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Severe weather conditions are possible, the Department of Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Interior Affairs warned the relevant departments to raise the level of operational readiness.
The Institute for Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro said that during the afternoon, the day and night, in the area of Montenegro, especially in the southeast of the country and in the Southern Adriatic region, a strong development of thunderstorm clouds with conditions for localized short-disasters - strong winds and heavy rains with hail are expected.
As announced by the Ministry of Interior Affairs, a call was sent to all municipalities, the Police Directorate, all the protection and rescue services, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Transport Directorate, National Parks, CEDIS, the Emergency Medical Services, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore, the infrastructure of Montenegro, Crnagoraput, as well as the airports of Montenegro, Podgorica Airport and Tivat Airport, Maritime Safety Directorate and the Forestry Directorate.
The call is provided with detailed information on the expected meteorological situation and is sent following the preventive activities carried out in the event of time inconvenience.
"As reported in the information, as a consequence of the thunderstorms, local storm effects have been localized, which are followed by very strong winds, and due to the strong development of clouds, potentially short-term heavy rains and flash floods, especially in urban environments and flood flows," says the Ministry of Interior.
As stated in the Ministry of Interior, these meteorological conditions may potentially have a significant impact on the affected area with the potential disruption of infrastructure systems and maritime-tourist activities in the southern Adriatic may potentially affect the usual daily routine of activities.
"The Emergency Directorate invites citizens to undertake the necessary preventive activities to protect property," concluded the Ministry of Interior.
13 July 2019 - The Municipality of Budva, with the initiation of the Secretariat for Utilities and Housing Services, has built yet another gym in the open air in Petrovac, a coastal town in Montenegro, located within Budva Municipality.
Over the past few weeks, the contractor has conducted preparations for the training ground. Assistant Secretary from the Secretariat for Municipal Housing Affairs, Aleksandar Popović, said that the local government representatives are paying special attention that the devices they installed for the outdoor gyms are of the highest possible quality.
Citizens of Budva actively use the first outdoor gyms, located in the nearby city’s swimming pool in the hotel resort Slovenska beach.
"The gym is used every day, especially when there are favourable weather conditions. The equipment can be used for a variety of exercises and is excellent for maintaining fitness and good health. It is made in America and Denmark, and each part of the devices is made of aluminium and special types of inox, which is resistant to seawater and does not require special maintenance," said Popović for RTV Budva.
With this, the Municipality Budva continued to renovate the city and sports fields, and one of the goals is to include as many fellow citizens as possible in various sports activities, concluded the Assistant Secretary from the Secretariat for Communal Housing Affairs.
Just five minutes of an outdoor workout, park or forest exercises can greatly improve your health and mood, according to researchers from England, and even if there is a water surface such as a river or lake in that area, then it makes a really good combination.
Saturated by gyms with stifling rooms and sweat odors, people designed and popularized the subculture of exercise in parks, playgrounds and other open spaces. Today, this is practiced throughout the world and called "street workout". The street workout is a physical activity performed mostly in outdoor parks or public facilities. It is a modern name for bodyweight workouts in outdoor parks. Street workout teams and organized competitions exist.
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13 July 2019 - Fashion Festival, organized by Porto Montenegro and the fashion agency Fabrika, will take place on 18, 19 and 20 July at Synchro (Sinhro) scene. This is the second edition of the International fashion festival in the popular marina village in Tivat, which “will prove once again that Porto Montenegro is slowly becoming the identity of European fashion scene”, as announced by the organizers.
The fashion show will be opened at Maritime Heritage Collection on 18 July, 9 p.m, by Sylvio Giardino’s exhibition of art-fashion installations called Forms of High Fashion, which is a sort of homage to Italian creativity. His dual identities of high-fashion designers and visual artists make him one of the globally recognizable personalities. “For Sylvio Giardini, art is an inspiration, and fashion is an experiment”, it was pointed out. The historic-nautical building of the Sinhro will be transformed into a unique spectacular runway on July 19 and 20. The latest collections of world fashion houses, right from the High Fashion Week in Paris and Rome, and the red carpet at the Cannes Festival, will be shown then "in the fashion capital of the Mediterranean - Porto Montenegro".
The fashion show "THE BEST FROM WHO IS ON NEXT" by Simonetta Gianfelici and Rami Kadi will be presented on July 19th.
