12 September 2019 - New prices of taxi services will start to apply next year. Taxi drivers are expected to submit a price list for validation on 27 December. Price lists are forwarded to the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs of Montenegro. So far, no legal entity or entrepreneur has done it, said Lazarela Kalezić in front of the Secretary for Transport reports Cafe del Montenegro.

New decision on taxi services stipulates introduction start ride price ranging from 0.50 EUR to 1 EUR.

"Decision on taxi services stipulates that entrepreneurs and legal entities should deliver a new price list to the Ministry of Transport within six months. Nobody has done it yet, we’ll introduce new prices next year," stressed out Kalezić.

Kalezić says they have prepared the program for the organization of a taxi ride in the territory of Podgorica. Mayor of the capital town Ivan Vuković should sign the program in the forthcoming days.

"We expect this program to be verified by the Mayor. We are considering if this program can be adopted for two years," pointed out Kalezić.

She adds that there are 966 taxi vehicles currently in Podgorica.

"For Podgorica, that is a lot. The Capital must find a . model to reduce the number of vehicles. Taxi drivers who decide to quit or those who retire should not be able to concede their licenses to someone else. It is difficult to tell what the optimal number of taxi vehicles would be. Anyway, they should be an alternative to public transport," concluded Kalezić.

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12 September 2019 - OSCE mission in Montenegro has donated forensic 33.700 EUR worth equipment to the Forensic Center in Danilovgrad.

Equipment includes a station for forensic analyses, licensed software for monitoring Internet evidence and access to digital devices, mobile forensic equipment for collecting evidence at the crime scene and 10 vehicle identification number devices.

After the donation contract was signed with Director of Police Department Veselin Veljović and chief of OSCE mission in Montenegro Maris Davie, the officials said that this equipment would be helpful for criminal investigations.

"The equipment will enable Forensic Center to examine digital evidence and carry out data analyses at crime scene in order to save evidence," said Davie, as Cafe del Montenegro reports.

She reminded that OSCE supported Forensic center since its formation in 2008.

"The Center has been accredited at the international level. It is a giant step forward in the fight against regional and international crime. Evidence collected in the Center will be accepted by any court," pointed out Davie.

Veljović said that this donation was very important, not only because of its value but also because it would contribute to fight against all types of crime and assist criminal police in their activities.

"Forensic Center is a very serious institution now. It meets standards of renowned forensic centers," concluded Veljović adding that OSCE is their strategic partner.

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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.