10 November 2018 - Looking to enhance your natural beauty? On November 10 and 11 (Saturday and Sunday), Shopping Mall Delta City in Podgorica will host the Sixth Festival of Cosmetics, Care and Aesthetics called Beauty Days. This venue will be the right place for all the people who care for their physical appearance and health.

On this occasion, Delta City Mall will gather numerous manufacturers, representatives and distributors of the world's most famous brands of cosmetic and hairdressing houses. Exhibitors from the country and abroad will present their products and services to the festival visitors.

Aside from the useful recommendations by renowned dermatologists and cosmetologists, at the cosmetic booths, the visitors will be able to find all necessary skin care products. How to lose weight, maintain a youthful look of your face or enlarge your lips are just some of the topics that experts from different areas will cover during this venue.

All visitors to the festival on numerous booths can expect a lot of interesting products and information. The festival is primarily intended for a wide audience that will be able to meet the latest achievements in the area of cosmetics, care and aesthetics. A special segment of the event is directed at the expert public who will be able to learn about the implementation of these products and techniques in everyday activities and extend the current offer in the application of various types of treatments. The event provides a great opportunity to network, expand businesses and compete with top cosmetic industrialists.

Visit hairdressing and beauty booths and find out all about the news in this area. Look for tips from experts from world famous hairdressing and cosmetic brands. In addition to the tips on the hairstyle that best suits you, the colour of the hair that goes with your face, you will also find products that will provide your hair with the necessary care!

10 November 2018 - On the occasion of the conference of the European Capitals of Culture and meetings of the new edition of Unity in Diversity, the President of the Kotor Municipality Vladimir Jokić paid an official visit to Florence at the invitation of the Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, last week, and attended a joint gathering of representatives of cities of Europe.

Unity in Diversity represents a platform undersigned by Mayors from over 60 countries, which collects Mayors from all over the world that are willing to listen to and talk about culture, media, democracy, arts, education, science and research for the purpose of peaceful coexistence and progress of citizens. The conference is supported by a number of high representatives, international experts and opinion makers, artists, journalists, students, Academy Award-winning actors, scientists, Nobel laureates, religious leaders, delegates and many others who are ready to discuss actions in terms of public administration and decision making, and order to build a better future.

The opening of this year's Conference was attended by Italian Minister of Culture Alberto Bonisoli, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics and the Mayors and representatives of more than 40 different cities.

During the opening of the manifestation, Italian Minister of Culture Alberto Bonisoli noted that "this conference is held in the context of the European Year of Cultural Heritage". This conference was the perfect spot for networking and exchanging the best practices of the European Capitals of Culture cities regarding the preservation of cultural heritage.

The mayor of Kotor has received a formal invitation from the Mayor of Florence because Kotor has been recognized in the world as the Capital of Culture in Montenegro. Kotor has managed to preserve its distinctiveness through a number of unique manifestations and events such as the fashianda, winter and summer carnival, Boka night, Kotor Children Theater festival, Kotor Art Festival, Refresh festival, Searock festival and many others. This city devotedly cultivates the idea that it is a city that belongs to the world's cultural heritage under the protection of UNESCO, enjoys an international reputation, brings together great artists from around the world, and attracts a wide range of audiences with its quality and diversity.

At the conference, the Mayor presented Kotor, its cultural and historical heritage, and also expressed Kotor's readiness for cooperation with other cities in the fields of culture and tourism. President Jokić met with the Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, and invited him to visit Kotor in the coming year to mark the 40th anniversary of the day when Kotor was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List.

Unity in Diversity aims to build a network that will support and implement specific projects, in particular, those focused on supporting cultural heritage protection, cities' resilience and sustainable development, to facilitate actions directly generated by the needs and ambitions of the local community.

10 November 2018 - The international film festival Forteca, which took place in Perast and which is unique to both Montenegro and the Balkans, was held in July this year. Due to great interest after Perast, the festival is starting its tour of Montenegro this year - Forteca International Film Festival Perast tour 2018, which will be held in the Budva Cadmus Cineplex from November 12 to 14. During this occasion, a variety of Nordic movies will be played in front of the people of Budva and its guests.

This year's selection of films presents part of the retrospective of Nordic movies such as Arn - The Knight Templar - the spectacle of the director Peter Flint from 2007, but also Smiles of Summer Night by Bergman, which at the same time marks the 100th anniversary of Bergman's birth.