Collections of the new generation of Italian creators who were among the winners of this most prestigious competition for young creators under the patronage of Vogue Italia and with the motto 'Made in Italy' will be presented by the creations of Davide Grillo and Albino Theodoro. The selection of this project for Porto Montenegro was done by Simonetta Gianfelici, a jury member of this project, and the famous Italian model, who has been on the Italian fashion scene for 37 years. She has been the favourite face and muse of fashion brands such as Dior, Thierry Mugler, Viviene Westwood, Valentino, Gucci, YSL.
"Immediately after the world premiere of Paris Fashion Week, Rami Kadi will present his collection in Porto Montenegro - the essence of the creation of this Lebanese-American designer, creative mind and energy. His high fashion honours handmade motifs. The pixel vision and intriguing shine are the triggers of his love for glittering. With incredible sharpness and uniqueness, Rami, with his sense and feeling for handmade creations, created unforgettable works of high fashion, for the Krylov family in his studio in Beirut. He quickly introduced himself at the High Fashion Week in Paris. Rami Kadi is one of the most liked fashion designers at the moment, whose models are worn by the most famous women in the world on the red carpet at the Oscars, the Cannes Festival, etc. Among them are Isabel Fontana, Isabel Gular, Janet Jackson, Kendall Jenner, Nicole Slezinger, Olivia Palermo, Sara Sampio.
The third night of the fashion festival will present the creations of Luisa Beccaria and Michael Cinco. Luisa Beccaria is a prominent Italian designer coming with Spring / Summer 2020 collection, and a mini collection of "dreamy dresses". Her collections are in 3 words: romantic, imaginative, feminine. Luiza Beccaria presents a modern female dreamer - Her models were worn and worn by ladies like Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Packer. Angelina Jolie, Madonna, etc. The Duchess of Windsor, Lady Gabriel Wilson, on May 18 this year, wore a wedding dress designed by Beccaria.
The fashion show of Michael Cinco is the culmination of the 2nd edition of the Fashion Festival in Porto Montenegro - one of the most famous high fashion creators in the world will be presented with his latest spectacular collection. He collaborated with Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Naomi Campbell. He showed collections at Fashion Weeks in Paris, Miami, Los Angeles, Singapore, Perth, the Philippines, New York. He grew up delighted with the glamour of women of classic Hollywood films, the impeccable elegance and sophistication of Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, and the spirit of these women is being implemented in their dresses," they announced from Porto Montenegro.
11 July 2019 - President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Ivan Brajović, handed out 13 July awards for 2019 to Dragan B. Perović, for the author TV series “Crnogorci sentom po svijetu”, cycles of TW shows “Myth exorcist” and his book “Stefan Perović Cuca – orepak bića”, Božidar Šekularac for the book “Montenegro in the time of Crnojevići” and to Pavle Goranović for the book under the title “Poetry”.
Brajović pointed out that the 13 July Uprising was one of the noblest historical books of Montenegro, whose old pages had been printed in the oldest state printing shop in the world.
“This book echoed the freedom of our homeland. It is the book that is being written even nowadays and it must not ever be finished as it would be the end of Montenegro. Histories are written, and states live along with their people,” said Brajović, as CdM reported.
If there had not been 13 July, contemporary Montenegro would not exist, he continued.
“That day in 1878, when our independence was confirmed at the Congress in Berlin; or that day in 1941 when a new, liberated Montenegro was born. That is what we are celebrating. We are celebrating the Statehood Day in an independent Montenegro and we are presenting 13 July awards,” Mr Brajović.
He said we lived in the time when a word, uttered or written, given or taken, started to devalue. Instead of uniting, a word divides, foils, it targets and makes everything relative.
“In such times, only wisdom can outlive the interest and the spite, just like rationality can outlive anemia and lethargy. Therefore, we must be wise and patient, because the truth will always find its way. We are here to keep our word and do what we had decided. For all these reasons, it is my pleasure to be here today and present our creators with awards,” said Mr Brajović.
He said that today “we are reaping what our ancestors had sowed”. Everything that survived many decade-long droughts and floods, snows and winds; everything that outlived ideological, religious and other differences and conflicts; everything that reinforced the sparkle of Montenegrin statehood and weaved Montenegrin sky into the civilization constellation.
"Today, we are worshipping Montenegrin victims who fought against the greatest evil of humanity – fascism. And you, dear award winners, thank you for your work and dedication. Your success and your achievements are the success and achievements of Montenegro,” stated Brajović.
Dragan B. Perović said that the award was the crown of many-decade long work, effort and desire to make a contribution to the Montenegrin cultural milieu.
