INSTITUTE ALTERNATIVE

MAY 9, 2010

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POLITICS ternal
 affairs
 of
 other
 coun‐

tries”.
 The
 Economist
 article
 on

‘Šarić
case’
and
Montenegro
Krivokapić’s
 visit
 to
 Bel­ It
 was
 agreed
 that
 the
 Presi‐
grade
postponed dent
 of
 the
 Montenegrin
 Par‐ ‘Šarić
 case’
 has
 damaged
 the

liament,
 among
 else,
 should
 reputation
 of
 Montenegro,

Serbian
 Parliament
 Speaker
 have
met
President
and
Prime
 concludes
The
Economist
in
an

Slavica
 Đukić
 Dejanović
 in‐ Minister
 of
 Serbia.
 The
 next
 article
 published
 in
 the
 latest

formed
 her
 Montenegrin
 day
he
was
supposed
to
travel
 issue.
 The
article
stresses
that

counterpart
 that
 their
 previ‐ to
Novi
Sad
and
talk
with
local
 ‘Šarić
case’
happened
in
a
bad

ously
arranged
meeting
had
to
 officials
 and
 visit
 Lovćenac,
 moment
 for
 the
 Montenegrin

be
 postponed
 and
 will
 not
 town
 where
 most
 residents
 economy,
 when
 the
 gross
 do‐
take
 place
 on
18
 and
19
 May,
 are
 descendants
 of
 settlers
 mestic
product
fell
for
5.5%
in

reports
daily
Vijesti. from
Montenegro.
 2009
 after
 10.7%
 growth
 in

2007
 and
 7.5%
 growth
 in

The
meeting
was
canceled
48
 "All
 this,
 unfortunately,
 re‐ 2008.

hours
 after
 the
 program
 of
 minds
 of
 our
 relations
 and

visits
 was
 agreed
 and
 Đukic
 painful
 historical
 experience
 The
 article
 gives
 opinions
 of

Dejanović
 justified
the
cancel‐ prior
 to
 the
 renewal
 of
 Mon‐ main
political
stakeholders
on

lation
 with
 "extraordinary
 in‐ tenegrin
 independence
 “,
 the
 overall
 situation
 in
 Mon‐
volvement
 of
the
Serbian
par‐ stated
Vujović. tenegro
 and
 states
 that
 the

liament
 in
 order
 to
 meet
 its
 ‘Šarić
 case’
 and
 problems
 in

European
agenda
'. According
 to
 media
 specula‐ the
economy
may
increase
the

tions,
 the
 real
 reason
 for
 chances
 of
 the
 joint
 opposi‐
This
 was
 declared
 by
 some
 postponing
the
visit
should
be
 tion
list
in
the
upcoming
 local

media
 to
 be
 the
 beginning
 of
 sought
in
the
fact
that
the
visit
 elections.
another
 crisis
 in
 the
relations
 of
 Montenegrin
 officials
 to

between
 Montenegro
 and
 Serbia,
 ahead
 of
 local
 elec‐ The
complete
article,
entitled

Serbia. tions
 in
 Montenegro
 sched‐ ‘A
Balkan
imbroglio’,
can
be

uled
for
 23
 May,
 may
 be
 seen
 read
at:

President
 of
 the
 Montenegrin
 as
a
sign
of
support
for
certain
 http://www.economist.com/wor
Parliament’s
 advisor
 for
 ld/europe/displaystory.cfm?stor
parties.

European
integration
Ivan
Vu‐ y_id=16063930
jović
 stated
 that
 it
 is
 ”inap‐ This
 is
 the
 second
 time
 that

propriate
 to
 persistently
 call
 the
 Serbian
 Parliament's

for
a
meeting,
 only
 to
 dismiss
 speaker
 cancels
 visit
 of

 Vujanović
conditions
the
ex­
it
 with
 lame
 formal
 reasons
 Krivokapić.
 The
 first
 time
 it
 change
of
ambassadors
afterwards
 and
 thus
 violate
 was
 done
 after
 Montenegro

the
basic
 rule
 of
international
 established
 diplomatic
 rela‐ Montenegrin
 President
 Filip

law
 ‐
 non‐interference
 in
 in‐ tions
with
Kosovo.
 Vujanović
 announced
 that
 he

will
 not
 sign
 the
 documents


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on
 the
 exchange
 of
 ambassa‐ The
procedure
for
dismissal
of
 Montenegro
chairs
Adriatic­

dors
 between
 Montenegro
 the
 VDT
 may
 initiated
 by
 the
 Ionian
Initiative

and
Priština,
until
the
position
 Ministry
 of
 Justice,
 and
 ap‐
of
 the
 Montenegrin
 commu‐ proved
 by
 the
 Prosecutorial
 12th
 meeting
of
the
 Council
 of

nity
in
Kosovo
is
improved. Council,
 before
the
Parliament
 Ministers
 of
 the
 Adriatic‐
can
 give
 its
 decision,
 ex‐ Ionian
 Initiative
 was
 held
 in

