07 February 2019 - The open call for grants under the 2nd call for proposals for the 2014-2020 cross-border cooperation programme Montenegro – Kosovo was published on 15 January 2018 and will last until 15 April 2019, as noted by the Government of Montenegro. 

For all interested parties, the application package is available on site of the Government of Montenegro.

Information sessions for 2nd Call for proposals will be held in Kosovo and Montenegro in the following schedule: 

Kosovo: 

Đakovica, 26 February 2019, Hotel "Carshia e Jupave" Agenda

Peć, 27 February 2019, Hotel Dukagjini Agenda

Montenegro: 

Kolašin, 28 February 2019, Four Points by Sheraton Hotel Agenda

Ulcinj, 1 March 2019, The Long Beach Hotel Agenda

If you want to participate in events that will be organised in Kosovo, please confirm the participation of your organisation/institution by sending a completed application form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Tuesday, 19 February 2019 by 3 PM at the latest. 

If you want to participate in the events that will be organised in Montenegro, please confirm the participation of your organisation/institution by sending a completed application form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Thursday, 21 February 2019 by 3 PM at the latest.

During October 2018 Defence Minister Predrag Bošković met with Kosovo's Minister of Defence Rustem Berisha, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, and President Hashim Thaci.

Defence ministers Bošković and Berisha emphasised that this visit is the cornerstone of the future improvement of the defence cooperation between Montenegro and Kosovo, but also another significant indicator of readiness to contribute to the continuous development of good neighbourly relations, as well as the preservation of stability and peace in the entire region.

06 February 2019 - Minister of Foreign Affairs Srđan Darmanović participated in the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Washington. The meeting, hosted by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, focused on a review of the Coalition's further activities to stabilise the situation in Iraq and Syria. 

During his presentation, Minister Darmanović praised the Coalition's efforts to free the territory of Iraq and Syria from the ISIS, stressing the importance of adjusting the future activities of the Coalition as response to new methods and techniques of ISIS warfare. 

In this context, he emphasised the importance of continuing assistance in stabilising and reconstructing liberated areas and preventing the return of ISIS to liberated territories. 

Minister Darmanović pointed out Montenegro's readiness, as a member of the Coalition and NATO member, to continue to contribute to the fight against ISIS and global terrorism, which was also shown in the Coalition's activities, as well as the support to the Trust Fund for Iraq and the NATO mission in Afghanistan. 

The meeting in Washington agreed to future activities of the Global Coalition in order to completely neutralise the ISIS activities in Syria and Iraq.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Srđan Darmanović recently participated in the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting, which took place on 6-7th December in Milano, Italy.

Speaking about the role of the OSCE in strengthening security, Minister Darmanović said that the activities of the organisation and the full respect of the fundamental values of the OSCE are of paramount importance in resolving security challenges. "The current crises just confirm the relevance of the concept of comprehensive OSCE security and show the importance of the role that the OSCE has in providing a single platform for a constructive dialogue on the most important security issues," Darmanović said, pointing out the need for firm commitment to the OSCE's core values – respect for democracy, the rule of law, and human rights and freedoms. 

06 February 2019 - The Government of Montenegro has recently adopted the Decision on the opening of the Consulate of Montenegro in Durban, South Africa, headed by Vidoje Čavor.

Durban is the third most populous city in South Africa—after Johannesburg and Cape Town—and the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. Located on the east coast of South Africa, Durban is famous for being the busiest port in the country. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism.

"The headquarters in Durban and the consular jurisdiction for the entire territory of the South African Republic will give a new impulse to strengthen the relations of the two countries and further protect the interests of Montenegrin citizens in that territory," the Government stated in a recent report.

Also, the Government adopted a decision to appoint Vidoje Čavor as honorary consul of Montenegro in Durban, South African Republic, with jurisdiction over the entire territory of the South African Republic.

Opening the Consulate in Durban is an important step in further strengthening bilateral relations between the South African Republic and Montenegro.

The Government hopes that Čavor’s outstanding professional experience and knowledge of Montenegro will significantly contribute to fulfilling the common goals and achieving further progress in economic, social and cultural cooperation.

The Consulate in Durban will be opened with the goal to strengthen relations between Montenegro and the South African Republic. The Consulate will provide assistance and services to the Montenegrin citizens in the South African Republic related to consular matters. 

