Podgorica, (MINA) – More than €200 million has been invested in the area of environment in the past ten years, Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism Pavle Radulovic has stated, adding that environmental protection is one of the key national priorities.
At a working lunch with ambassadors of EU member states accredited to Montenegro, Minister Radulovic and Chief Negotiator Aleksandar Drljevic discussed the results achieved in the EU accession process and presented the activities planned for this year.
The event was organized as part of a joint project implemented by the European Integration Office and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, which is aimed at informing the public about Montenegro’s EU accession process.
Radulovic stressed that the Montenegrin Administration has met all the commitments under Chapter 27 – Environment and Climate Change, and that he expects the chapter to be opened by the end of this year.
“He recalled that Chapter 27 is one of the most complex and most expensive and that more than €200 million has been invested in the past ten years in waste management, wastewater management and the development of water supply and sewage network in all Montenegrin municipalities,” the press release stated.
According to the Minister, investments have also been made in improving air quality and preserving biodiversity, through the management of protected areas and protection of flora and fauna.
“In addition to the rule of law and economic development, environmental protection is one of Montenegro’s key priorities. I believe that the opening of negotiations in this area will represent an incentive for implementing good quality reforms within the timeframe defined in the negotiating position,” Radulovic noted.
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