There will be planning, there is no other way

So, we have information that the minister Radunovic graced the 13th United Nations World Urban Forum in Baku (WUF 13 - from 17 to 22 May of this year) with his presence - and on that occasion presented the "Velje Brdo" project - but all my attempts to get more detailed information about it - unfortunately did not bear sweet fruits...

And now I'm thinking whether I should immediately send a small book to the address of the Ministry of Spatial Planning - to the minister - in order to draw his attention to the undeniable fact that the local public - especially the professional public (it's not funny) - has less information about the VB project than the participants of the aforementioned WUF 13 - or whether I should wait - in the meantime, someone else would feel obliged - someone more invited than me: Mica Kana, for example, or Noci Mitrović - to ask the minister a few questions about what he, specifically, presented in Baku regarding the VB project.

As for the collateral achievements - there was everything and anything - you wouldn't believe it - but I would like to single out, for this occasion, something titled - fanfare please: Information on the Agreement on the Adoption of the Spatial and Urban Plan of the Municipality of Tivat - complete with the Proposal for the Agreement on the Adoption of the Spatial and Urban Plan of the Municipality of Tivat...

After I somehow summoned myself - I began to remind myself of what the Spatial Planning Law - one of the three famous Slavonic codes - says about all this.

Well, it says - Types of planning documents - Article 21: "Planning documents are:/ 1) state planning documents; and/ 2) local planning documents." - and it also says, paragraph 2: "The preparation and adoption of planning documents is in the public interest." - it is understood, I guess, that it is in the public interest - it is not in Slaven's interest - and in the interest of Slaven's friends who, during the time of the hateful DPS, could not, as the minister once said - even register a stable.

Then we have Article 22 - Types of state planning documents - which states: "State planning documents are/ 1) Spatial Plan of Montenegro;/ 2) Spatial Plan of Special Purpose Areas; and/ 3) State Detailed Regulation Plan" - and it also says, paragraph 2: "The adoption of the Spatial Plan of Montenegro, the Spatial Plan of Special Purpose Areas for the coastal area and the Spatial Plan of Special Purpose Areas for National Parks is mandatory." - with the proviso that this "mandatory" - if we refer to our incomprehensible recent failures in the domains of planning - both at the state and local levels - should be taken with (great) reserve.

As for local planning documents, we have Article 26 - Types of local planning documents - and it says: "Local planning documents are:/ 1) spatial and urban plan of local self-government;/ 2) local detailed regulation plan; and /3) urban project." - and it also says, paragraph 2: "The adoption of a spatial and urban plan of local self-government is mandatory." - again with the emphasis on "mandatory", it goes without saying.

If you were to ask me which article of Slaven's Law on Spatial Planning is particularly interesting to me - I would shoot it out like a cannon - fanfare please: Article 34 - Processor of the planning document - which states, paragraph 1: "The planning document is prepared by a company that meets the conditions prescribed by this law (hereinafter referred to as the processor), namely:/ 1) a company established by the Government for the preparation of state planning documents;/ 2) a company established by the assembly of local self-government units for the preparation of local planning documents.".

Therefore, at its 126th session, held on May 14 of this year, the Government of Mićko Spajić adopted, among other things, the Information on the Agreement on the Adoption of the Spatial and Urban Plan of the Municipality of Tivat and accepted the text of the Agreement - with the proviso that this "on adoption" may confuse individuals who are not familiar with all the subtleties of the Slaven Law on (un)development of space - which states - Article 49 - Competence for adoption: "The Spatial Plan of Montenegro shall be adopted by the Parliament of Montenegro. / The Spatial Plan of Special Purpose Areas and the State Plan of Detailed Regulation shall be adopted by the Government. / The Local Planning Document shall be adopted by the Assembly of the Local Self-Government Unit." - but there is also, as if nothing had happened, Article 51 - Adoption of Local Planning Documents by the Government - which states: "By way of exception to Article 49, paragraph 3 of this Law, the Government may adopt a local planning document if: "... 2) it agrees thereon with the local self-government unit."

So to summarize: The Municipality of Tivat initiated (act number 04-332/26-1396/2 of March 12, 2026) the adoption of the Spatial and Urban Plan of the Municipality of Tivat by the Government of Mićko Spajić - and, consequently, undertook to pay 270.000 euros to the account of the Spatial Planning Agency of Montenegro Ltd. - a legal entity that appears in the role of the processor - which is to say that the Assembly of the local self-government unit called Tivat did not establish a company for the preparation of local planning documents - and why not? - and is it better that it did not? - and what are the consequences of not doing so? - these are already serious questions that would require deeper analysis...

One of the several hundred (thousands) questions that arise at this unique historical moment would be the following: if the Spatial Planning Agency of Montenegro Ltd. is (primarily) engaged in the development of state planning documents - and if we know that the Law states - Article 141 - Deadline for adopting planning documents provided for by this Law - paragraph 1: "The Government is obliged to adopt state planning documents provided for by this Law, which regulate the space in accordance with previous regulations, within 20 months from the date of entry into force of this Law." - wouldn't it be expected that the focus of the Spatial Planning Agency of Montenegro Ltd. would be on the so-called state planning documents - especially if we know that it is Spatial Planning - I will quote the Law on Spatial Planning that is in force in our brotherly Republic of Croatia: "... a constant process of protection and development of space that takes place through the creation and adoption of spatial plans and the monitoring of their implementation, as well as the monitoring of the situation in the space, and includes the systematic collection and analysis of data, traffic safety analysis and analysis of the flow and permeability of traffic, knowledge, verification and assessment of the possibility of using the space, while respecting restrictions and prohibitions of use where it is determined by special regulations".

With an emphasis on "continuous process" and "systematic data collection and analysis" - which would certainly imply a huge commitment...

But, what is happening with the so-called State Spatial Information System? - will it be soon? - the deadline for establishing that system expired back in March...

And if I tell you that at the 128th session, held on May 28 of this year, the Government of Mićko Spajić adopted, among other things, two more pieces of information on agreements on the adoption of spatial and urban plans - namely the Municipality of Žabljak: 243.000 euros - and the Municipality of Berane: 230.000 euros...

There will be planning here, I can see it - for all the money - Ceci laughs with a mustache - the validity of Ceci's plans will be judged, I'd bet, by none other than - fanfare please: Džoa Adžić...