“Montenegro is above us. It’s been immersed into the misfortunes and troubles of others for so long, letting them make up for their lack of history using its own values. We must come back to our own selves and render of decisions on your own, relying on our own striving and bright traditions,” said Perović.
The decision on granting 13 July awards was reasoned by the president of the Jury, Rajko Todorović Todor, who said that the works of the laureates represented the durable value of the Montenegrin culture and science.
Speaking about the works of Božidar Šekularac, president of the Jury said that 28 publications testified to his continuous commitment to scientific and pedagogical works and represented a significant contribution to Montenegrin historiography.
He said that Pavle Goranović is one of the most prominent Montenegrin poets, whose poetry is filled with numerous philosophical associations and implications. His book, “Poetry”, is characterized by the maturity of the expression and language, a connection of space and worlds, making this author one of the most important figures at the Montenegrin literary scene.
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A letter to the president of the Montenegrin Government, Dusko Marković has been posted stating that the implementation and monitoring of maritime regulations and practices regarding Montenegrin seafarers are worrisome and alarming, as assessed by representatives of educational institutions, professional associations, and training centers.
In the letter to the premiere, it has been stated that all the individual and joint efforts of the mentioned factors to the realization of system changes in the previous years, did not reach the understanding of the relevant Ministry.
"We are fully aware that the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs of your cabinet has received the necessary powers to monitor and implement maritime regulations, which is the practice in all other maritime countries. Starting from the fact that the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs, as in all other maritime countries, is the most responsible entity and the main carrier or coordinator of all activities related to the system of education, training, certification and employment of seafarers, we are addressing you to draw your attention on the alarming state of these areas. The reason for our address is that all of our individual and joint efforts in the previous years, to systemic changes did not come to the understanding of the Ministry," says the letter. Addressing is solely based on the profession, it is stated further:
"Our common intention is to make the existing unsustainable situation better as soon as possible, for the benefit of the seafarers as well as of all other subjects and participants in these processes. Our remarks, in the shortest time, relate to: non-recognition of maritime specificity, unorganized and insufficient professional capacity of the Ministry, poor coordination of the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the delay in the adoption and / or the partial regulation of the legal regulation regarding respect for the minimum international obligations maritime standards, partly enforcing or disregarding the existing legal regulations relating to the education, training and employment of seafarers," it says further in the letter.
In order to change this very adverse state, where the last moment to make radical steps has come, the initiators suggest:
“The measures that would alter this, by us, are a very unfavorable condition, whose hard consequences are already felt every day and we are afraid that it will ultimately become irrefutable. Therefore, we propose to organize a round table together in September. Besides your cabinet and the Ministry of Transport and Maritime, the representatives of education, training and employment of seafarers, maritime professional organizations and maritime companies should be invited to present problems, but also to propose and accept the best solutions.In case of your willingness and interest to make a change, please specify the competent person to represent you in the organizing board of the round table and also the responsible person from the Ministry of Transport and Maritime, who would work with the other organizations during July and August. In case you need additional explanation, we stand at your service," states the letter, signed by the following initiators: Education: Maritime Faculty of Kotor, Prof. Dr Špiro Ivošević, Central Maritime School - Kotor Veljko Botica, Professional Associations:Union of Seafarers Montenegro cap. Neđeljko Radulović, cap. Marijo Pilastro, Nautical Training Centers: Azalea White Nenad Lazović, Maritime Faculty of Kotor, Training of Seafarers Prof. Dr. Lazo Vujović, Agencies for Maritime Employment Mediation: Azalea, cap. Nenad Lazovic, Nor Monte cap. Janko Milutin.
The “Bjelasica Ultra Trail” marathon will be held from 16 to 18 August, as announced at the press conference.
Organizers from NGO "A New Beginning" announced that there will be three races within the marathon.
The first race, "Big Bear", of 58 km, (Donji square - Biogradsko Lake, katun Vranjak, Sisko lake - Donji square) will be held on August 17th and is intended for professional racers.
The fact that the “Big Bear” race of the International Trail Running Association (ITRA) is scored with three points, it also gives an international character to the entire event.
"The race "Small Bear" is intended for recreational racers, but also for professional racers, so it carries two ITRA points. It will also begin on August 17, in Donji square, through Melaja, Vranjak katun through Bikovaca to Kolasin. It is a race of 37 km. The "Family trail" is intended for families and all other participants, whose goal is quality time spent in nature. It will be held on August 18. Participants will start from the city, through Dulovina and Sljivovica, back to the square," said a member of the organizing committee, Balsa Cvetkovic.
Organizers have also prepared a race for children under 12, which will be held in the city.