Regarding
 the
 expectations
 of
 plained
Krivokapić. Ancona,
 Italy.
 The
 Council

the
 Montenegrin
 National
 brings
 together
 the
 foreign

Democratic
 Party
 of
 Kosovo,
 ministers
 of
 Montenegro,
 Al‐
Vujanović
 informed
 them
 that
 bania,
 Bosnia
 and
 Herzego‐
he
 had
 already
 reiterated
 his
 Who
will
be
the
next
head
of
 vina,
 Greece,
 Croatia,
 Serbia,

intent
 not
 to
 sign
 the
 docu‐ ANB? Slovenia
and
Italy.

ments
on
the
exchange
of
am‐ According
 to
 daily
 Vijesti,
 Di‐
bassadors,
 until
 the
 position
 rector
of
the
National
 Security
 Serbia
and
Montenegro
 joined

of
 the
 Montenegrin
 commu‐ Agency
 (ANB)
 Duško
 Marko‐ the
 group
 of
 six
 countries
 in

nity
in
Kosovo
is
resolved,
and
 vić
 lobbies
 that
a
 professional
 2002
as
a
single
member,
with

while
 the
 Montenegrins
 are
 from
 the
 service
 should
 re‐ both
 countries
 maintaining

provided
 with
 the
 possibility
 place
him,
 while
 
DPS
still
wa‐ membership
 in
 the
 Initiative

of
authentic
representation. after
 they
 became
 independ‐
gers
 whether
 it
 will
 be
 a
 po‐ ent
in
2006.
litical
 figure
 or
 someone
from

the
security
sector.
Marković’s
 The
 main
 goals
 of
 the
 Initia‐
Krivokapić:
 Parliament
 mandate
 as
 the
 head
 of
 ANB
 tive
include
 the
strengthening

cannot
resolve
VDT ends
early
in
August
this
year. of
 regional
 cooperation


Network
 for
 Affirmation
 of
 Prior
 to
 his
 current
 position,
 among
 Adriatic
 coastal
 coun‐
Nongovernmental
 Sector
 Marković
 served
as
 the
Secre‐ tries,
 fostering
 common
 solu‐
(MANS)
 has
 requested
 dis‐ tary
 General
 of
 the
 Govern‐ tions
 to
 common
 problems

missal
 of
 Supreme
 State
 ment,
 DPS
 deputy
 and
 mem‐ with
 focus
 on
 security
 and

Prosecutor
 (VDT)
 Ranka
 ber
 of
 the
 Central
 Committee
 stability,
 as
 well
 as
 the
 envi‐
Čarapić
 for
 allegedly
 present‐ of
 DPS.
 Marković
 was
 ap‐ ronmental
 protection
 of
 the

ing
untrue
facts.
 MANS
rejects
 pointed
 head
 of
 ANB
 five
 Adriatic
and
Ionian
Seas.
as
false
Čarapić’s
statement
at
 years
 ago,
at
the
suggestion
of

the
 session
 of
 the
 National
 the
 Prime
 Minister
 Milo
 Đu‐ At
 this
 year's
 meeting
 in
 An‐
Council
 for
 European
 Integra‐ kanović.
This
was
preceded
by
 cona,
 Montenegro
 has
 taken

tion,
 where
 she
 said
 that
 a
 dispute
 in
 the
 ruling
 coali‐ over
 the
 one‐year
 presidency

MANS
 did
 not
 provide
 her
 tion
 because
 DPS
 proposed
 of
the
regional
initiative.
with
 articles
 from
 the
 media
 that
the
right
to
appoint
direc‐
about
 the
 possible
 crimes
 of
 tors
 of
 ANB
 belongs
 exclu‐
the
 owner
 of
 Niksic
 Steel
 sively
 to
 the
 Government,

Plant. while
 SDP
 requested
 that
 it
 Boland:
 Montenegro
 mod­
should
 be
 approved
 by
 the
 ernizes
its
armed
forces

The
 Parliament
 has
 no
 legal
 Parliament.
 Finally,
 a
 com‐
possibility
 to
 consider
 MANS
 Director
of
Force
Planning
Di‐
promise
 solution
 has
 been

initiative
 to
 resolve
 Ranka
 rectorate
 at
 NATO
 Defence

adopted
 according
 to
 which

Čarapić,
 announced
 the
 Par‐ Policy
 and
 Planning
 Division,

the
 Parliament
 gives
 its
 non‐
liament
 Speaker
 Ranko
 Krivo‐ Frank
Boland
stated
that
Mon‐
binding
 opinion
 on
 the
 Gov‐
kapić.
 tenegro
 is
 "moving
 towards

ernment's
 proposal
 for
 the
 modernization"
 of
 its
 armed

ANB
director. forces.
 Boland
 led
 the
 NATO


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delegation
that
visited
Monte‐ to
 conduct
 a
 control
 hearing
 ECONOMY

negro,
 which
 for
 the
 fourth
 of
 ZIKS
 Director
 Milan
 Rado‐
time
 estimates
 process
 of
 the
 vić
 and
Minister
of
Justice
 Mi‐
Krgović:
 Greek
 crisis
 does