06 February 2019 - Jordi Bertomeu, a Spanish professional basketball administrator and the President, Chairman, and CEO of the Euroleague Basketball Company will come to Podgorica on Thursday, February 7, as a guest of the Basketball Club Budućnost Voli, announced the club’s management.

"The first man of Euroleague, Jordi Bertomeu, will visit the club premises where he will meet with the president of Basketball Club Budućnost Voli. Bertomeu will also attend the duel of the 22nd round of Euroleague, in which our team is waiting for the Khimki basketball club from the Moscow Region," the statement said.

As explained on the official website of the Euroleague, Budućnost is on a three-game home-court winning streak and has been able to down teams like CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid in the Montenegrin capital. Norris Cole (18.7 ppg., 4.3 apg.) and Goga Bitadze (12.6 ppg., 6.6 rpg., 3 bpg.) have been critical for their team's improvement. Khimki comes off a brilliant come-from-behind home win against Zalgiris Kaunas and looks for its first road win since early January. Jordan Mickey (13.9 ppg., 5.2 rpg.) is currently its main pillar, along with Tony Crocker (9.3 ppg.) and Malcolm Thomas (7 pp., 4.3 rpg.).

Khimki defeated Budućnost 85-69 at home on November 21, 2018. One week before breaking his finger, Alexey Shved led the winners with 22 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. Jordan Mickey added 18 points and seven assists for Khimki, which led 45-30 at halftime and kept a safe margin all the way. Earl Clark led Budućnost with 19 points.

"We expect victory, for sure. I hope we have a good defensive game, to drop them down to around 70 points, and with a good attack, the defence will be crucial, "said Edwin Jackson for News Agency CdM.

The match will take place on February 7, at 7 pm at Morača Sports Centre.

05 February 2019 - Balkan countries should create a joint tourism offer for tourists from distant countries, said Pavle Radulović, Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism of Montenegro, and Ambassador of Macedonia, Mihajlo Trpkovski, at the meeting of the two officials.

By developing joint tourism promotional offers, Montenegro and Macedonia can exploit untapped opportunities to boost bilateral and inbound tourism to both countries, officials from both sides agreed.

The Ambassador of Macedonia suggested a twinning project between some of the Montenegrin and Macedonian cities. According to the report by the Ministry, Trpkovski said that the Ohrid Lake in Macedonia is extremely valorised by the tourists and that Montenegro should consider connecting this tourist destination with Skadar Lake and thus creating a joint tourism offer.

Radulovic announced that if there is no unity around the Balkan region's tourist offer, an attractive offer cannot be created in the first place. "This is especially true for guests from far countries who expect to visit as many locations during their stay in the Mediterranean," said Radulović. According to him, the inhabitants of large countries are by nature nomads, and until this concept is understood, the countries will not be able to make a high-quality tourism offer.

The officials concluded that strong and strategic relations binding the Balkan countries could be the foundations for cooperation in various fields, including tourism. The countries can, therefore, promote their tourist destinations through innovative joint programmes.

Radulović and Trpkovski highlighted the need for the two governments to help further stakeholders to design effective and practical programmes that allow Montenegrin and Macedonian citizens to visit each other’s countries.

The interlocutors also talked about extending the Agreement on Environmental Cooperation as well as on pollution control models, especially in large cities.

05 February 2019 - Podgorica Tourist Organization (TOP) will present the project “Podgorica Wine Road” at the European House in Zagreb. The presentation is organised within the manifestation Days of Montenegro in Zagreb - Creative Montenegro.

The spokesperson for the Podgorica Tourist Organization announced that the representatives of the tourism industry in Croatia would be able to get acquainted with the rich wine and gastronomic offer of the Podgorica region, as well as with the potentials for the development of this form of tourism.

The project "Wine Road of Podgorica" has consolidated registered private wineries from all parts of the capital of Montenegro. The current catalogue of the wineries is not the final catalogue of this project, because its expansion is planned. For the time being, the wineries catalogue has been printed in the Serbian language, and the plan is to publish editions in English and Russian as well. The Wine Road of Podgorica is just the beginning of a story that the representatives of Podgorica will complete with organized tours to the wineries so that on-site tourists can get acquainted with the way and quality of wine production, and the hosts are to intrigue them to return.