Cvetkovic recalled that the trail is an activity that combines running, and where there are steep slopes also elements of hiking.
After Nordic skiing, it is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and has earned the merited attention in the countries of our region.
At the official ITRA website, nearly 1.5 million runners are registered who are professionally involved in collecting ITRA points. The same number of people in the world is engaged in recreational sports.
Organizers state that besides sports and recreationalists, members of the army and police will participate in the mountain marathon in Kolasin.
"We expect between 200 and 400 overnight stays in private accommodation, which is, according to our estimate, 7,500 to 10,000 euros of direct revenues to local tourist workers. The benefits from this event will be mapped and paths marked for future races as well as hiking and cycling tours. Also, we count on raising awareness of the importance of sport for young people.
Support to the organization of this event, said Sladjana Krsikapa, was provided by the Municipality of Kolasin, the local Tourist Organization (TO), the Montenegrin Olympic Committee (COK) and several Montenegrin companies.
"By organizing this event, Kolasin will be even better positioned on the map of sports tourism, which will contribute to the enrichment of the summer tourism offer. One of the most important goals of the event is to point out the importance of healthy lifestyles and the importance of staying in nature. Also, it is very important the affirmation of the younger population, as well as the presentation of many benefits that are included in the running in nature," Krsikapa said.
At the press conference, there was also a video that announced the event, but also promotes a part of Kolasin's tourist offer.
Text by Dragana Scepanovic, on July 11th, 2019, read more at Vijesti
“Water-supply and Sewage Bar” DOO announced that by purchasing and installing the most modern equipment on a number of chlorine stations, they have completed the overall system of quality control. Technical director of the Water supply Alvin Tombarevic told "Vijesti" that they purchased and installed chlorine installations for five chlorine stations at the sources and one chlorine station at the pumping station in Sutomore.
"This way we replaced old chlorine equipment with a new one, and thus significantly improved the stable and continuous treatment of water by improving the system through the installation of two bottles of gas chlorine. Technological improvement is the installation of a gas switch that automatically switches chlorine through the other bottle when the first empties, thus achieving continuous, stable and safe water chlorination," said Tombarevic.
He added that three modern devices with the detection of leakage of chlorine and neutralization of chlorine in the air were purchased and installed "on those chlorine stations where the expert analysis estimated the greatest risk".
"With this, we have fulfilled the highest standards of protection in possible accidents that could result in endangering people, the environment, and equipment." The company “Water supply and Sewage” DOO will continue modernization in the coming period, which aims to increase the level of safety and preserve high-quality water through the introduction of technological innovation on chlorine and pumping stations for clean water and wastewater pumping stations," Tombarevic concluded.
Text by Radomir Petric, on July 11th, 2019, read more at Vijesti
12. July, 2019 - Dance Theatre Festival opens tonight at Tivat Summer Stage as a part of Purgatorije Festival. This second edition of the festival, organized by Cultural Centre Tivat will be opened by the performance of "Balkan Dance Project" from Belgrade and HKN "Ivan Pl. Zajc” from Rijeka.
Within the evening called Dance Triptych, the following choreographies will be performed:
Sablazan (Offence) in the valley of St. Florian, choreographer Aleksandar Ilić, Bolero, choreographer Andonis Foniadakis and Why Are You Not Here, choreographer Igor Kiro
Festival Selector, Jelena Kajgo presents Dance Triptych Balkan Dance:
"It begins with the work of the Serbian choreographer Aleksandar Ilić, soloist of the Ballet of the National Theatre in Belgrade. Sablazan In the Valley of St. Florian, is a visually exciting accomplishment which speaks dance language about human hypocrisy and immorality. What happens when the paradise valley, in spite of complacency, covered with fog of dust, separated by a spider web from search for the meaning of life, bounces Sablazan. All of the great colours of life, passion, love, challenges ... as tectonic cataclysms, all the self-love, lies, double morality, greed, so carelessly hidden under the guilt of innocence and honesty, throws out to the surface. In his short satire of Sablazan in the valley of St. Florian, Ivan Cankar ruffles all the misery of social hypocrisy and dual morality.
The second dance piece is an inventive work by the renowned Greek choreographer Andonis Foniadakis, in the performance of the ballet of the Croatian National Theater Ivan Zajc from Rijeka. "With the rhythms of the famous Bolero Morris Ravel, five players on the trampolines will give the audience the ultimate strength and ecstatic nature of the body in the air. From Bezar, hence, Bolero inspires choreographers, their originality and repetition, to trance. "Adds Kajgo.