Strategic
 Defense
 Review
 raš
 Radović
 concerning
 their

not
 directly
 affect
 Montene­
(SPO),
one
of
the
key
strategic
 actions
 regarding
 this
 inci‐
gro
documents
 of
 the
 Montene‐ dent.
 This
Committee
will
also

grin
defense
system. discuss
 the
 opinion
 of
 the
 Governor
 of
 Central
 Bank
 of

Ombudsman
 concerning
 the
 Montenegro
 (CBCG)
 Ljubiša

Boland
 said
 that
 Montenegro
 situation
in
the
public
institu‐ Krgović
 has
 said
 that
 the

creates
 a
 defensive
 structure
 tion
 for
 people
 with
 special
 Greek
 financial
 crisis
 cannot

that
 is
 sustainable
 and
 de‐ needs
Komanski
most,
and
the
 affect
 Montenegro
 directly,

signed
 in
 accordance
 with
 its
 authorized
 Ministry’s
 Infor‐ because
 there
 is
 only
 one

needs.
 He
 explained
 that
 the
 mation
concerning
the
state
of
 small
 Greek
bank
in
Montene‐
Montenegrin
 defense
 system
 this
 institution.support
 to
 the
 gro
 (covering
 less
 than
 one

must
 primarily
 serve
 the
 implementation
of
the
Law
 on
 percent
 of
 the
 market).
 Krgo‐
needs
 of
 Montenegro,
 but
 it
 Public
 Procurement.
 The
 aim
 vić
also
said
that
the
export
of

should
also
be
appropriate
for
 of
 the
 agreement
 is
 also
 aluminum,
 which
 is
 a
 stock

participation
 in
 international
 prompt
 informing
 each
 other
 exchange
 commodity,
 may
 be

peacekeeping
missions.
 about
 the
 audit
 findings
 con‐ routed
 to
 another
 country,

cerning
 public
 procurement
 other
than
Greece.
Modernization
 and
 profes‐
and
 timely
 adoption
 of
 deci‐
sionalization
 of
 the
 police,
 as

sions
on
appeals
filed
in
these
 Krgović
 said
 that,
 having
 in

announced,
 is
 also
 important

proceedings.the
High
Court
 in
 mind
 that
 Montenegro
 does

for
the
 overall
process
 of
pre‐
Bijelo
 Polje
 with
a
request
 for
 not
 have
 its
 own
currency,
 all

paring
 the
 state
 for
 NATO

the
arrest
and
detention
of
all
 the
 money
 currently
 in
circu‐
membership.
seven
 persons
 indicted.
 High
 lation
 represents
 foreign
 ex‐
Court
in
Bijelo
Polje
ordered
a
 change
reserves
in
addition
to

one‐month
 detention
 at
 the
 around
300
million
euros
that

No
 control
 hearing
 regard­ request
of
prosecutors. CBCG
has
on
its
accounts.
ing
events
in
ZIKS
Bukovica
 is
 an
 area
 in
 the

The
parliamentary
 Committee
 northwest
 Montenegrin
 re‐
for
 Human
 Rights
 and
 Free‐ gion
of
Sandžak,
 and
 includes
 Lukšić
began
blogging
doms
 has
 adopted
 the
 report
 37
villages,
 with
 mostly
 Mus‐ Montenegrin
 Vice
 Prime
 Min‐
of
 the
 Institute
 for
 Execution
 lim
 population.
 Human
 rights
 ister
 and
 Minister
 of
 Finance

of
 Criminal
 Sanctions
 (ZIKS)
 groups
 claim
 that
 at
 least
 Igor
 Lukšić
is
 the
first
 Monte‐
on
 actions
 taken
 on
 the
 rec‐ eight
 people
 were
 killed
 and
 negrin
 official
 to
 begin
 blog‐
ommendations
 of
 the
 Om‐ several
 hundred
 civilians
 ex‐ ging.
 Lukšić’s
 first
 blog
 has

budsman,
 alleging
 that
 the
 pelled
from
 the
 area
of
Buko‐ been
 published
 on
 the
 new

ZIKS
 officers
 violated
 the
 vica
 during
 the
 Bosnian
 war,
 official
Government’s
portal.
rights
 of
 the
 detainees
 Igor
 while
 hundreds
 of
 their

Milić
 and
 Dalibor
 Nikezić
 on
 houses
were
destroyed. Lukšić
 wrote
 that
 after
 the

27
 October
 last
 year.
 ZIKS
 first
quarter
of
2010
it
is
pos‐
management
 has
 launched
 sible
 to
 talk
 about
 stabiliza‐
disciplinary
 action
 against
 tion
of
 the
 economy
 and
 pro‐
three
officers. jections
 of
 a
 slight
 recovery.

The
 main
 objective
 of
 eco‐
The
 Committee
 did
 not
 sup‐
nomic
 policy
 for
 2009
 re‐
port
 the
 initiative
 of
 the
 SNP

mains
 unchanged
 and
 stays


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providing
the
full
stabilization
 euros
 in
 the
 first
 two
 months
 Emphasizing
 that
 the
 project,

of
the
economy,
writes
Lukšić.
 of
 2010,
 which
 is
 8.8%
 less
 as
 put
 forward
by
the
regime,

This
 requires
 securing
 full
 than
 in
 the
 same
 period
 last
 takes
 upon
 on
 the
 shape
 of
 a

solvency
 of
 the
 state
 budget,
 year. farce,
 vice
 president
 of
 PzP

continuing
 restructuring
 of
 Branko
 Radulović
 said
 that

large
 companies
 as
 a
 condi‐ According
 to
 preliminary
 fig‐ time
 showed
that
 all
 previous

tion
 for
 their
 survival,
 ena‐ ures
 from
the
 Central
 Bank
 of
 projections
of
PzP
 concerning

bling
 a
 start
 of
 a
 new
 invest‐ Montenegro
 (CBCG),
 the
 total
 the
 highway
 construction

ment
 cycle
 which
 will
 con‐ FDI
 outflow
 in
 the
 first
 two
 were
correct.
tinue
in
the
years
to
come
and
 months
was
 7.9
million
euros,

putting
 into
 operation
 the
 while
 the
 inflow
 amounted
to
 Radulović
 said
 that
 in
 the

new
 Investment
 and
 Devel‐ 63
 million
 euros,
 8.1
 percent
 hitherto
 procedure
 not
 even

opment
Fund.
 less
 than
the
 same
period
last
 minimum
 professional
 stan‐
year. dards
are
respected,
nor
is
the

Strengthening
 of
 banking
 ac‐ basic
 situation
in
Montenegro

tivities
is
one
of
the
necessary
 and
 the
 overall
 international

conditions
 to
 achieve
 these
 financial
 situation
recognized.

Conditions
 for
 the
 Steel

goals,
 writes
 Lukšić
 and
 un‐ “Without
 proper
 documenta‐
Plant’s
loan
created
derlines
 that
 the
 Government
 tion
 and
 analysis,
 tens
 of

has
 a
 limited
 opportunity
 for
 Montenegrin
 Government
 kilometers
 are
 being
 added

action
 in
 the
 banking
 sector.
 adopted
 the
 Information
 on
 and
 deleted,
 along
 with

The
problem
of
small
and
me‐ modifications
 of
 the
 draft
 roundabouts,
 bridges,
 inter‐
dium
 enterprises
 is
 mainly
 a
 Guarantee
 Treaty
 to
 Credit
 sections,
 facilities
 infrastruc‐
problem
 of
 solvency,
 which
 Suisse
 Bank
 for
 a
 loan
 to
 ture
 and
 access
 roads”,
 said

implies
 the
necessity
of
creat‐ Nikšić
 Steel
 Plant,
 in
 the
 Radulović.
 He
 added
 that
 the

ing
alternative
mechanisms
 in
 amount
of
26.3
million
euros. Government
 did
 not
 consider

the
banking
sector.
 environmental
 protection
and

The
 amendments
 have
 cre‐ the
 protection
 of
 national

Lukšić
 wrote
 about
the
 possi‐ ated
 conditions
 for
 the
 reali‐ parks
during
the
 construction

ble
 arrangement
 with
 IMF
 as
 zation
of
the
loan
and
full
con‐ of
the
highway.
well.
 The
 situation
 with
 the
 trol
 of
 expenditure
 of
 funds,

public
 finances
 of
 individual
 earmarked
 exclusively
 for
 ac‐ It
 is
 necessary
 to
 establish
 a

EU
member
states
is
 concern‐ quiring
 new
 equipment
 and
 mixed
 commission
 for
 the

ing
and
“it
 indicates
 a
caution
 restructuring
of
the
company. construction
 of
 the
 highway,

and
sheds
 new
 light
 on
a
 po‐ with
 common
 principles
 and

tential
 deal
 with
 the
 IMF”,
 details
 of
 its
 activities
 and

wrote
Lukšić
in
his
blog.to
the
 work.
PzP:
 Stop
 the
 farce
 and
 al­
Irish
Commercial
Court,
while

tering
the
route Radulović
 added
 that
 it
 is

the
 trial
 is
 scheduled
 for
 20

May
writes
Irish
Times. quite
 possible
 that
 the
 talk

PzP
will
offer
their
projections
 about
 the
 construction
of
 the

about
 the
 modalities
 and
 po‐ highway
 is
 deliberately
 inten‐
tential
 partners
 in
the
project
 sified
 because
 of
 local
 elec‐
CBCG:
 Net
 foreign
 invest­ of
 building
 the
 Bar‐Boljare
 tions.
 The
 “Government
 is

ment
down
by
8.8% highway,
 in
 the
 form
 of
 planning
 on
 deceiving
 the

amendments
to
 the
draft
Law
 electorate
 in
 the
 northern

Net
 foreign
 direct
 investment
 on
 Ratification
 of
 Agreement
 municipalities
 with
 the
 high‐
(FDI),
 which
 is
 the
 difference
 on
 Economic
 Cooperation
Be‐ way
 story
 once
 again”,
 said

between
their
 inflow
 and
out‐ tween
 the
 Governments
 of
 Radulović.
flow,
 amounted
 to
 55
 million
 Montenegro
and
Serbia.

