public opinion survey conducted for the Politikon Network. Respondents believe… Read More ›
by Adnan Ćerimagić Earlier last week I received an email that got me thinking. A person working on the Western Balkans in one of the EU institutions wrote: “Dear Adi, as far as I can learn from all the articles,… Read More ›
Candidates for the membership in the European Union should resolve the disputed issues in the spirit of regional cooperation, stated ten civil society organizations from Montenegro and Serbia, adding that it is necessary to urgently calm the tensions between the… Read More ›
Politikon Network participated in the preparation and is one of the signatories of the CSO Declaration on Zagreb EU – Western Balkans Summit “With or Without (E)U”, together with 90 leading civil society organizations from the Western Balkans, as well… Read More ›
We are urging the Ministry of Public Administration to postpone public debate on the Law on Free Access to Information after the coronavirus pandemic and to publish opinions of the European Union experts on that regulation. We believe that it is… Read More ›
Short commentary on the demise of Rule of Law in Montenegro By Mirko Đuković Doctoral Candidate Central European University In a comparative constitutional scholarship judges and especially judges of constitutional and supreme courts are considered to be guardians of the… Read More ›
The Executive Director of Politikon Network, Jovana Marović, deems important that Montenegro prompts a message it is ready to accept new, tightened negotiating conditions. The new European Union’s enlargement methodology is positive for Montenegro, but success on the way to… Read More ›