Press release from 12th Cabinet session

At today's session, chaired by Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, the Montenegrin Cabinet adopted the Information on the need to sign the Framework Agreement on TRADUKI - Project for the support of and mediation in translation projects in Southeast Europe for the period 2021-2023 and accepted the text of the Framework Agreement. TRADUKI is a European network for literature and books based in Berlin, which includes Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, the Republic of North Macedonia, Germany, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and the Swiss Confederation. The network supports exchanges between participating countries through a translation support programme for 20th and 21st century fiction, non-fiction and children’s and young adult literature. The annual membership fee is EUR 10,000, provided from the annual budget.

Given the fact that the Framework Agreement expired on 31 December 2020, it is necessary to sign a new one for the next three years (2021-2023), in order for Montenegrin writers, translators and publishers to continue to have access to this European network. The annual fund available to TRADUKI amounts to EUR 620,000, and is distributed to selected participants of thematically published competitions for translation, participation in cooperation and mobility programmes within member countries, as well as presentations and promotions at regional and European book fairs and other literary events.

The Cabinet gave its consent to the proposed decisions on compensation for urban rehabilitation of the municipalities of Ulcinj and Šavnik.

Rulebooks on the internal organization and systematization of the Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Capital Investments have been adopted.

The Cabinet adopted the Information on the need to provide funds from the Current Budget Reserve for the needs of expropriation regarding the construction of the joint border crossing "Vraćenovići - Deleuša" and the border crossing "Ranče". On this basis, the Cabinet gave its consent to the use of funds of the Current Budget Reserve in the total amount of EUR 247,884.00, for the purposes of expropriation for the construction of the aforementioned border crossings.

The Information on the project application for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant and the main sewerage network in Podgorica (Phase II), prepared for submission under the 6th call of the Western Balkan Investment Framework for co-financing investments, was adopted.

The Cabinet adopted a Decision on amending the Articles of Association of the Limited Liability Company for the transport of passengers and goods in air transport "To Montenegro". The amendment harmonizes the Articles of Association with the Decision on approving the payment of funds to the Limited Liability Company for the transport of passengers and goods in air transport "To Montenegro", which increases the Company’s paid basic capital, amounting to EUR 19,000,000.00.