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Negotiations
 concerning
 headquarters
 in
 Copenhagen,
 zation
 numerous
 new
 goals


KAP has
 awarded
 19
 beaches
 on
 that
are
outlined.
the
 Montenegrin
 coast
 with

The
 realization
 of
 social
 pro‐ the
Blue
flag. ''Through
 the
monitoring
and

grams
 for
 workers
 of
 Alumi‐ evaluation
 of
 the
 reform
 of

num
 Combine
 Podgorica
 Blue
 flags
 are
 awarded
 annu‐ primary
 care,
 dental
 care
and

(KAP)
 was
 the
 main
 topic
 of
 ally
 to
 the
 beaches
 that
 meet
 the
 ‘selected
 doctor’
 will
 see

the
 meeting
 of
 Government
 32
criteria,
 most
of
which
are
 did
they
 achieve
positive
 pro‐
and
 KAP
 Trade
 union
 repre‐ binding.
 This
 year
 3450
 Blue
 gress
 in
 the
 implementation

sentatives. flags
 will
 be
 awarded
 to
 of
this
segment
of
the
reform'',

beaches
 and
 marinas
 in
 41
 said
Radunović.


Daily
 Dan
 writes
 that
 the
 countries
 of
 the
 northern

meeting
 concluded
 that
 the
 hemisphere. Radulović
 said
that
the
strate‐
remaining
issues
 envisaged
in
 gic
 documents
 also
 define
 a

the
agreement
 that
ended
the
 possible
increase
of
income
of

strike
of
KAP
workers
 will
 be
 the
Fund
for
health
insurance,

resolved
 by
 the
 trade
 union
 recalling
that
the
total
funding

representatives
 and
 the
 KAP
 SOCIETY for
 health
 care
 in
 2010

management.
 It
 was
 agreed
 amounts
to
169
million
euros.
that
in
the
case
of
problems
in

negotiations,
 the
 aid
 of
 the

Minister
 of
 Economy
 Branko
 Continuation
 of
 the
 health
 Only
 three
 verdicts
 for
 ille­
Vujović
will
be
asked. care
reform
 gal
construction

Representatives
 of
 trade
 un‐ Health
 care
 reform
 and
 im‐ Since
 the
 entry
 into
 force
 of

ion
emphasized
that
 they
 will
 proving
its
quality
will
be
con‐ the
 Law
 on
 Amendments
 to

not
 urge
workers
to
 apply
 for
 tinued,
 announced
Minister
of
 the
 Criminal
 Code,
 from
 06

voluntary
 redundancy.
 They
 Health
 Miodrag
 Radunović,
 July
 2008
 until
 31
 December

noted
that
until
 the
beginning
 after
the
Government
adopted
 2009,
 the
 prosecution
has
 re‐
of
strike,
 73
workers
 have
ap‐ a
 Master
 plan
 for
 the
 devel‐ ceived
 352
 criminal
 charges

plied
 for
 social
 program,
 and
 opment
of
 health
care
 for
 the
 for
 illegal
 construction,
 51

that
 the
 administration
 will
 2010
–
2013
period.
 persons
 were
 sentenced
 and

once
 again
 invite
 employees

to
 apply
 for
 voluntary
 redun‐ Master
 Plan
 represents
 the
 but
 only
 three
 cases
 con‐
dancies,
 according
 to
 the
 so‐ continuity
 of
 reforms
 and
 cluded
with
valid
and
binding

cial
program. policies
 in
the
 primary
health
 verdict.
care
 reform
 and
 implementa‐ This
data
comes
from
the
first

Head
of
the
KAP
management
 tion
of
‘selected
doctors’
in
all
 joint
report
 of
the
Ministry
 of

Viacheslav
 Krylov
 said
 that
 health
centers
in
the
territory
 Spatial
 Planning
 and
 Envi‐
the
 employees
 of
 the
 Alumi‐ of
 Montenegro.
 “With
 this
 ronment,
 Ministry
 of
 Justice,

num
Plan
will
be
offered
addi‐ document
 we
 want
 to
 con‐ Supreme
 State
 Prosecution

tional
 funds
along
with
sever‐ tinue
the
reform
of
the
second
 and
the
Police
Directorate.

ance
 pays,
 since
 this
 facility
 and
third
levels”
said
Raduno‐
must
be
shutdown.
 vić.
 These
 institutions
 signed
 a

Memorandum
 on
 cooperation

Blue
 flags
 for
 19
 Montene­ This
 document,
 as
 he
 ex‐ in
 preventing,
 detecting
 and

grin
beaches plained,
 contains
a
situational
 prosecuting
 perpetrators
 of

analysis
 of
 human
 and
 physi‐ crimes
 against
 the
 environ‐
The
 international
 jury
 of
 the
 cal
 resources
 and
 equipment,
 ment
at
the
 end
of
September

Blue
 flag
programme,
 with
its
 and
 plans
 activities
 for
 reali‐ 2009.

