Today, the Government of Montenegro adopted information on the construction of a new gymnasium in Podgorica and an elementary school in Tuzi, and the value of these two investments was estimated at 12,6 million euros.
As announced by the Government, the construction of a new gymnasium is planned within the "Program for the Improvement of Montenegrin Education", through a financial agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB).
"For this purpose, a plot of land is planned as part of the Detailed Urban Plan (DUP) "University Center" Podgorica, on urban plot (UP) 2, with an area of 10.638,09 square meters, owned by the University of Montenegro (UCG)," says the announcement. .
It is stated that the construction of a school building with an area of about six thousand square meters is planned.
The Government said that the total value of the investment, including technical preparation, was estimated at around 9,5 million EU.
According to them, it was decided to transfer the rights of disposal over construction land to the Ministry of Education, in order to avoid the additional burden of financing the project.
"As well as that, in the name of indemnifying the UCG for the value of the land, an amount of no less than 3,93 million euros should be provided through budget planning for the next year for the project of reconstruction of the building of the Technical Faculties", added the Government.
In the Information on the construction of a new elementary school in Tuzi, it is stated that the construction of a school building with a gross construction area of 4,07 thousand square meters is planned, under the scope of the DUP "Karabuško Polje".
"The total value of the investment, including technical preparation, is estimated at 3.1 million euros," said the Government.
As they stated, the land in question is owned by the Municipality of Tuzi, so it was agreed to transfer the right to dispose of the land to the Government.
The government also adopted the Information on Amendments to the Agreement on financing the implementation of the "Program for the Improvement of Montenegrin Education" project, concluded on November 5, 2019, between Montenegro and the EIB.
The amendment of the contract, as the government said, foresees the amendment of the project in such a way that it includes the construction of the "Vladimir Nazor" elementary school, which will be financed partly from loan funds and partly from a grant provided by WBIF and bilateral donors.
"Also, due to the change in the amount of the grant from ERI, from 1,2 to 2,8 million euros, the total value of the contract also changes, and instead of the initial 40,54, the contract amounts to 42,14 million euros," the announcement states.
It is emphasized that the draft of changes on financing foresees a new deadline for the completion of the project by June 2027, while the other items of the Agreement remained unchanged.
The Government announced that at today's session the Information on the conclusion of the Financing Agreement between the Ministry of Public Administration and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) was adopted.
As stated, by signing the Agreement and implementing the project "More efficient public administration in the service of citizens", UNDP will support the Ministry of Internal Affairs in improving the internal business process, and strengthening communication and quality management skills of civil servants.
With the project, it is added, MJU, as the bearer of the public administration reform process, will improve work processes within the organization itself, while employees will improve their internal and external communication skills, as well as change management skills.
"For the implementation of the project, 150 thousand euros are needed, which have already been provided by the budget for the current year at the spending unit of the Ministry of Education, while the UNDP contribution will amount to 26 thousand," the announcement says.
The government adopted the National Chemicals Management Strategy from 2024 to 2026 and the Action Plan for implementing the strategy for the next two years.
The national strategy, the government clarified, establishes the main strategic directions and measures for improving the management of chemicals in Montenegro, taking into account the implementation and effect of the strategy of the same name for the previous four-year period and the need to upgrade the existing system, as well as further harmonization with the legal acquis of the European Union (EU).
"The accompanying action plan contains a total of 23 activities that need to be implemented in order to improve the management of chemicals in Montenegro," the announcement states.
As it is added, it is envisaged that this action plan will be implemented in a two-year period, and then an analysis of the achieved results will be carried out and, if necessary, adjustments will be made to further activities in order to achieve the best possible effects in terms of achieving the goals set by the strategy.
The Government believes that the implementation of the planned activities will ensure a more efficient application of regulations and measures to reduce the risk of dangerous chemicals and products containing them.
"And to contribute to better protection of people's health and the environment in accordance with the principles and standards adopted from the EU, as well as to increase the competitiveness of the Montenegrin economy", assessed the Government.
Bonus video:
