Montenegro: Main challenges and disparities to face.

How cohesion policy will contribute to the convergence? What is the role of the civil society on the effective design and implementation of the cohesion policy?

9:30 | Welcome speech by Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS, President, ECO Section, European Economic and Social Committee

  • Maria del Carmen BARRERA CHAMORRO, rapporteur, Presentation of the draft opinion on The role of cohesion policy in upcoming rounds of EU enlargement

9:45 | Roundtable discussion with the civil society organisations of Montenegro

Moderator: Krzysztof BALON, President of the Study Group

  • Suzana RADULOVIĆ, Secretary General, Montenegrin Employers Federation
  • Filip LAZOVIĆ, Deputy Secretary General, Montenegrin Employers Federation
  • Andrea POPOVIĆ, Executive director, European Policy Network- MASTER
  • Gordana DJUROVIC, President of Montenegrin Pan-European Union, Professor at the University of Montenegro, currently covering the position of Montenegro’s side co-chair in the EU-Montenegro Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee
  • Marina VUJAČIĆ, Association of Youth with Disabilities of Montenegro
  • Kristina MIHAILOVIĆ, Executive Director, NGO Parents
  • Igor MILOSEVIC, Program Developer, ADP-Zid (Community Impact Accelerator – Zid)
  • Pavle D. RADOVANOVIĆ, Vice President, Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
  • Vladimir KRSMANOVIC, International Department and Project Officer, Confederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro
  • Srdja KEKOVIC, Secretary General, Union of Free Trade Unios of Montenegro (UFTUM)
  • Vesna DAKOVIC, Montenegro Business Alliance
  • Koli SINJARI, executive director of BiznesAlbania (Union of Albanian Business)
  • Arjola ALIKA, Union of Independent Trade Unions of Albania (BSPSH)
  • Dafina PECI, National Youth Congress, Albania

12:00 | Discussion with the members of the study group and the audience

12:50 | Conclusions by Krzysztof BALON, President of the Study Group

13:00 | End of discussion with the civil society organisations of Montenegro

14:30 | Discussion with the government and officials of Montenegro

  • Irena BOŠKOVIĆ, Head of Department, Coordination of EU-funded support/territorial and cross-border cooperation programs, Ministry of European Affairs/Office for European Integration, Montenegro
  • Bojan VUJOVIĆ, Acting Director General for Coordination of the EU Financial Assistance, Ministry of European Affairs
  • Valentina DI SEBASTIANO, Attaché, Programme Manager, Energy, Climate , Environment, Digital and Regional Policies, Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro

17:00 | End of the debate