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 INSTITUTE ALTERNATIVE
MAY 9, 2010

War
 criminal
 could
 be
 ex­ EU INTEGRATION for
 the
 growth
 of
 the
 private

tradited
to
Montenegro sector
in
the
Western
Balkans

with
a
 new
 110
 million
euros

According
to
the
first
instance
 Kukan:
Montenegro,
a
 coun­
facility
 aimed
 at
 boosting
 the

decision
of
 the
Spanish
 court,
 try
with
fewest
issues
competitiveness
 of
 local
 en‐
Veselin
Vlahović
Batko,
known
 terprises
 through
 improved

Chair
 of
the
 European
 Parlia‐
as
 "monster
 from
 Grbavica",
 operations
 and
higher
 quality

ment’s
 delegation
 for
 the

should
 be
 handed
 over
 to
 products.
Western
 Balkans
 Eduard
 Ku‐
Montenegro.
 However
 the

kan
said
that
Montenegro
 is
 a

process
 concerning
 Vlahović
 Under
 the
 new
 Western
 Bal‐
country
with
the
fewest
issues

extradition
has
not
 been
com‐ kans
 Private
 Sector
 Support

problems
 in
 the
 Western
 Bal‐
pleted
since
 the
court
has
 not
 Facility
 (WBPSSF),
 the
 EBRD

kans.
He
said
that
Montenegro

yet
 heard
 the
 Serbian
 and
 will
 provide
credit
 lines
 to
 lo‐
has
a
great
chance
to
overtake

Bosnian
 cases
 requesting
 his
 cal
banks
for
on‐lending
to
the

Macedonia
 and
 is
 the
 second

extradition. private
 sector.
 The
 new

country
 in
 the
 region
 on
 the

framework
 includes
 a
 Sus‐
At
the
hearing
before
the
Cen‐ concerning
 progress
 in
 the
 tainable
Energy
Financing
 Fa‐
tral
 Investigation
Court
 on
20
 process
 of
 European
 integra‐ cility
and
a
Small
and
Medium

April,
 Vlahović
 expressed
 ob‐ tion. Enterprise
 (SME)
 Competi‐
jection
 to
 being
 extradited
 to
 tiveness
Support
Facility.
Saying
that
he
will
not
engage

the
 authorities
 of
 Bosnia
 and

in
 predictions,
 Kukan
 ex‐
Serbia.
 In
 Montenegro
 Vlaho‐ The
 funding
 will
 be
 used
 to

plained
that
it
would
be
fair
to

vić,
 also
 known
 as
 Batko,
 is
 finance
investments
 in
energy

say
 that
 Montenegro
 has
 a

wanted
 after
 escaping
 from
 efficiency
 and
 renewable
 en‐
good
chance
 to
 be
 one
 of
 the

prison
 in
2001,
 where
he
 was
 ergy
 by
 enterprises
 and

first,
 if
 not
 the
 first
 country

being
 held
 after
 convictions
 households
 and
 to
 support

that
will
follow
the
path
of
EU

for
robbery. SMEs’
 investments
 necessary

accession
after
the
Croatia.
 He

to
 comply
 with
EU
health
and

Spanish
 police
 arrested
 Vla‐ expects
 the
 Avis
 (opinion)
 of
 safety,
 environment,
 and

hović
 in
early
March
this
year
 the
 European
 Commission
 on
 product
 safety
 and
 quality

for
 a
 number
 of
 crimes,
 in‐ whether
 Montenegro
 is
 ready
 standards.
cluding
 armed
 robbery
 and
 to
 become
 a
 candidate
 coun‐
police
 assault.
 In
 Bosnia,
 try
 to
 be
 positive
 and
 issued
 The
 project
 will
 increase
 the

Batko
 is
 wanted
in
relation
to
 by
the
end
of
2010. availability
 of
financing
to
 the

alleged
war
crimes
committed
 real
economies
in
the
Western

Eduard
 Kukan
 met
 with
 the

in
 the
 Sarajevo
 district
 of
 Balkans,
 enabling
 local
 busi‐
Montenegrin
 Minister
 for

