At today's session, the Government adopted information on the planned amendments to the Law on Residence and Residence Registers.
It is stated that this Information presented key findings resulting from the analysis of the legislative framework, the ultimate goal of which is to organize the voter list and restore citizens' confidence in the voting process.
As it was announced, the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepared a Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Registers of Residence and Place of Residence, which will be submitted for public discussion.
It is emphasized that the proposed amendments to the Law were brought about by the fact that only a regulated residence means an accurate and precise voter list.
"As one of the key problems, the fact that voting rights are used by Montenegrin citizens who essentially have a fictitious residence, a registered and never deregistered residence in Montenegro, and de facto live abroad, as well as that they do not have the obligation to register their residence, but it is left as a possibility prescribed by the Law on Residence and Stay Registers", the announcement reads.
The Government said that the Ministry of Interior formed a working group to draft amendments to that law and proceeded to draft the act itself, which changed the possibility of deregistration of residence into an obligation.
"Also, in order to create a sustainable solution and complete this legislative body, other interventions on the text of the current law were proposed," said the Government.
At the session, the Government approved the Proposal for Amendments to the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, which was drafted in order to harmonize it with the Proposal for the Law on Internal Affairs.
"The Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, among other things, regulates the operational independence and autonomy in the work of the financial-intelligence unit," says the announcement.
The special position of its manager has also been regulated, which represents the standards that must be met as a member of the EGMONT group.
"Given that the Draft Law on Internal Affairs prescribes that the police become an organizational unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP), it is the main novelty in relation to the financial intelligence unit that it becomes an integral part of the Ministry, since it is the same organizational unit of the police" , says the statement.
The Government said that, accordingly, changes are foreseen when it comes to decision-makers, in the sense that it will no longer be the director of the police but the minister of the interior.
As they said, it is planned that the financial-intelligence unit will be a separate unit in the budget and that its manager will manage the budget independently.
"In order to preserve the operability and independence of that unit, which is required by international standards in the field of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, it is prescribed that the manner of using and disposing of its material and technical means is regulated by an act of the MUP, which is marked with the appropriate degree of secrecy ", says the announcement.
The government also passed a decision on the Council for the Rights of the Child, which is one of the key national mechanisms for realizing the rights of the child.
It is stated that the work of the Council will be based on the establishment and creation of policies aimed at children and young people.
"By submitting initiatives and providing expert opinions and proposals, the Council will contribute to the promotion, prevention and protection of children's rights," said the Government.
As they stated, the decision stipulates that the President of the Council is the Vice President of the Government.
The government passed the Decision on amending the decision on the National Council for the fight against corruption at a high level.
This decision enables the participation of experts and representatives of domestic or international organizations or institutions that are not members of the Council in the work of the permanent and occasional working groups of that body.
The Government has passed the Decision on Amendments and Supplements to the Decision on the Council for the Cooperation of State Administration Bodies and Non-Governmental Organizations.
The Government said that the changes to the decision were necessary in order to harmonize it with the regulation on the organization and way of working of the state administration and to meet the conditions for making changes to the decision on the appointment of that body.
"This will enable the continuation of the Council's competence in the part of giving opinions on draft regulations, i.e. strategic and other documents related to the work and development of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Montenegro, with the aim of improving the stimulating environment for the activities of NGOs", it says. in the statement.
It is stated that, for the purpose of transparency and promotion of the work of the Council, the amendments stipulate the obligation to publish the materials discussed by the Council.
"Amendments to the decision prescribe that people who are not members of the Council and representatives of minority groups can also attend the sessions when issues related to a certain group and concerning the functioning and development of their associations are considered," the announcement says.
The government adopted the report on the state of road traffic safety for the past year.
"Last year, 4.592 traffic accidents were registered on the roads in Montenegro, which represents a decrease of 2019 traffic accidents or 6.210 percent compared to 1.618 (26,1)," the report says.
It is stated that there were 3.102 traffic accidents with material damage, which represents a decrease of 2019, or 1.184 percent, compared to 27,6.
"Traffic accidents with casualties were registered in 1.490, or compared to 2019 (1.924), 434 fewer traffic accidents, or 22,6 percent less," the report says.
Of that number, as stated, there were 42 accidents with fatalities, three traffic accidents less than in 2019, or by 6,7 percent, while there were 1.448 accidents with injured persons.
"Compared to 2019 (1.879), this is a decrease of 431 traffic accidents, or 22,9 percent," says the report on the state of road traffic safety for the past year.
The government adopted the report on the work of the Appeals Commission for the past year.
The government passed a decree on amendments and additions to the decree on the organization and way of working of the state administration.
It is stated that in accordance with the Law on Cooperation of Montenegro with the Diaspora - Expatriates, the name of the Administration for the Diaspora was changed to the Administration for Cooperation with the Diaspora - Expatriates.
The Government said that the new competence of the Administration has been prescribed to coordinate and provide support to the diaspora in the integration processes of Montenegro, through preparation for entry into the EU.
The decree specifies the tasks that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs carries out in the field of cooperation with the diaspora - emigrants from Montenegro and their organizations.
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