Tivat will be marking European Mobility Week (16th to 22nd September) with a number of activities that promote sustainable transport and call for us to change our relationship with the way we travel. This year, European Mobility Week is organised around the theme of safe walking and cycling with the slogan "Walk With Us!"

Organised by the Secretariat for Utilities, Transport and Energy Efficiency, with assistance from the Secretariat for Planning and Sustainable Development, events marking the European initiative will begin on Monday, 16th September with a round table entitled “Photovoltaic Potential in Local Communities as a factor for Increasing Energy Efficiency, Urban Mobility and Social Responsibility”. The aim of the event is to encourage the use of solar energy in transport.

On Tuesday, 17th September, a “Street Day” is planned, with a two-hour road closure in the centre of the town to promote environmental, social, cultural and recreational activity.

In order to introduce children to the significance of protected natural goods, spending time in nature and to promote renewable energy sources, an Eco Camp and visit for elementary school children to the protected natural area “Ulcinjska Solana” (Ulcinj Salt Pond) and “Možura” wind farm will be held on Wednesday, 18th September.

The “All Aboard the Catamaran” event, and free trip on solar-powered boats offering passenger services from Tivat, will be offered on Thursday, 19th September.

The following day, on II Dalmatinska Street between 9 and 11am there will be a competition in cycling proficiency for elementary school children, and also an art workshop on the theme “Overcome Obstacles - Ride a Bike” for preschoolers.

Promotion of climbing and hiking trails on Vrmac, as part of “Let’s Hike Together”, will be organised on the route Gornja Lastva - Saint Vitus - Gornja Lastva on Saturday, 21st September.

Vrmac – mikophotography

Sunday, 22nd September, or World Car Free Day, marks the final day of events, and is reserved for an international women’s cycle race and 5km fun run. Participants of this activity, which will be organised on the Pine Promenade - Donja Lastva - Pine Promenade route, will be from Fancy Women Bike Ride and Tivat Athletics Club.

European Mobility Week is an event to promote alternative means of transport to fossil fuel-run vehicles. The aim of the Week is, through promotional events and adoption of at least one sustainable urban mobility measure, to improve efforts to reduce the use of car transport and improve conditions for public transport, bicycles and pedestrians. 

Since its inception in 2002, the impact of European Mobility Week has been steadily increasing, both in Europe and around the world. The 2018 campaign broke its own record - 2,792 towns in 54 countries organised events as part of Mobility Week.

Tivat is marking the event for the fourth year running, and since the success of 2017, when it was nominated among the top three in the category of European Cities of up to 50,000 inhabitants, is continuing this year with an even more ambitious programme.

We invite everyone to join us once again for European Mobility Week!

The Ministry of Science of Montenegro, in cooperation with EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratories) and the Institute of Marine Biology (University of Montenegro), organized a summer school in the field of molecular biology from 9 to 11 September.

"The regional school was organized in Montenegro for the first time and was intended for students of biological, medical and biotechnical sciences. In addition to students from Montenegro, students from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia participated in the school. The idea is that this school becomes a tradition and every year we have the opportunity to enable a number of students to become acquainted with one of the new fields of molecular biology. Dr. Detleu Arendt, leader of one of the EMBL research groups at Heidelberg, dealing with the exploration of simple marine organisms and the cells they are made of. The attendees were addressed by Dr. Mirko Djurovic, Director of the Institute of Marine Biology in Kotor, and all participants were welcomed by Mr. Djurdjina Bulatovic on behalf of the Ministry of Science of Montenegro," as said by the Ministry.

Illustration (Photo: Ministry of Science)

The theme of this year's school is "Single cell sequencing" and was an ideal opportunity for students to become acquainted with state-of-the-art molecular biology research techniques.

Participats of the school (Photo: Ministry of Science)

"In addition to lectures and practical work in the laboratory, students also had the opportunity to learn about the methods of sample collection in the Bay of Boka, which were demonstrated to them by a team of experts from the organization EMBL  (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), which represents a significant success in the field of internationalization of scientific research,
 the Ministry said.

Text by Vijesti online, on September 11th, 2019, read more at Vijesti

NGO Green Home will begin to identify pressures on the Tara River, which includes mapping of landfills, wastewater discharges, locations of gravel, devastated shores and troughs, illegal construction, temporary facilities and other uses of the river's resources that potentially threaten its natural state.

A team of eight will cross the 146-kilometer stretch of Tara over the next 25 days of fieldwork, from the source to Montenegro's border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"Pressure mapping was preceded by theoretical and practical training of a working team for digital geo-referencing of river pressures, comprising representatives of the NGO Green Home, the Federation of Sports and Fisheries Organizations of Montenegro, the National Parks of Montenegro and volunteers. Demanding field research is carried out for getting the overall river’s state and understanding of the cumulative impacts of current pressures, but also to develop a plan for the restoration of threatened areas of the riverbank and riverbed, with short, medium and long-term measures. Identification of pressures on the River Tara is one of the activities carried out through the project "Protection and Conservation of Water and Natural Tara River Resources” in cooperation with the Federation of Sports and Fisheries Organizations of Montenegro, as the developer of the project. The project was co-financed by the Ministry of Agriculture and rural development through the Project of small grants of the project “Managing of the river basin Drina in the Western Balkans", supported by  GEF-SCCF, as said from NGO Green Home.