Grbavica
 in
 the
 1990s.
 Upon
 ness
to
 improve
the
quality
 of

European
Integration
Gordana

his
 arrest
 in
 Spain,
 Batko
 re‐ their
operations
and
their
en‐
Đurović
 and
 exchanged
 views

portedly
 confessed
 that
 he
 ergy
 efficiency,
 thus
 strength‐
on
 steps
 that
 Montenegro

had
 tortured
or
killed
 at
least
 ening
 their
 competitiveness

should
take
on
the
road
to
EU.
100
persons. and
 ability
 to
 gain
 access
 to

and
 successfully
 compete
 in

the
EU
single
market.
The
pro‐
New
 EBRD
 facility
 to
 sup­ ject
 will
 also
 help
 households

port
 private
 sector
in
 West­ become
more
energy
efficient,

ern
Balkans which
 is
 particularly
 impor‐
tant
 as
 the
 prices
 for
 natural

The
 European
 Bank
 for
 Re‐ resources
 are
 rising,
 and
 will

construction
 and
 Develop‐ lead
 to
 more
 comfortable

ment
is
scaling
 up
its
support
 housing
standards.

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 INSTITUTE ALTERNATIVE
MAY 9, 2010

The
 facility
 is
 supported
 by
 to
 strengthening
 the
 capacity
 budget
 of
 700
 thousand

grant
 funds
 totaling
 €22.5
 the
 Montenegrin
 government
 euros,”
Clive
Rumbold
said.
million
provided
by
 the
EU
 as
 to
 deal
 with
 organised
 crime

part
 of
 the
 2009
 Instrument
 and
corruption.
 It
at
 the
same
 The
 project
 ‘Fight
 against
 Or‐
for
 Pre‐Accession
 Assistance
 time
 helped
 make
 significant
 ganized
 Crime
 and
 Corrup‐
Crisis
 Response
 Package,
 improvements
 within
 the
 po‐ tion’
 was
 financed
 as
 part
 of

which
 includes
 a
 comprehen‐ lice,
 Anti‐Money
 Laundering
 the
IPA
 2007
programme
and

sive
 technical
 assistance
 pro‐ Administration
 and
 Director‐ implemented
 by
 EU
 partners

gramme
 to
 assist
 sub‐ ate
for
Anti‐Corruption
Initia‐ from
 Northern
 Ireland
 –
 the

borrowers
 to
 identify
 and
 tive
(DACI). Police
Service,
 the
 Police
 Om‐
structure
 these
 much
 needed
 budsman
 and
 Serious
 Organ‐
investments. The
 key
 results
 which
 were
 ised
 Crime
 Agency
 officials

achieved
 include
 improved
 from
 Northern
 Ireland.
 Fight

“The
 new
 Western
 Balkans
 inter‐agency
 cooperation
 in
 against
 organized
 crime
 and

Private
Sector
Support
Facility
 the
 fight
 against
 organised
 corruption
 a
 key
 priority
 of

underscores
 the
 EBRD’s
 crime,
 corruption
 and
 money
 the
 European
 Partnership

commitment
 to
 supporting
 laundering,
 the
 establishment
 with
Montenegro
environmentally
 sustainable
 of
 surveillance
 systems,
 en‐
economic
growth
in
the
West‐ hanced
 police
 efficiency
 and
 Head
of
the
Police
Directorate

ern
 Balkans.
 The
 EBRD
 funds
 effectiveness
 in
investigations
 Veselin
 Veljović
 said
 that
 the

will
 contribute
 to
 setting
 as
well
as
the
establishment
of
 project
 was
 important
 for
 the

higher
 business
 and
 environ‐ a
 new
 anti‐money
 laundering
 improvement
 of
 intelligence

mental
 standards
 in
 the
 re‐ database
 and
 integrity
 plan
 and
 investigation
 capacity
 of

gion,
 supporting
 these
 coun‐ for
the
DACI. the
criminal
police.
tries’
 EU
 integration
 objec‐
Acting
Head
of
the
EU
Delega‐ He
 denied
 accusations
 that

tives,”
 said
 Henry
 Russell,

tion
 Clive
 Rumbold
 said
 the
 the
 Montenegrin
 police
 deals

EBRD
Director
for
Small
Busi‐
EU
 will
 provide
 further
 sup‐ only
 with
 “small
 fish”
 in
 the

ness
 Finance
 and
Energy
 Effi‐
port
 to
 the
 fight
 against
 or‐ fight
 against
 organized
 crime

ciency.
ganised
crime
and
corruption,
 and
 corruption,
 claiming
 that

explaining
 that
 this
 issue
 is
 a
 even
 the
 activities
 of
 high

key
 priority
 for
 the
 European
 ranking
 government
 officials

Rumbold:
 Fight
 against
 cor­ integration
 of
 Montenegro.
 were
 inspected.
 "That
 story

ruption
 and
 organized
 “Under
 the
 IPA
 2009
 pro‐ about
 large
 and
 small
 fish
 is

crime
 ­
 a
 key
 priority
 for
 gramme
the
EU
will
shortly
be
 simply
 worn
 out
 and
 has
 no