Alongside Arn - The Knight Templar and Smiles of Summer Night, movies such as All Inclusive, The Emigrants, Maste Gitt and A Serious Game will be played in front of the Budva's audience as well.

10 November 2018 - The mayor of Podgorica, Ivan Vuković, announced a set of projects that should be carried out in the capital city of Montenegro. These projects include a traffic solution in the centre of the town, as well as setting up the monument to Ivan Crnojević. He also announced several infrastructure projects and construction of schools and kindergartens in settlements in Podgorica. However, first and foremost, the first man of Podgorica wants to bring the centre of Podgorica back into life and the possible solution is a shopping mall. 

“We will try to stop the traffic in the center of the town in order to stimulate people to focus on a healthy lifestyle. This idea blossomed in some cities, like Ljubljana, for instance,” said Vuković.

Former department store “Beko” will be demolished and a new shopping mall will replace it.

“I would be so happy if a shopping mall was built at the centre of the town. We have to bring the centre back into life. However, I cannot tell you exactly whether there will be a shopping mall or a hotel or maybe even congress center. It is a very important project that would resolve one of the main problems of the Capital city,” said Vuković.

A new elementary school will be constructed in Tološi and a kindergarten in Blok VI. The Mayor also pointed out the importance of road infrastructure and said that, during his term of office, a boulevard in Donja Gorica will be finished and that the Airport in Golubovci will be connected to the boulevard in Danilovgrad.

He said that the construction of collecting the main network is the most important project in this term of office.

The celebration of the New Year through the New Year bazaar, as Vuković said, will begin on 19 December and will last until 10 January.

Source: Cafe del Montenegro

09 November 2018 - Around 1,2 million EUR was invested in the reconstruction of the gymnasium “Slobodan Škerović”, in order for it to become an energy efficient facility, said the Minister of Education Damir Šehović and Minister of Economy Dragica Sekulić.

Works on the reconstruction of this school have been in process for the last couple of months within the project carried out in cooperation with the German Development Bank.

As Minister Šehović said, one of the greatest investment cycles is currently being carried out and the gymnasium in Podgorica is part of it.

“The total value of education investment projects amounts to 30 million EUR. We have already completed works on the resource center in Podgorica, we are working on the resource center “1st June” while works on two schools in Mojkovac will be finished in November. We do all this because we appreciate the value of education,” said Šehović.

Minister Sekulić said that the gymnasium building is one of the symbols of Podgorica and expressed her satisfaction that, thanks to its reconstruction, its authentic appearance is preserved.

“We have reconstructed over 20 facilities within the project with the German Development Bank. Energy efficiency is not just a simple phrase as we usually see it, but in fact, it means that students and professors spend their time in a warm space, in which there is no humidity and with the appropriate lighting,” noted Sekulić.

Director of this high school, Zoja Bojanić-Lalović said that the gymnasium is not only an educational institution but also a cultural and historical monument of its kind.

“The most important thing is that it must remain authentic, unique, an architectural building worthy of admiration which now shines with its new glow,” said Bojanić-Lalović.

The reconstruction of the Gymnasium “Slobodan Škerović” is part of the second phase of the “Programme of Energy Efficiency in public buildings”, implemented by the Ministry of Economy in cooperation with the Ministry of Education.

Source: Cafe del Montenegro

09 November 2018 - During the period of only ten months, around 2,28 million passengers have passed through both airports and that is more than during the entire last year, said the director of the Airports of Montenegro, Danilo Orlandić.

“This fact speaks in favor of the effects of our work in the domain of the improvement of air accessibility, attracting new air companies and investments,” said Orlandić.

He announced that a new terminal will be open at the Airport of Tivat. It is intended for those leaving Montenegro and its surface amounts 1.300 square meters.

“We will have six new check-in counters, and a completely new space whose importance will come into focus during the summer season since jams will be considerably reduced and the passengers will feel more comfortable. The construction of temporary facilities at the Airport Podgorica will soon begin,” said Orlandić.

New facilities will have brand new equipment, scanners, video surveillance.

“Our employees must take care of the safety of passengers and entire air traffic. With that aim, we engage often different profiles of experts who help us to maintain the airport's safety at an optimal level. Different international inspections confirm that we are doing a good job in that sense,” concluded Orlandić.

