In Montenegro, as part of the IPA 2018 proposal, in the rule of law sector are planned reconstruction and adaptation of courts in four municipalities, construction of a Special Health Institution within the framework of the ZIKS, construction of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Clinics for Dermatovenerology, as well as improvement of equipment in microbiological laboratories in Montenegro.
European Integration Office held in Podgorica a presentation of the IPA 2018 proposal for the non-governmental organizations. Total budget is 44.2 million euros and is aimed to support those areas: the rule of law and fundamental rights; agriculture and rural development; health and social protection; European integration; European Union programs; Instrument for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPARD II) and civil society.
Apart from the representatives of the Office, event was attended by representatives of line ministries, non-governmental organizations and the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro.
Deputy Chief Negotiator and National IPA Coordinator Ivana Glišević Đurović presented the proposal of the national IPA 2018 program and the priorities which will be supported by this program. She pointed out that the presentation is another confirmation of the efforts of the European Integration Office to include the non-governmental sector in all aspects of the EU integration process, and that consultations with civil society representatives remain a common practice in the programming of IPA.
Head of Cooperation for the Delegation of the European Union to Podgorica Hermann Spitz expressed hope that EU support will be used to maximize the effects of reforms and fulfill the Montenegrin priorities. He stressed the need to strengthen coordination between the governmental and non-governmental sectors, as well as to increase the participation of civil society organizations in the work of sectoral working groups for programming pre-grant support.
Spitz informed that calls for support to non-governmental organizations from the Civil Society Facility will be invoked next year, while Ivana Glišević Đurović reminded NGO representatives of the currently open but also planned calls for proposals within the framework of cross-border and transnational cooperation programs.
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