"The promotion of the tourist offer in Zagreb will continue in the following days at Ban Josip Jelačić Square and the European House in Zagreb," the TO Podgorica statement said.

Visitors will be offered promotional material on Montenegro's tourist offer on Saturday, and will also be able to taste traditional gastronomic products. The stand of Montenegro will also be visited by the mayors of Podgorica and Zagreb, Ivan Vuković and Milan Bandić.

TO Podgorica will participate in the joint presentation of the National Tourist Organization (NTO) on Monday, where they will present the tourist and gastro offer of Podgorica.

The host of the event Days of Montenegro in Zagreb - Creative Montenegro is the European Home in Zagreb, and the organizers are the countries’ ministries of foreign affairs, culture and sustainable development and tourism, the Capital City of Podgorica, the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro and the NTO in cooperation with the Embassy of Montenegro in Zagreb.

05 February 2019 - Minister of Culture Aleksandar Bogdanović opened the manifestation Creative Montenegro: Days of Montenegro in Zagreb. The programme began with the opening of the exhibition of the Association of Artists of Montenegro "26> 41", the presentation of the products of creative industries of Montenegro and the performance of the Montenegrin violinist Verica Čuljković.

Nataša Owens, President of "European Movement Croatia" and "European House Zagreb", Boro Vučinić, Ambassador of Montenegro to the Republic of Croatia and Milan Bandić, Mayor of the City of Zagreb also spoke at the opening. 

"Such a manifestation, which offers an insight into the cultural and economic situation of the state, clearly focused on Euro-Atlantic integrations, is also the place of exchange of experience gained in the process of these integration," Minister Bogdanović noted. 

Ambassador Vučinić said that Montenegro is committed to a common Euro-Atlantic perspective and ready to develop good relations with everyone in the region, especially with those sharing the same goals and values. 

"Of course, the special place belongs to a friendly Republic of Croatia, which has so far shown the willingness to support Montenegro on its European path. This is an opportunity to wish our neighbours a successful EU presidency next year," Vučinić said. 

Mayor of the City of Zagreb Milan Bandić expressed satisfaction with his presence at the event and stressed that this is another proof that works of art find a common language and connect people at a higher level. 

The event, organised at the European House in Zagreb, will last until 13 February 2019. 

During his stay in Croatia, Minister of Culture Aleksandar Bogdanović also met with Minister of Culture of the Republic of Croatia Nina Obuljen Koržinek. 

The meeting discussed the cooperation between Montenegro and the Republic of Croatia so far and stressed that the two countries foster friendly relations in all areas. 

The two officials expressed satisfaction with the meeting in Zagreb on the occasion of organising the Day of Montenegro in Zagreb - Creative Montenegro and stated that such manifestations additionally strengthen our cultural links and bring people closer. 

Minister Bogdanović pointed out that significant progress has been made so far in strengthening cultural ties, both in the field of contemporary creativity and in the field of preservation of cultural heritage, which is particularly evidenced by projects that we are jointly implementing at both bilateral and international level. 

The meeting also discussed the further implementation of the previously signed Memorandum between the Ministry of Culture of Montenegro and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia on cooperation in the field of protection and preservation of underwater cultural heritage for the period 2017-2020 and the agreed continuation of cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experience between institutions in this field. 

Special emphasis was put on cooperation in the field of creative industries and it was pointed out that Croatian experience will be of great importance for Montenegro, taking into account the full commitment of the Ministry of Culture to their development. In this context, both sides expressed readiness for cooperation in the implementation of IPA projects.

04 January 2019 - American companies are interested in investing in the Capital of Montenegro, and the investment projects include an exhibition centre, announced the mayor Ivan Vuković and Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism Pavle Radulović. Such a stance was also shared by the co-founder of the company Ice Gliders Sevastjan Ploshansky and vice president of IBG & Plate Group Farzad Kaj.

"The city administration has the ambition to realize significant capital projects, and in that segment, it is very important to us that there is an interest of potential partners who are ready to jointly achieve the set goals in an efficient and high-quality manner," Vuković pointed out.

Representatives of American companies, known for numerous realized construction projects in the USA, especially when it comes to building sustainable projects and implementing environmental policies, expressed special interest in the construction of an exhibition centre in Podgorica.

By presenting potential solutions, they offered the opportunity to the Capital City to build an expo centre, aqua park and many other facilities through the public-private partnership.