Source: Cafe del Montenegro

09 November 2018 - On November 9, during the visit to the Capital of Montenegro, Culture Minister Aleksandar Bogdanović and his associates visited the final works on the building where the three institutions from the sphere of culture are planned to be moved: the Music Centre, the Film Centre and the Montenegrin Cinematheque.

The first phase of the works, which included the building process and construction works, was completed in the previous period, while the second phase, which includes works on the interior, stage, audio and video technique, will be completed soon.

According to the Minister's earlier statement, the Music Center will include a large concert hall with seating capacity 440, a small concert hall with 190 seats and a symphony and folk orchestra rehearsal hall. For the needs of the Montenegrin Cinematheque, the project includes depots for archiving films and video materials as well as the projection room.

As announced in the official announcement of the Ministry, Bogdanović expressed his satisfaction with the work progress that has been achieved in recent months, as well as with the spatial resources that will satisfy not only European standards and needs but also the expectations of the mentioned cultural institutions. During the conversation with the contractors, he highlighted the importance of the opening of this facility as soon as possible and insisted on the additional intensification of the work dynamics, in order to make the facility operational by the end of the year 2018.

This investment worth 13,190,000 EUR is a proof of program policies implemented by the Government of Montenegro in order to provide adequate working conditions for cultural workers, thus obtaining the necessary prerequisites for achieving even greater cultural ranges, the Minister concluded after the visit.

09 November 2018 - On November 9, the Montenegrin Minister of Culture Aleksandar Bogdanović, the Mayor of Podgorica, Ivan Vuković and his associates held a meeting, during which the participants highlighted the quality cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and the Capital in the field of culture. The meeting also emphasized the significance and important role of the Capital in the implementation of cultural policies in the field of cultural and artistic creativity within the country as well as the need for even more concrete and more dynamic action towards the realization of projects that contribute to the affirmation of the culture of Montenegro.

Minister Bogdanovic particularly expressed his satisfaction with the fact that the partnership between the Government and the Capital City includes activities on the implementation of the Museum of the Contemporary Art Building Project. This Museum is expected to represent an important segment of Montenegrin art, preserve the cultural identity of the Montenegrin people, but it should also be the place for the meeting of contemporary artistic expressions.

Considering the specificity of the building, which represents a special architectural expression in all the cities of the world, after a detailed analysis, the project managers chose one of the most attractive locations in Podgorica. As for the object that should be the stamp of contemporary art in the whole country, an international public competition for a conceptual architectural solution will be opened by the end of the year, which will be announced by the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the City of Podgorica, Minister Bogdanovic explained.

According to Mayor Vuković, the joint activities of Ministry of Culture and the Capital City, primarily building the Museum of Contemporary Art, will raise the cultural life of Podgorica to an even higher level, complimenting the fact that Podgorica is the Capital of Montenegro.

November 9, 2018 - The first part of the protest march of the SOS for Montenegro Network ended tonight at around 7.30 pm when the participants arrived in Petrovac. The civic protest against the oil and gas exploration program in the Montenegrin submarine continues tomorrow at 7 am when activists move towards Budva, and it is planned that the second day will be completed in Tivat.

SOS for Montenegro to Prevent Eco and Seizmic Dangers

During the four-day event, the citizens marched a total of 145 kilometers, extending the coast from Ulcinj to Herceg Novi, in order to alert the public and warn of the dangers threatening the research activities. In addition to being detrimental to the marine ecosystem, exploration of air cannons can also induce earthquakes, which is particularly concerning because research will be conducted in a zone near the epicenter of a catastrophic earthquake that hit the Montenegrin coast in 1979, claims the SOS for Montenegro Network.

Seismic Vessel Comes Tomorrow

In September 2016, Montenegro signed a concession agreement for exploration and production of oil and gas with the Eni-Novatek consortium for four blocks in the Montenegrin submarine near Ulcinj. The Directorate for Carbon Dioxides states that the nearest block of points is about 8 miles from the Montenegrin coast.

In this particular case, seismic research will cover a territory of about 1200 square kilometers in the part of the blocks for which the consortium Eni-Novatek has obtained a concession for exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons.

The seismic research will be conducted by the Norwegian company Shearwater by ship Polar Empress, which is coming to Ulcinj waters tomorrow. Polar Empress is a science-research vessel that will make the necessary formalities on the anchorage, and the other two Ocean Mermaid and 7 Waves vessels, which will support research activities, will be in Port of Adria.

The project will last for 45 days and includes 3D seismic surveys of the Montenegrin submarine, was confirmed by the maritime agency Nimont, the agent to the Norwegian company.

