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ReSPA seat. Danilovgrad, Montenegro. Jadranka Djurković Paris, 31 January 2008. Kosovo. Macedonia. MONTENEGRO. Inhabitants 62 0 ,145 Surface : 13 , 812 sq. km Capital: Podgorica (211,788) Old royal capital: Cetinje
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ReSPA seat Danilovgrad, Montenegro Jadranka Djurković Paris, 31 January 2008 Kosovo Macedonia
MONTENEGRO • Inhabitants 620,145 • Surface: 13,812 sq.km • Capital: Podgorica (211,788) • Old royal capital: Cetinje • Climate: continental, Mediterranean, Alpine • CurrencyEuro ( € ) • Multi-national country: • Montenegrins 43.16 % • Serbs 31.99 % • Bosniaks 7.77 % • Albanians 5.03 % • Muslims 3.97 % • Croats 1.10 % • Others 6.98 % MACEDONIA
Northern -mountain region Central region Southern-sea region
POLITICAL STATUS OF MONTENEGRO • Referendum on independence – 21 May 2006 • 192nd member state of UN – 28 June 2006 • 47th member state of the Council of Europe – 11 May 2007 • Signed the SAA – 15 October 2007 • Adopted new Constitution on 19 October 2007 in line with the recommendations of the Council of Europe
DANILOVGRAD • Small town in the Bjelopavlići plain, centre of the Danilovgrad Municipality • Inhabitants: 16.376 • Surface: 501km2 • 75 km away from the sea • 110 km away from the popular ski resorts in the north of Montenegro
WHY DANILOVGRAD? • Favourable geographic position • Mild climate (the greatest number of sunny days) • Vicinity to the administrative capital of Montenegro • Host to a number of training institutions: • Police Academy with campus facilities • Military Training Centre • Forensic Institute
BRALENOVICA • Located on the outskirts of Danilovgrad • Site proposed to accommodate ReSPA: • Located on a 23.000m2 parcel of land • Property of the Municipality of Danilovgrad • Main building (1600m2) and an ancillary building (200m2) constructed in 1920-ies but underwent reconstruction in 1980-ies • Government of Montenegro prepared to invest €2 M in the project • Maintenance to be included in the overall operation costs
BRALENOVICA BUILDING INTERIOR AFTER RECONSTRUCTION PRIZEMLJE
TIMING • Final Design, necessary permits and tender procedure for the selection of contractor(s) to perform the construction works by May 2008 • Reconstruction of the main building by August 2008 • Construction of a new building with campus facilities (starting in parallel with the reconstruction of the main building) by end 2008
DANILOVGRAD TOWN MAP BRALENOVICA
ACCESSIBILITY OF BRALENOVICA • 30km away from Podgorica Airport (25 min drive) • 19 km away from Podgorica (15 min drive, buses every half hour) • 34km away from Nikšić, the second largest Montenegrin city
IF TRAVELING BY PLANE... • Podgorica (or Golubovci) Airport • Modern building opened in 2006 • In 2007, awarded the best airport under 1 million passengers annually by Airports Council International • Regular flights to: Belgrade, Budapest, Bari, Zurich, Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Paris, Rome and Vienna • Charter flights to London and Prague planned from May 2008 • Regular flight to Brussels under negotiation (for now, connection via Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade)
IF TRAVELLING BY CAR... distancetime needed • Podgorica – Tirana181km2½h • Podgorica – Pristina 264km 4h • Podgorica – Sarajevo 325km 4½h • Podgorica – Skopje 346km 5h • Podgorica – Dubrovnik 142km 2h (further air connection to Zagreb) • Podgorica – Belgrade 414km 6h (also regular daily flights)
PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES GRANTED TO ReSPA BY THE HOST AGREEMENT • Adequate legal capacity • Security and safety environment • Inviolability and immunity • Exemption from taxes and duties • Access to necessary public services • Judicial immunity of ReSPA officials • Exemptions for ReSPA officials from the immigration restrictions, tax on income, social security contributions • Facilitated immigration and visa arrangements for ReSPA staff and their families
Montenegro will provide: • To all staff members/students, regardless of the country they come from: • Entry and residence • Equal opportunities for hiring staff and professionals • Adherence to the principle of non-discrimination and equal treatment
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES OF MONTENEGRO • Territorial and political stability • Good relations with all ReSPA countries • Orientation towards strengthening administrative capacities • Easily accesible from any capital city in the neighbourhood • Favourable climate • Not a host to any regional institution • Signed the Agreement on Visa Facilitation with the EC, visa for entry from any country in the region not required • Signed the ECAA agreement with the EC • HRMA has professional and organisational capacities to successfully service the operations of ReSPA and is prepared to offer administrative assistance for the initial start-up of ReSPA