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Bogdanović, Penninckx: Successful cooperation between Government of Montenegro and Council of Europe in field of Montenegrin media legislation reform

Published on: Oct 1, 2019 12:24 AM Author: PR Service
Minister of Culture Aleksandar Bogdanović met today in Cetinje with Head of the Information Society Department at the Council of Europe Patrick Penninckx.

Minister Bogdanović emphasised the successful cooperation with the Council of Europe, which was particularly important in terms of expert support in the field of Montenegrin media legislation reform. In this context, Minister Bogdanović informed Mr. Penninckx about activities in drafting new legal solutions.

Mr. Penninckx stressed that the cooperation with the Government of Montenegro and the Ministry of Culture on the reform of media legislation has been extremely productive so far. Furthermore, he expressed the belief that the new legal solutions will further enhance media activity in Montenegro.

The two officials highlighted the importance of free and independent media as a basis for the stability of a democratic society, adding that the aforementioned area should be continuously improved, both through systemic solutions and consistent implementation of rights and obligations by all actors of society.

Minister Bogdanović and Mr. Penninckx spoke about the upcoming start of the second phase of the 2019-2022 JUFREX Horizontal Facility Programme for the Western Balkans and Turkey, with the aim of normative and institutional protection and promotion of freedom of expression and implementation of high standards of the European legal framework as an important precondition and principle of sustainable democracy.
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