Marković: The decisions of the European Court of Human Rights are in the interest of Montenegro, not against it

Montenegro is very committed to the application of the European Convention on Human Rights, and the decisions of the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg are executed without exception and within a short period of time, it was announced at the meeting between the Prime Minister of Montenegro Duško Marković and the President of the European Court for Human Rights Guido Raimondi, it was announced today from the Public Relations Service of the Government of Montenegro.

"We believe that the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights that were made in relation to Montenegro are in its interest, not against it," Marković said, adding that the judicial system has strengthened and provides additional support for the implementation of the Convention.

Marković pointed out that Montenegro strives towards the full implementation of European values ​​and, in that context, pointed out the importance of membership in NATO and negotiations with the EU.

He added that a special focus was placed on meeting the temporary criteria for Chapters 23 and 24, and in relation to the need to strengthen the rule of law, he particularly pointed out the importance of media freedom, the fight against human trafficking, organized crime and corruption, as well as the strengthening of law enforcement authorities.

In the announcement of the Public Relations Service of the Government of Montenegro, it is added that while praising the promptness in the execution of the decisions of the European Court, Raimondi said that efforts to fully implement the rule of law are of the utmost importance.

"The significance of the signing of Protocol 16 by Montenegro, which expands the competence of the European Court to provide advisory opinions at the request of the national court of the highest instance, which arose from the need to reduce the flow of cases from the member states of the European Union as part of the comprehensive reform of the system that rests on the Convention on Human Rights," reads the announcement of the Public Relations Service of the Government of Montenegro.

The President of the Supreme Court, Vesna Medenica, as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, Ivana Jelić, also attended the meeting.