European
integration launching
 another
 twinning
 foundation
 in
 real
 facts",
 said

project
 with
 a
 budget
 of
 1.25
 Veljović.
An
 EU‐funded
 twinning
 pro‐
million
 euro,
 to
 give
 further

ject
 managed
by
the
 EU
 Dele‐ He
said
it
was
clear
that
there

support
 to
 the
police
in
fight‐
gation
 to
 Montenegro
 to
 help
 is
 political
 will
 in
the
 author‐
ing
 corruption
 and
 organised

Montenegro
 to
 strengthen
 its
 ized
state
institutions
in
Mon‐
crime,”
Rumbold
said.
capacity
 to
 fight
 organised
 tenegro
 to
 eliminate
 organ‐
crime
 and
 corruption
 has
 “In
 addition,
 under
 the
 IPA
 ized
crime
and
corruption.
been
 successfully
 completed
 2010
programme,
 the
 EU
 will

after
 15
months
of
project
 ac‐ support
 the
 implementation

tivities. of
 an
action
plan
 for
 the
fight
 Đurović:
 SAA
 provides
 con­
The
 overall
 objective
 of
 the
 against
corruption
and
organ‐ ditions
for
joining
the
EU
by

completed
 twinning
 project
 ized
 crime.
 It
 will
 be
 another
 2014

worth
 1.2
 million
 Euros
 was
 twinning
 project
 with
 a
 Minister
 for
 European
 Inte‐

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 INSTITUTE ALTERNATIVE
MAY 9, 2010

Integration
 Gordana
 Đurović


said
that
 the
Stabilization
and

Association
 Agreement
 (SAA)

between
 Montenegro
 and
 the

European
 Union
 which
 came

into
 force
 on
 01
 May,
 envis‐
ages
 Montenegro
 to
 be
 ready

for
 becoming
 a
 member
 in
 a

five‐year
period,
by
2014.

In
 an
 interview
 to
 Portal


Analitika,
 Đurović
 said
 that

the
ratification
process
 of
the

Montenegrin
 SAA
 lasted
 less

than
 two
 and
 a
 half
 years,

“which
 ‐
 given
 the
 complex

parliamentary
 procedures
 –

can
 be
 seen
 as
 the
 success
 of

the
 Montenegrin
 foreign
 pol‐
icy”.


“SAA
 was
published
in
the
Of‐
ficial
 Journal
 of
 the
 European

Union
‐
L108,
with
all
 its
 pro‐
visions,
 through
 which
 we
 fi‐
nally
 become
 an
 integral
 part

of
 the
 international
 agree‐
ments
 section
 of
 the
 EU
 pri‐
mary
legislation
 and
 acquired

legal
 status
 as
 a
 state‐
associate
 member”,
 said
 Đu‐
rović.


Asked
whether
 the
rapid
 rati‐

fication
of
the
SAA
means
that
 We hope that you enjoyed
Montenegro
will
soon
become
 the new design of Weekly Brief
EU
member,
 Đurović
said
that
 and found its contents useful.
the
 criteria
 of
 accession
 have
 Any suggestions, comments,
become
 more
 demanding
 remarks or opinions regarding
since
 the
 adoption
 of
 the
 Lis‐ the design and contents of this
bon
Treaty
and
that,
 although

a
 final
 decision
 on
 accession
 newsletter are welcome.
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new
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is
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political
one,

there
 are
 numerous
 measur‐ Editorial team
able
 results
 that
 need
 to
 be

achieved
beforehand.

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MAY 9, 2010

GLOSSARY MANS Network
 for
 the


Affirmation
of
Non‐ Institute Alternative
Profit
Sector
MOC Montenegrin
 Or‐ Founded
in
September

This
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thodox
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NATO N o r t h
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viations.
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a
Montenegrin‐based

sion.

tion
 think
tank.
Founders
are

NS People’s
Party prominent
individuals
with

NSD New
 Serb
 Democ‐
ANB Agency
for
National
 racy civil
society,
public
admini‐
Security NSS People’s
 Socialist
 stration
and
business
sec‐
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background.
Agency PZP M o v e m e n t
 f o r

BS Bosniak
Party Change
CGO Centre
 of
 Civic
 SAA
 Stabilisation
 and
 IA’s
mission
is
to

Education A s s o c i a t i o n
 strengthen
democratic

CRNVO Centre
 for
 the
 De‐ Agreement processes
in
Montenegro
by

velopment
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 Democratic

Governmental
 Or‐ Party identifying
and
analyzing

ganisations SL Serbian
List policy
options.
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 Foreign
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 People’s

and
Security
 Policy
 Party
of
the
EU IA’s
strategic
objectives
are

SNS Serbian
 National

CoE Council
of
Europe Council to
increase
quality
of
public

DC Democratic
Centre SOC Serbian
 Orthodox
 policy
development,
to
con‐
DPS Democratic
 Party
 Church tribute
to
human
rights

of
Socialists SRS Serbian
 Radical

DSCG Democratic
 Alli‐ Party protection
in
Montenegro,

ance
 in
 Montene‐ SSR Party
 of
 Serbian
 to
contribute
to
develop‐
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of
democracy
and

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of
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ment
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