Through The Triptych Balkan Dance the audience will get to know the work of the famous Macedonian choreographer Igor Kirov, director of the Ballet of the Croatian National Theater in Split, whose attractive dance style, inspired by Bosnian melos and Sevdalinka, reflects the harmony and ease of movement in the choreography "What You Do not Got".
This will be the first of the five nights of the Dance Theatre festival, and the rest of the programs will be on the repertoire on 15, 17, 22 July and 10 August.
10 July 2019 - Minister of Culture Aleksandar Bogdanović made a national statement at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London, sponsored by the governments of the United Kingdom and Canada, stressing that for the Government of Montenegro, freedom of the media is the basis of democratic life.
"All legal and institutional mechanisms, responsibility and trust the Government of Montenegro has among citizens are directed at establishing a society in which credible media affirm a credible public. We are committed to the prevalence of public interest over any particular, political or corporate one. In that regard, we learn from your best democratic practices and experiences, from your suggestions and good recommendations, because the struggle for the media freedom is ultimately the fight for the widest freedom of both the media and society," he said.
Minister Bogdanović recalled that the current normative environment in the regular annual reports of the European Commission noted on several occasions as "a good level of legal compliance". Ministry of Culture of Montenegro reported that he also reminded of the words of the Ambassador of Great Britain in Montenegro, who recently said that "Montenegrin press is the freest in the region and usually expresses a wide range of opinions".
"The Government of Montenegro, with the previous financial support activities and the envisaged measures of the future Fund for Pluralism of the Media, financial support for self-regulation and fostering public awareness of the importance of media literacy as a critical understanding of content analysis, wants to continuously encourage and promote the media as a controlling, social and critical corrective of all phenomena in society," Minister Bogdanović emphasised.
He pointed out that the obstacles facing Montenegro are not related to freedom of the media and freedom of expression, but to challenges of stronger implementation of the rule of law.
During his activities in London, Minister Bogdanović signed the Final Document on Media Freedom.
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Representatives of UNESCO, at the summit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, should decide whether the construction of the highway has devastated the basin of the river Tara. The construction of this road is the largest infrastructure project in the history of Montenegro. So far it is known that similar danger does not threaten the National Park Durmitor and the area of Kotor, which, by the decision of UNESCO (specialized organization of the United Nations for Education, Science and Culture), remain on the list of World Cultural Heritage.
"Tara is devastated"
Will the river Tara continue to adorn the informal epithet "tears of Europe" in the future? This is often described because of its crystal-clear water and the uniqueness of the canyon, the deepest in the world after the one in Colorado (USA). "The Tara is definitely devastated, and we visit it almost every day and observe the terrain." The basin is reduced in Matesevo for 50 meters. The huge embankments were flooded into the river," read the latest "report" on the state of the river Tara, in the locality where construction of the first phase of the highway Bar-Boljare is underway, as Aleksandar Perovic says from the ecological movement Ozon.
Let's recall, UNESCO experts who visited Tara, where works on the highway took place last November, submitted a report stating that this area is "covered with landfill and dumped materials," and that it is clear that visible impacts will remain on the environment and after the completion of the construction of the highway.
These statements as previously noted by the organization “Network for the Promotion of the Non-Governmental Sector (MANS)” to what is happening in the basin of Tara River, saw the confirmation that it was devastated. They also rely on the reports of the European Commission and the European Parliament, which demanded urgent measures to restore the basin.
Pavle Radulovic, the Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism in the Government of Montenegro, is not pessimistic about the final UNESCO assessment and its decision whether the basin of Tara remains in the area protected by the program "Man and Biosphere".
In a statement to the public, twenty days after the first UNESCO report on the situation in the basin of the river Tara, he stated:
"In November, I claimed and now I claim that the basin of Tara has not been moved, that Tara is not completely endangered and that it will not be removed from the list of MAB (man and biosphere). Nobody ever said that the construction of the highway does not affect Tara. We noted that the impact is limited - local, that the vast majority of these impacts are temporary, and that some of the effects that remain do not have any effect on the protected parts."
The videos show differently
That the observations from the Minister are widely different with what MANS claimed based on their drone records at the site where Chinese builders are raising a bridge over the future highway, it was shown at the spot by his debates with reporters on whether the basin of Tara was disposed on a disputed site. Noted before the UNESCO mission arrived in November last year:
"And do you see that the basin is displaced?" asked a journalist, who found that it was clearly visible where there was the basin in one part, and where it is now, to which Minister Radulovic reacted again:
"Has the basin been displaced or the water was shifted to the construction of the bridge’s foundation?"