SOS for Montenegro is SOS for Adriatic

Mosor Prvan from the ecological organization World Wild Fund Adria (WWF Adria), which has been actively involved in the two-year campaign against exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in the Croatian submarine, stated that citizens must be aware of all the real dangers that carry such activities, which is not the case in Montenegro. The Croatian government was forced to withdraw from its plans, following the pressures of the public, which the pertinent attitudes of the relevant experts were presented through the campaign. Prvan emphasized that the Adriatic is a small and closed sea and all activities of such are to be of the great influence on the whole ecosystem.

SOS for Montenegro is Not Alone At Home

The Green Home organization called on the Montenegrin Government to withdraw the contract with the consortium Eni Novatek, while the SOS Montenegro network, in addition to the organization of the march, initiated a petition against the planned activities. Both organizations are strongly supported by the informal civic organization Bokobran Initiative and a lot of local activists along the coastline, who is expected to join the march along its route.

The SOS for Montenegro march comes from Petrovac via Budva to Tivat, where protestants are expected to arrive tomorrow night, continuing on Sunday to Kotor. The departure for Herceg Novi is planned on Monday, November 12th.

November 9, 2018 - The Cultural and Information Center "Budo Tomovic" will continue with the presentation of the magazine "Polje" and writer Dusan Vejnovic this month. The cooperation with the Novi Sad Cultural Center was renewed last year.

Thus, on Wednesday, November 7^th, the editor-in-chief Alen Bešić and writer Dušan Vejnović, an associate of the magazine, will present the renowned Novi Sad newspaper for literature and theory "Polje" at the KIC Multimedia Hall at 8 p.m.

The interview will be hosted by the editor of the information and educational program from KIC Valentina Knezevic.

The magazine "Polje", which has been published since 1955, has gathered and gathers the most famous artists of the regional art scene. In its early stages, the avant-garde and new avant-garde expression of the Novi Sad and wider Yugoslav art scene was especially encouraged. From the old magazine, the new "Polje" has kept an openness towards new tendencies in literature and theoretical thought, as well as the continuity of the former cultural space. Today, the value of this magazine is regionally recognized, especially its combination of different generational and stylistic trends, based on the past and at the same time following the current literary and artistic moment.

On Thursday, November 8th, in the Multimedia Hall of KIC from 8 pm, KIC presented the creativity of the writer Dusan Vejnovic to the Podgorica audience. Writers Alen Bešić and Barbara Delać also spoke about their books.

Dušan Vejnović (Sombor, 1981) graduated in psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade in 2006. He did his master thesis in 2008 and obtained the title of Doctor of Psychology in 2014 at the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad. He is the author of the collection of poems "Special Needs" (2013), the novel "Strong and to No one" (2014), and the prose collections of "Stubborn White" (2011, "Đura Đukanov" award) and "Side Branches of Evolution" (2017). For the translation of the novel “Amulet” by Robert Bolanja (2015) he received the award "Radoje Tatić". He lives in Novi Sad.

Alen Bešić (1975, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina), graduated from the Department of Serbian Literature and the Language of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad. He published four books of poetry: "The Filigree Cut" (1999), "The Smoke Mode" (2004), "Bare Heart" (2012) and "Chronicle of Things: Selected Songs" (2014), as well as two books of selected literary critics and essays: "Reading Labyrinths" (2006) and "Non-Conventional Form" (2012

He translated the books by Gene Reese, Jamie Kincaid, Eni Pru, John Faulz, John Ralston Sole, Bruce Quatton, Tony Hogland, Teddy Cole, Derek Volkot, and En Carneson. For the translation of the novel "Beauty", Joyce Carol Outs (2010), he received the Award of the Association of Writers of Vojvodina for the translation of the year (2011), for the translation of selected songs by Toni Hogland "Do not tell anyone", the award "Miloš N. Đurić" (2015), and for the collection of poetry "Bare heart" the awards "Branko Miljković" and "Risto Ratkovic "(2013).

His poems were translated into German, English, French, Russian, Macedonian and Slovenian. He is a member of the Serbian Literary Society and the Association of Serbian Literary Translators. Since 2007, he has been working as the editor of the journal for literature and theory "Polje", and since 2012 also as the editor of the publishing activity in the Cultural Center Novi Sad.

Text by CdM, on November 3rd 2018, read more at CdM