The election program of the "European Team for Nikšić" coalition, which consists of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), the Social Democrats, the Liberal Party and the Patriotic-Comit Alliance, consists of five parts that were presented at the press conference. The holder of the list, Dr. Sanja Damjanović, said that these units are - employment and entrepreneurship, as the basis of the local economy; strong culture and tradition as the foundation of our cultural identity; care for the health and quality of life of all citizens; careful spatial planning, care for the environment and communal infrastructure and youth and sports.
"A lot of work was done in Nikšić in the previous period and we believe that our city has progressed significantly for the better. However, we are also aware of the current problems related to the economy and especially to the high level of unemployment," said Damjenović and added that the election program of the coalition is the biggest partly focused on solving the problem of unemployment.
"Our goal is to create 2.000 additional jobs over a period of four years. We currently have around 4.500 unemployed people in Nikšić, which means that with this program we will reduce the unemployment rate by practically 50 percent. We will focus on the development of a dynamic economy, on the creation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, because this is the driving force of the economy of strong European countries. We will do this by developing entrepreneurship and improving the business environment with incentive measures, removing business barriers, significantly reducing communal taxes and fees in case of new jobs, we will create a program for acquiring knowledge and entrepreneurial skills, and we will try to introduce new technologies in order to improve our traditional branches of industry", said Damjanović.
Some of the specific projects for employment are: creation of a business zone in Gračanica, formation of an agro cluster, strengthening of the IT sector, turning the House of Revolution into a Digital Center of the Revolution, the aero zone at Kapino Polje will be a business zone... According to Damjanović, special attention will be paid to the green an economy that has huge potential, some of the projects are the valorization of the Krnovo hydropower plant, the transfer of the Zeta river to the Krupac and Slano lakes, the increase in the production of HEPerućica
"Smart agriculture is a huge development opportunity. We will focus on using modern technologies to strengthen traditional agricultural products, so-called e-agriculture. We will support the creation of an online market for more efficient sales of domestic products, we will put a strong focus on organic agriculture, we will support a new marketing approach for sell products more efficiently, we will establish an agricultural bazaar and we will provide all the technical equipment. We will help our people in writing projects in order to attract funds from EU funds", said the holder of the "European Team for Nikšić" list.
The vision of the coalition, according to her, is for Nikšić to be a "digital, innovative, smart city". The local government will be efficient, it will create a smart platform for employment, but also an application for two-way communication with citizens.
"Every citizen is important to us and our doors will be open to every citizen who has a problem, regardless of their political or ideological affiliation. We will lend a hand to every citizen," said Damjanović.
Vice-president of DPS and candidate for councilor on the "European Team for Nikšić" list, Jevto Eraković, said that the coalition's program, as well as the list of candidates, "is superior to all parties. He promised that their coalition will strengthen the program of suburban and rural clinics in the next mandate and thus enable full access to health services.
"Through the support program and through subsidies, we plan to strengthen the emergency medical service in Nikšić through personnel and technological improvements and solutions, as well as the outpatient and palliative care service, which will be at the service of our elderly citizens in particular. In that part, we are planning a new program - which is free transportation of our oldest citizens to health centers, ie to the hospital," said Eraković.
He added that he will do everything to make the Special Hospital in Brezovik and the General Hospital in Nikšić reference institutions.
"That the hospital in Brezovik deals predominantly with lung diseases, and that the General Hospital becomes a center for thoracic surgery", said Eraković and pointed out that in the coming period, it will enable the town under Trebjes to get the much-needed magnetic resonance imaging.
The president of OO DPS Nikšić and candidate for councilor Zoran Vukićević said that in the previous four years, record investments were made in the field of social protection, as well as that care for all citizens will be continued in the coming period.
"Our main goal is to use social policy measures to make life in our city as harmonious as possible. We will continue to take care of people with disabilities with special attention. We will stimulate the employment of the most vulnerable groups with active measures. Through participation in the construction of a residential building, in the future mandate, we will improve the quality of life employees in Nikšić health care", stated Vukićević and added that special attention will be paid to members of the third age and that the maturity of each country can be seen precisely in relation to that category of population.
According to Vukićević, the housing issue for 250 pensioners will be resolved in the coming period under favorable conditions.
The candidate for councilor, Boris Muratović, presented the election program and said that in the next mandate, he will strengthen care for the environment, space planning and improve communal infrastructure.
"We will work on arranging lower-level plans, i.e. local space. In the coming period, we will do a cadastre of greenery and restore all green areas in the city, as well as restore park and other furniture. Also, in the first phase, we will work on the restoration of the facades of residential buildings in the urban part of the city" , said Muratovic.
According to him, the construction of the first urban pedestrian zone is planned, as well as strategies for the development of urban and suburban traffic and the development of public transport, the landfill Mislov do will be closed and rehabilitated, more than 200 kilometers of roads will be asphalted, new parking spaces, garages, two bicycle paths, five mountain lodges, realize numerous events...
Candidate for councilor Sonja Milatović said that history has given so much to the citizens of Nikšić, which is why she will reciprocate by preserving those historical values. According to her, she will increase participation in international projects and actively work on branding Nikšić as a city of culture.
"I know that together with established experts and cultural institutions, we will succeed in making Nikšić a candidate for the European capital of culture," said Milatović.
According to her, the Nikšić Theater will continue to gather citizens, will affirm ballet, and the festivals for which the city is known as a regional center will continue to enjoy their support and preserve the good spirit of Nikšić. She promised that she would extend the season of cultural events, that the Nikšić library would get its own building in the next four-year mandate, that she would valorize the Red Rock, continue the reconstruction of King Nikola's Castle...
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