"If the basin is first on one, then a second place, it means it has been moved," the journalist concluded.
"No," the minister replied, adding, "I do not see anything happening here, which is not normal for a construction site of this type."
Durmitor and Kotor remain on the world list
However, for now, good news for Montenegro has arrived from Baku. While UNESCO's final decision on Tara awaits, this international organization, a few days ago at the same meeting in Baku, decided that Durmitor National Park and Kotor's Natural and Cultural-Historical Heritage will remain on the World Cultural Heritage List.
This was welcomed with relief, especially for those part of the expert public who warned of examples of the devastation of natural and cultural-historical heritage at these two sites. Among them is the art historian Aleksandar Cilikov, who for decades has been dedicated to the protection of the cultural and historical treasures of Montenegro.
Kotor (Photo: Shutterstock)
"For me, it's really great news! Because, indeed, Kotor was on the verge of being discharged from the World Cultural Heritage, there have been very serious devastations by new construction I consider such an epilogue worthy of both state and non-governmental organizations and even some prominent individuals who have raised their voices to normalize this situation and upgrade them to these world standards. Of course, I have to mention here some opposition parties, who were very much engaged in preserving this space," said Cilikov.
A warning from Cehotina
And how did we get in the situation under the UNESCO globe of our protected areas, and in a country that has already declared itself as the first ecological country in the world 28 years ago?
Ecologist Aleksandar Perovic has his explanation.
"The ecological state was one great idea, which was also the precursor to today's goals of sustainable development of the United Nations," reminds ecologist Aleksandar Petrovic.
"Therefore, we had something that no one had in the world, but our decision makers do not understand the developmental direction of the ecological state, they do not understand how well the space should be managed well and how many benefits it brings. Definitely, the reason for this is that people who are in the ruling parties, not only do not understand but also have no basic knowledge to manage properly," Petrovic said.
Milky Cehotina (Photo: SRK Lipljen)
Ecocide, urbicide, culturocid, words that are used, more often than ever, by the critical public, the civil sector, and the political opposition, and describe examples of the devastation of natural resources and cultural and historical heritage of Montenegro. This is confirmed by the last plague of fish in the river Cehotina due to the release of toxic substances from the thermal power plant in Pljevlja, in the north of Montenegro.
RSE interlocutors, however, draw attention to, as they state, the awakened ecological awareness of Montenegrin citizens.
"What I cannot figure out, is that some people who decide, do not realize that the money factory is the pure nature itself and the natural ambience, not this building with apartments of concrete and metal. However, I have the impression that among the people who decide on the fate of Montenegro's development, and especially tourism, there is no such awareness," Cilikov said.
Aleksandar Perovic notes the paradox in which people working for investors "should play some professional and independent public."
“They cannot do that. Once they take the money they need to justify it. Unfortunately, we are the only one in the civil sector who is the only independent public and we are trying to get knowledge and information from people who know what they are talking about and channel it through the media. But I repeat, I hope, the small system can react quickly and that things will change, and I hope that a new time will come for people who really know to come to the right places," Petrovic concludes.
Text by Radio Slobodna Evropa, on July 10th, 2019, read more at Vijesti
The civic initiative “Let’s Save Sinjajevina” has called on the Ministry of Defense of Montenegro to sign a contract with North Macedonia on the use of the polygon Krivolak for its needs.
This civic initiative reacted to the Defense Ministry's claims that military exercises on Sinjajevina will not cause any negative environmental consequences.
We received the news that the analysis of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of North Macedonia, done after the international "Determined Impact" exercise at their Krivolak polygraph show that there is no pollution, and therefore we call on the Ministry of Defense of Montenegro to sign a contract with that country on the use of that space for its needs. The news of the Ministry of Defense is yet another proof that Montenegro, with the support and assistance of 28 NATO allies, as well as the countries with polygons, can avoid the destruction of part of its territory in Sinjajevina and use military polygons in the region. Citizens of Montenegro are already placing millions of funds for the defense sector, so some of them can be spent on renting a polygon for the needs of our army," the statement of GI “Let’s Save Sinjajevina” said.
They called on citizens to join them in a protest scheduled for 12 July at 12 pm on Sava waters on Sinjajevina.
"We invite citizens to visit the queen of Montenegro's mountains and meet with its beauty," the statement concludes.
Text by Vijesti online, on July 10th, 2019, read more at Vijesti
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