PM Marković, European Commissioner Hahn to open Ministerial Meeting on transition of WB countries to clean energy

Prime Minister Duško Marković and European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn will open a ministerial meeting on the transition of the Western Balkan countries to clean energy on Thursday, 21 February.

Within the framework of the Ministerial Meeting, a document will be signed on the basis of which additional funding will be provided to the international financial institutions (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank and the KfW Fund) for the transition of the Western Balkan countries to clean energy.

Ministers of Economy and Sustainable Development and Tourism of Montenegro Dragica Sekulić and Pavle Radulović and Commissioner Hahn will give statement following the Ministerial Meeting.

The European Commissioner will be hosted by Prime Minister Duško Marković and Deputy Prime Minister for Political System, Internal and Foreign Policy Zoran Pažin on Friday, 22 February.

PM Marković and Commissioner Hahn will give statements following the meeting.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR MEDIA

AGENDA:

Thursday, February 21, 2019

14:10 Ministerial Meeting (Hotel Hilton, Crystal Hall)

14:15 Prime Minister of Montenegro Duško Marković – ADDRESS

14:30 European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn - ADDRESS

15:00 Ministers of Energy and Environmental Protection of the Western Balkan countries - ADDRESSES

17:00 Joint photo (Hotel Hilton, Terrace Vodeno ogledalo)

17:15 The signing of a document on the basis of which additional funding will be available to international financial institutions (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank and KfW Fund) for the transition of the Western Balkan countries to clean energy. (Hotel Hilton, Hall Jelena)

The document will be signed by:

1. Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations,

2. Zsuzsanna Hargitai, EBRD Director for the Western Balkans,

3. Christoph Tiskens, Director of the KfW Fund for Southeast Europe and Turkey and

4. Dubravka Negre, Head of EIB Regional Representation for the Western Balkans

17:40 Press conference:

1. Dragica Sekulić, Minister of Economy
2. Pavle Radulović, Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism
3. Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations,

Friday, 22 February 2019

09:30 Prime Minister of Montenegro Duško Marković and European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn – STATEMENT (Villa Gorica)

Public Relations Service of the Government of Montenegro will provide the media with photographs and videos of all events.

Journalists, photographers, and cameramen who intend to report from the Ministerial Meeting should be at Hotel Hilton by 13:30.

Journalists, photographers, and cameramen who have annual accreditation issued by the Government of Montenegro can enter Villa Gorica by using the 2019 accreditation card, along with an ID document. Journalists and cameramen who have no annual accreditation issued by the Government of Montenegro must seek the issuance of the daily accreditation by sending a letter signed by an executive via e-mail to pr@gov.me.

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