Open Parliament”, Prepared by the Service of the Parliament of Montenegro
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ISSN 18009034 Bilten o raduOPEN Vlade Crne Gore Elektronsko PARLIAMENTizdanje Izlazi petnaestodnevno Godina II Broj 17 1-15. januar 2011. godine Parliament of Montenegro Newsletter on the Parliament of Montenegro Performance Electronic format Release: monthly Year III No. 27 May 2013 FOREWORD Dear readers, The key information on activities of the Parliament of Montenegro from 1 to 31 May are outlined in May issue of the newsletter “Open Parliament”, prepared by the Service of the Parliament of Montenegro. In May, the Parliament adopted nine laws, as well LEGISLATIVE AND as one decision and a set of conclusions: the Decision on opening parliamentary investigation and establishing the Inquiry Committee for gathering OVERSIGHT ACTIVITY information and facts on events relating to work of state authorities regarding publishing of audio recordings and transcripts from the meetings of At the Third Sitting of the First Ordinary Session organs and bodies of the Democratic Party of of the Parliament of Montenegro in 2013, the Socialists and the Conclusions on building trust in the following laws were adopted: the Law on Railway, the electoral process. At the Fifth Sitting of the First Law on Amendments to the Law on Ports, the Law on Ordinary Session, President of Montenegro Filip Amendments to the Law on Environmental Impact Vujanović took the oath before the members of the Assessment, the Law on Amendments to the Law on Parliament of Montenegro. Also, the committees Protection and Exercise of the Rights of Mentally Disabled considered 15 law proposals, two proposals for a Persons, the Law on Amendments to the Law on Legal decision and one proposal for conclusions and apart Copyright of Industrial Design, the Law on Amendments from that, they also considered a series of reports and to the Law on Territorial Organisation of Montenegro, the carried out other activities within the oversight role. Law on Social and Child Welfare, the Law on In focus of this month is the innovated website of Amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on the Parliament of Montenegro, launched on 21 May. Amendments to the Law on Payment of Foreign Currency The new website, redesigned and significantly enriched Assets of Citizens Placed with Dafiment Banka Belgrade in content, was implemented entirely by the Service of and Banka Privatne privrede Podgorica, Placed via the the Parliament of Montenegro using its own capacities. company Jugoskandik Belgrade. The newsletter is published monthly as a part of Furthermore, the Parliament adopted the the “Open Parliament” programme, within which the amendments to the 2013 financial plans of six Parliament endeavours to bring its work closer to independent regulatory bodies, namely: Energy Montenegrin citizens. We consider this publication to Regulatory Agency, Agency for Medicines and Medical be very significant as a reliable source of information Devices, Agency for Electronic Communications and regarding the work of the Parliament and we hope Postal Services, Agency for Electronic Media, Securities that you will find it useful. From the May issue, this Commission and Insurance Supervision Agency. publication will be translated as “newsletter”, as we Under the item of the agenda Elections and believe that this term reflects its content and format Appointments, Nikola Fabris was elected as the Vice more accurately. We remain open to your comments Governor of the Central Bank of Montenegro. and suggestions, as well as criticism, which can help The Parliament gave consent to the Statute of the us bring more quality to our work. Insurance Supervision Agency, and got introduced with the technical performance report of the Inquiry Respectfully, Committee for gathering information and facts on Service of the Parliament corruption in privatisation process of the company Telekom Crne Gore. Newsletter is a part of the programme “Open Parliament”, aimed at increasing transparency of work of the Parliament of Montenegro and citizen participation in the parliamentary activities. The newsletter is edited by the Service of the Parliament. Parliament of Montenegro, Bulevar Svetog Petra Cetinjskog 10, 81000 Podgorica 1 tel: +382 20 404 565; fax +382 20 245 125; email: [email protected]; www.skupstina.me BiltenNewsletter o radu on Vlade the Parliament Crne Gore of Montenegro Elektronsko Performance izdanje IzlaziElectronic petnaestodnevno format Release: Godina monthly II Broj 17Year III1-15. No.januar 27 2011.May godine 2013 At the Fifth Sitting of the First Ordinary Session for adoption by the Legislative Committee. of the Parliament of Montenegro in 2013, President • Proposal for a Law on Ratification of the Optional of Montenegro Filip Vujanović took the oath before the Protocol to the International Covenant on members of the Parliament of Montenegro. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was At the Seventh Sitting of the First Ordinary considered and proposed to the Parliament for Session of the Parliament of Montenegro in 2013, the adoption by the Legislative Committee. Parliament adopted the Decision on opening • Proposal for a Law on Social Housing was parliamentary investigation and establishing the Inquiry considered and proposed to the Parliament for Committee for gathering information and facts on events adoption by the Legislative Committee. relating to work of state authorities regarding publishing • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law on of audio recordings and transcripts from the meetings of Internal Affairs was considered and proposed to the organs and bodies of the Democratic Party of Socialists Parliament for adoption by the Committee on Political and the Conclusions on building trust in the electoral System, Judiciary and Administration. process. The Proposal for a Law on Pronouncing the • Proposal for a Law on International Private Law Presidential Elections, held on 7 April 2013, non- was considered and proposed to the Parliament for democratic and invalid was not supported by required adoption by the Committee on Political System, majority. Judiciary and Administration. • Proposal for a Law on Consumer Loans was Prime Minister’s Hour and Parliamentary Questions: considered and proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget. At the Sixth (Special) Sitting of the First Ordinary • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law on Session of the Parliament of Montenegro in 2013, Contracts in Road Transport was considered and within the item of the agenda “Prime Minister’s Hour and proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the Parliamentary Questions”, MPs’ questions were Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget. answered by the Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law on Đukanović and representatives of the Government. The Territorial Organisation of Montenegro was Prime Minister was asked six questions, while the considered by the Committee on Economy, Finance representatives of the ministries were asked 44 and Budget, from the aspect of influence of proposed questions, as well as three additional ones. solutions on the Budget of Montenegro, which decided to deliver a positive opinion to the Committee on Proposals for laws deliberated in committees: Political System, Judiciary and Administration. • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law on • Proposal for a Law on Social and Child Welfare was Sports was considered and proposed to the considered and proposed to the Parliament for Parliament for adoption by the Committee on adoption by the Legislative Committee and the Education, Science, Culture and Sports. Committee for Health, Labour and Social Welfare. • Proposal for a Law on Pronouncing the • Proposal for a Law on Organic Production was Presidential Elections, held on 7 April 2013, considered and proposed to the Parliament for nondemocratic and invalid was considered and adoption by the Legislative Committee. voted positively on by the Legislative Committee. The • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law on Proposal was also considered by the Committee on International Legal Aid in Criminal Matters was Political System, Judiciary and Administration which considered and proposed to the Parliament for adoption proposed to the Parliament not to adopt it. by the Legislative Committee and the Committee for Political System, Judiciary and Administration. Proposals for other acts deliberated in committees: • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law on Value Added Tax was considered and proposed to the • Proposal for a Decision on Amendments to the Parliament for adoption by the Legislative Committee. Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law on Montenegro was considered and proposed to the Pension and Disability Insurance was considered Parliament for adoption by the Legislative Committee and proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the and the Committee for Political System, Judiciary Legislative Committee. The Proposal was also and Administration. considered by the Committee on Health, Labour and • Proposal for a Decision on opening parliamentary Social Welfare, which did not support it, and proposed investigation and establishing the Inquiry to the Parliament of Montenegro not to adopt it. Committee for gathering information and facts • Proposal for a Law on Ratification of the Protocol on events relating to work of state authorities on Amendments to the TRIPS (the Agreement on regarding publishing of audio recordings and Trade