NEWSLETTER OPEN PARLIAMENT ctÜÄ|tÅxÇà Éy `ÉÇàxÇxzÜÉ Newsletter on the Parliament of Montenegro Performance No. 28 June 2013 IN FOCUS CONTENT Summer Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held in Strasbourg Legislative and oversight activity........................2 pp. 10­11 News from the Parliament.............................................8 President of the Parliament of Montenegro Ranko Krivokapić participated in the 95th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission..........8 Vice President of the Parliament of Montenegro Branko Radulović visited main producers and processors of aluminium in the region.................8 Delegation of the Parliament of Montenegro participated in the Meeting of Chairpersons of Communications, Education and Transport Committees of EU Member States and the FROM THE HISTORY OF MONTENEGRIN European Parliament...................................................9 PARLIAMENTARISM Rulebook on the matriculation exam in gymnasiums of In focus...............................................................................10 the Principality of Montenegro p.12 From the history of Montenegrin FROM THE PARLIAMENT’S GALLERY parliamentarism..........................................................12 Muharem Muratović, “Trace” From the Parliament’s gallery..............................13 p.13 Calendar............................................................................13 PARLIAMENTARY GLOSSARY Do you know... Parliamentary glossary...........................................20 what is a convention? p.20 Parliament of Montenegro, Bulevar Svetog Petra Cetinjskog 10, 81000 Podgorica tel: +382 20 404 565; fax +382 20 245 125; e­mail: [email protected]; www.skupstina.me 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. 28 June 2013 FOREWORD Dear readers, The key information on activities of the Parliament of Montenegro from 1 to 30 June is outlined in the June issue of the monthly newsletter “Open Parliament”, prepared by the LEGISLATIVE AND Service of the Parliament of Montenegro. In June, the Parliament adopted two laws, while OVERSIGHT ACTIVITY the committees considered 22 proposals for law, four proposals for decision and one proposal for a declaration. Furthermore, the committees held several consultative hearings, considered and At the Eight Sitting of the First Ordinary Session accepted a series of reports and agreed on certain of the Parliament of Montenegro in 2013, the activities in cooperation with other institutions. following laws were adopted: the Law on In focus of this month’s newsletter is the Amendments to the Law on Value Added Tax and the Summer Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Law on Prevention of Illegal Business Operations. the Council of Europe (PACE), which was held in Under the item of the agenda Elections and Strasbourg from 24 to 28 June. Parliamentarians Appointments, Slavko Stojanović was elected Director discussed, inter alia, about early parliamentary of Police Administration. elections in Bulgaria, request to open a monitoring procedure in respect of Hungary, as well as about government interference with Internet privacy. Prime Minister’s Hour The newsletter is published monthly as a part of the “Open Parliament” programme, within At the Ninth (Special) Sitting of the First which the Parliament endeavours to bring its work Ordinary Session of the Parliament of Montenegro closer to Montenegrin citizens. We consider this in 2013, within the item of the agenda “Prime publication to be very significant as a reliable Minister’s Hour”, MPs’ questions were answered by source of information regarding the work of the Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Đukanović. The Parliament and we hope that you will find it useful. Prime Minister was asked six questions. We hope that you like our new cover page. We remain open to your comments and suggestions, as well as criticism, which can help us bring more Proposals for laws deliberated in committees quality to our work. • Proposal for a Law on Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Respectfully, Rights of the Child on a communications procedure was considered and proposed to the Service of the Parliament of Montenegro Parliament for adoption by the Legislative Committee and the Committee on International Relations and Emigrants. 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 2 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 Year17 III1-15. No.januar 28 2011.June godine 2013 • Proposal for a Law on Ratification of the • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law Convention on the Law of Non­Navigational Uses on Spatial Planning and Construction was of International Watercourses was considered considered by the Committee on Tourism, and proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the Agriculture, Ecology and Spatial Planning. The law Legislative Committee and the Committee on proposal did not obtain required majority and International Relations and Emigrants. the Committee decided to propose to the • Proposal for a Law on Prevention of Illegal Parliament not to adopt it. Business Operations was considered and • Proposal for a Law on Strike was considered and proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the Legislative Committee and the Committee on Committee on Human Rights and Freedoms. It was Economy, Finance and Budget. The law proposal also considered by the Committee on Health, was also considered by the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare, which proposed to the Labour and Social Welfare, which proposed to the Committee on Human Rights and Freedoms, as lead Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget, as committee, to propose it to the Parliament for lead committee, to propose it to the Parliament for adoption. The law proposal was also considered by adoption. the Legislative Committee, but did not obtain • Proposal for a Law on Ratification of the majority of votes. Memorandum on Legal and Judicial Guarantees • Proposal for a Law on Ratification of the against Unlawful Processing of Personal Data Consular Convention between Montenegro and was considered and proposed to the Parliament for the Republic of Serbia was considered and adoption by the Legislative Committee and the proposed to the Parliament for adoption by Committee on International Relations and the Committee on International Relations and Emigrants. Emigrants. • Proposal for a Law on Protection from • Proposal for a Law on Ratification of the Non­Ionising Radiation was considered and Protocol on Amendments to the TRIPS proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the Agreement (The Agreement on Trade­Related Legislative Committee and the Committee Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) was on Tourism, Agriculture, Ecology and Spatial considered and proposed to the Parliament for Planning. adoption by the Committee on International • Proposal for a Law on Real Property Transfer Relations and Emigrants. Tax was considered and proposed to the • Proposal for a Law on Ratification of the Parliament for adoption by the Legislative Optional Protocol to the International Covenant Committee and the Committee on Economy, on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was Finance and Budget. considered and proposed to the Parliament for • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law adoption by the Committee on International on Protection of Nature was considered and Relations and Emigrants. proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law Legislative Committee. on Prevention of Drug Abuse was considered by • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law the Committee on Education, Science, Culture and on Contracts in Road Transport was considered Sports in part of its competence, which proposed and proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the to the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Legislative Committee. Welfare, as lead committee, to propose it to the • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law Parliament for adoption. on Sports was considered and proposed to the • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Parliament for adoption by the Legislative Criminal Code was considered and proposed to Committee. the Parliament for adoption by the Legislative • Proposal for a Law on Social Housing was Committee and the Committee on Political System, considered and proposed to the Parliament for Judiciary and Administration. adoption by the Committee on Tourism, • Proposal for a Law on Amendments to the Law Agriculture, Ecology and Spatial Planning. The law on Value Added Tax was considered and proposed proposal was also considered by the Gender to the Parliament for adoption by the Committee on Equality Committee in part of its competence, Economy, Finance and Budget. which proposed to the Committee