Text by Vijesti online, on September 11th, 2019, read more at Vijesti

In preparation for the fair “CTM (Camping Motor Touristik) 2020” in Stuttgart next year, in which Montenegro will participate as a partner country, the National Tourism Organization of Montenegro, in cooperation with the organizers of the fair, hosts representatives of renowned German media who are visiting our county in September, from 10-14.

These are the nine most important German-language print media, CMT PRESS, Schwaebische Zeitung, Heilbronner Stimme, Badisches Tagblatt / Wochenjournal "Wo zum Sonntag", Badische Neueste Nachrichten, Sonntag Aktuell, Reutlinger Generalanzeiger, Badische Zeitung and Main Post”, stated the National Tourism Organization of Montenegro.      

By the cooperation agreement signed by Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism Pavle Radulovic and Executive Director of Camping Motor Touristik (CMT) in Stuttgart in March this year, Montenegro will be a partner country of the fair, which has over 240,000 visitors and more than 2,000 exhibitors from all over the world.

"It especially presents new destinations, countries, regions and cities for active holidays. By appearing at this CTM fair, which takes place from January 11-19, 2020, Montenegro will make a major step in promoting Montenegro as a tourist destination at the Central Europe market from where there is a significantly higher number of tourists.  Participation in this fair is an opportunity for representatives of the Montenegrin tourism industry to directly offer arrangements to the visitors, prepared for the occasion. An attractive offer for active holiday, cycling and hiking paths, as well as wild nature, is attracting an increasing number of guests from Germany. In 2018, 80 percent more tourists from this market visited Montenegro, which achieved 73 percent more nights than in 2017. The growth trend continued this year when Montenegro during the first seven months in hotel accommodation alone visited twice as many guests from this market compared to 2018," said the NTO.

Representatives of German media will be acquainted with the tourist offer of Montenegro and its natural and cultural sights during their stay in Montenegro.

Journalists from Germany (Photo: NTO)

"As part of the visit, they will visit Durmitor National Parks and Skadar Lake, Cetinje and the village of Njegusi, Kotor and Our Lady of the Rocks. A visit to Bar and Ulcinj, a boat cruise in Budva, a visit to the Capital and a tour of the Porto Montenegro marina are also planned. The visit was supported by the local tourist organizations Ulcinj, Bar, Budva, Kotor, Podgorica, Zabljak and Kolasin, “Museums of Montenegro” and “National parks of Montenegro”. From part of the tourist business, the visit was supported by “Holiday Villages Montenegro” and “Regent Porto Montenegro”, as well as the tavern “ “Kod Pera na Bukovicu ”, it was stated from the National Tourism Organization.

Text by Vijesti online, on September 11th, 2019, read more at Vijesti

In order to improve business and provide better services to users, we are pleased to announce that the new website for “Parking servis Herceg Novi” Ltd, Herceg Novi is now available at the following address www.parkinghn.me.

The new site has been created as a modern and efficient way of providing information to all interested users of services.

In addition to basic information, the site contains detailed information about the company, activities, services provided, and how to make payment. All important information regarding the operation of the parking service, as well as useful forms, can be found on the same site.

Besides Montenegrin, the site is also available in both Russian and English, the company states.

Seventeen-year-old Katarina Crnogorac from Pljevlja traveled to the United States, where she will continue her education at a private music school in the town of Fargo.

That this is the case of a very talented pianist is confirmed by the scholarship, which, according to Katarina, is the only one received from all students from abroad studying in that school.

In the multitude of offers she received from Italy, Austria, Russia and other countries, Katarina says she chose to finish third and fourth grades at a renowned music school, founded in 1906 in North Dakota's largest city.

"After being offered the conditions that fit me perfectly, I decided to continue my education in America. My parents, my hometown and the school supported me in that decision. They gave me full support and instilled in me a trust that means a lot to me. All this gave me the strength to go there and to try to represent myself and my city Pljevlja in the best way possible, because there I represent our country. It was a very difficult moment to leave my parents, but I am aware that I am on the right track to realize all my dreams," Katarina told “Vijesti”.

After completing the elementary music school in Pljevlja, she finished the first and second grade of the secondary music school in Lazarevac.

She represents Montenegro (Photo: Private archive)

She has won numerous awards and won first places in international competitions.

Katarina's departure for America is the merit of the music professor from Slovenia who recorded her appearance at one of the international competitions.