Thanks to the initiative to realize such important projects in the City of Capital, Vuković emphasized the openness of the city administration to establish a partnership in the envisaged legal procedure that would enable the realization of capital projects and the construction of contents that are currently lacking in Podgorica.

Radulović also expressed the readiness of the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism to create, regarding its competence, planned preconditions for the realization of business ideas that will increase the quality of life and enrich the tourist offer of the Capital City.

03 February 2019 - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Milutin Simović and Director General of National Television of Montenegro Božidar Šundić signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and National Television of Montenegro on donation of necessary equipment for the needs of the Radio of Montenegro, in particular the realization of the show "Sundays about countryside and agriculture".

The Memorandum was signed immediately after Deputy Prime Minister Simović was a guest in this show, traditionally held every year after the adoption of the Agro budget. On this occasion, representatives of National Television of Montenegro also received equipment in the form of laptops and digital recorders, which will greatly facilitate their work in the field.

DPM Simović expressed his satisfaction to have the opportunity to show respect for the show, which has been continuously broadcasted on the Radio Montenegro for seven decades.

On the same occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Milutin Simović was a guest at the Radio of Montenegro, on the "Sundays about Countryside and Agriculture" show regarding the Agro budget for this year and the trends in the development of Montenegrin agriculture in general. In the context of supporting the development of the north, he especially pointed out that in the Agro budget only were created 24 rural measures for rural development, in the amount of 32.7 million EUR.

"This means that in this year we have a growth of funds of over 9 million euros or about 40 percent to support rural development," Simović said while reminding that last year a dominating number of realized projects and support funds was in the north. 

According to Simović, the amount of funds for the implementation of measures to improve the quality of life on the countryside has been significantly increased.

"The funds for the construction of infrastructure have been increased by about 1 million EUR, and for this purpose will be allocated 2.260.000 EUR," Simovic said, adding that the Government is also investing significant funds in the implementation of projects to improve other infrastructure needed for rural areas such as educational and other needs of the population. He also announced that starts construction and equipping of the Agriculture House for the North of Montenegro in Bijelo Polje, where all expert and advisory services will be consolidated and will become a recognizable address of all manufacturers in the north. 

Speaking of the overall support to Montenegrin agriculture, which covers three areas with Agro budget: agriculture (within which is rural development), fisheries and operational programs, Simović expressed satisfaction that the Agro budget this year increased by 31 percent and amounted to 52.4 million EUR. He reiterated the assessment that the Agro budget is both European and domestic, as it represents an expression of the EU's provided support, as support to Montenegro's overall progress on its European path, the expression of Montenegro's agrarian policy, in financial and meaningful sense, with the increase of funds from the national budget as a responsible Government attitude towards valuable hosts and entrepreneurs and the strengthening of domestic institutions. 

03 February 2019 - Minister of Culture Aleksandar Bogdanović paid an official visit to the Republic of Italy, during which he met with Italian Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities Alberto Bonisoli. 

Minister Bogdanović expressed satisfaction with the meeting with his Italian counterpart, emphasising the high level and quality of cooperation that Montenegro and the Republic of Italy have in all areas of culture. 

The two officials agreed that the recent ratification of the Agreement in the area of education and culture in the Assembly of the Republic of Italy represents a strong foundation and an incentive for future cooperation. To implement it more dynamically, both sides agreed to establish a joint Committee to deal with the identification of priority areas for cooperation, as well as their implementation. 

Minister Bogdanović highlighted the importance of exchanging experiences and knowledge with Italian experts in the field of cultural heritage. 

"Preserving the rich cultural heritage, but also its tourist valorization, represent only some of the areas in which we will work with our friends from the Republic of Italy. Many years of experience, as well as the expertise and skills of our colleagues from Italy in this field, will be a strong support to overcoming the challenges that Montenegrin cultural heritage encounters," Minister Bogdanović said. 

Minister Bonisoli expressed the readiness of the Republic of Italy to provide training in Florence through several education processes for several Montenegrin conservators and restaurateurs. 

The Ministers also discussed cultural cooperation, primarily through active participation of the National Research Council of Italy in the field of research in the area of Duklja, the former Roman city, as one of the oldest archaeological sites that has been on the Tentative List of Montenegro for potential entry to the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2010. 

Ambassador of Montenegro to Rome Sanja Vlahović also attended the meeting.