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20.03.2019.
Montenegrin Cabinet will hold its 114th session on Thursday, 21 March 2019, starting at 11:00...
14.03.2019.
Podgorica, Montenegro (14 March 2019) -- At today's session, the Montenegrin Cabinet passed the Regulation on the criteria and procedure for determining the annual number of temporary residence and work permits for foreigners in 2019 and the Decision Amending the Decision on determining the annual number of temporary residence and work permits for foreigners in 2019...
13.03.2019.
Montenegrin Cabinet will hold its 113th session on Thursday, 14 March 2019, starting at 11:00...
07.03.2019.
Podgorica, Montenegro (7 March 2019) -- At today's session, the Montenegrin Cabinet passed the Draft Law Amending the Law on Internal Trade. The proposed legal solutions include, inter alia, a ban on the performance of wholesale and retail trade activities on Sundays and days of state and other holidays. The facilities that are necessary for the smooth functioning of the society will be exempt from this rule. The discussion highlighted the positive effects of the amended provisions for around 37,000 employees in the trade sector...
07.03.2019.
Podgorica, Montenegro (7 March 2019) -- At today's session, the Cabinet passed the Draft Law Amending the Law on Internal Trade, introducing non-working Sundays. As this law regulates retail and wholesale, the draft law introduces a new article which prescribes the prohibition of performing activities in the wholesale and retail trade on Sundays and in days of state and other holidays, except in sales facilities or other outlets that will be determined by the regulation of the Ministry of the Economy...
07.03.2019.
Podgorica, Montenegro (7 March 2019) -- At today's session, the Government of Montenegro passed the Draft Defence Strategy of Montenegro, the most important strategic document in the field of defence. "This document focuses on the development of the defence system of Montenegro and engagement of defence resources in response to contemporary security challenges, risks and threats in the long term", Minister of Defence Predrag Bošković told the press following the Cabinet session...
05.03.2019.
In the case of Šaranović v. Montenegro, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has declared the application partly ill-founded under Article 35 paragraph 3 (a) and paragraph 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and partly premature under Article 35 paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 of the Convention. At the same time, the European Court has found a violation of the right to liberty and security under Article 5 § 1 (c) of the Convention...
28.02.2019.
Podgorica, Montenegro (28 February 2019) -- At today's session, the Montenegrin Cabinet passed the Strategy for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings for the period 2019-2024. and the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy for 2019. The strategy represents the national policy of combating trafficking in human beings in the coming five-year period in the following: prevention, protection of victims, prosecution, partnership, coordination and international cooperation...
27.02.2019.
The Montenegrin Cabinet will hold its 111th session on Thursday, 28 February 2019, starting at 11:00...
21.02.2019.
Podgorica, Montenegro (21 February 2019) -- At today's session, the Montenegrin Cabinet passed the Regulation on the Evaluation of Work of Civil Servants and State Employees, which prescribes closer evaluation criteria, within the criteria established by the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees. Today's meeting passed he Road Safety Report for 2018. It was concluded that the analysis of statistical indicators of traffic accidents indicates that the traffic safety in 2018 significantly improved compared to the previous year and can be assessed as favourable...