“I was fortunate that at an international competition in Belgrade, my performance was recorded by a professor at a music school in Slovenia, who showed this recording on numerous music websites. After a few days, calls from all sides began to arrive. They offered me schooling and scholarships. The school I attend has existed since 1906 and is very famous. It offers a wide range of education, so any college can be enrolled after it, since we have general subjects besides music. If someone changes their mind about music, they can enroll in something else, which in my case will not happen, because my life is music,” points out the young pianist who lives with a family in the United States, where she was welcomed well.

She says she's in the piano class with one of the best pianists in the US.

"The class lasts four hours, with seven more hours for practice. At the moment, my obligation at school is to give my maximum in everything I do."

After graduating from high school, Katarina says she intends to enroll in some of the best music colleges in America.

"It is an honor to meet some of the most respected people and professors at this college for a short time in the United States, who have been pleased with my playing and singing and especially appreciate my love for music."

Katarina points out that she has set the goal of one day becoming a famous pianist and music producer.

"Of course, I want to improve my education further and pass on this love of music to other people and the knowledge I will gain."

She told young people who intend to follow her footsteps that music is very difficult, but never let someone discourage you, but to encourage you instead and give you strength.

She points out that her late grandmother is meritorious that she is fond of music, but she is also grateful to her parents who support her in school.

The young pianist is also grateful to the professors in Pljevlja, from whom she acquired basic music knowledge.

“Professor Gavro Terzic introduced me to the world of music, and Tanja Bezarevic is responsible for making a big step in my music education. I graduated from elementary music school in Pljevlja with Professor Branka Miric. In Lazarevac, I was fortunate to be taught by Professor Aleksandar Stankovic, which made me a perfectionist in music.”

At the school in Lazarevac, Katarina had five hours of piano daily and practiced for seven hours every day.

"It is necessary to give up everything in order to succeed in what you love."

Text by Goran Malidzan, on September 8th, 2019, read more at Vijesti

The Montenegrin Cultural Network (MCN) has sent an initiative to Prime Minister Dusko Markovic for the establishment of a professional folklore ensemble within the Music Center, which will perform the choreographies of all nations living in Montenegro.

"Folklore is an indispensable part of our country's cultural heritage, which, unfortunately, loses significance year after year because it is based on our volunteerism. Many cultural and artistic societies in our country do not have the basic means of work, which include halls for exercise, representative costumes as well as the finances needed for the costs of traveling to festivals. The Ministry of Culture, which should work to create quality conditions for dealing with folklore and its affirmation among young people, supports commercial festivals and electronic music parties instead of folklore. Minister of Culture Aleksandar Bogdanovic supports our initiative, only in the working team it lacks creative people who would recognize the poor position of folklore ensembles," MCN said in a statement.

They added that it would be important to introduce folklore classes as a compulsory extracurricular activity in primary schools.

"What is worrying is that there is no quality school to learn how to play “gusle” in Montenegro where children would be introduced to this ancient instrument, which is an indispensable part of Montenegrin cultural heritage."

"The music center for which the Government is allocating significant financial resources certainly has room for establishing a professional folklore ensemble that would present the cultural heritage of Montenegro in a quality way. And given that this institution is seriously organized, we are sure that quality folk ensemble could be organized throughout Montenegro. There are many quality folklorists and choreographers around Montenegro who could be members of a national folklore ensemble and present the cultural heritage of Montenegro worldwide."

Text by Vijesti online, on September 9th, 2019, read more at Vijesti

In order to better promote the so-called green economy and thus reduce environmental risk, the non-governmental organization (NGO) "Zupa u srcu" from Niksic has started the implementation of the project "Green Road". As part of the project, a mini solar dryer room from recycled materials will be constructed and ten households from Zupa will receive composting training, after which they will receive composting equipment.

"We will announce a tender to select ten households from Zupa. The project also envisages numerous other activities such as workshops and lectures in various areas of green economy, competitions for elementary students, analysis of the possibility of establishing a composting system in Zupa, and examples of good practice from the EU countries in the field of green economy will be presented, as said by Jovo Radulovic from "Zupa u srcu".

The project, funded by the European Union and co-financed by the Ministry of Public Administration under the FORS Montenegrin project "Green Economy for the Development of the Region", lasts for seven months and Radulovic hopes that they will succeed in contributing to increasing the application of green economy principles in rural areas in Montenegro. The value of the project is about six thousand euros.

“We aim to increase knowledge and awareness of the green economy and the use of household waste to develop green businesses and increase the use of green economy in households and the community. The results of a green economy in Europe and the world are leading to improvements in human well-being and social equality, significantly reducing environmental risks," said Radulovic.

The green economy is increasingly popular, despite its environmental and economic component, it has a social one - respect for workers' rights, the principles of gender equality and social inclusion. Research has shown that “green” jobs are one of the few that survived the transition and progressed during the global economic crisis.

Text by Svetlana Mandic, on September 6th, 2019, read more at Vijesti