LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MONTENEGRO SUCCESS OF THE PRO-MONTENEGRIN BLOC
Podgorica - Local elections were held yesterday in 19 Montenegro's municipalities. Unofficially, 71.4% of registered voters participated at the vote. According to the information of non-governmental organizations of the Center for monitoring (CEMI) and Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CESID), Montenegrin pro-independence bloc - Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Liberal Alliance (LS) - retained its grip in 10 municipalities. Pro-Yugoslav coalition - Socialist People's Party (SNP), Serb People's Party (SNS) and People's Party (NS) - can form authority in 8 municipalities, while in Ulcinj three Albanian parties obtained absolute majority. According to the first analysis of yesterday's returns, the opposition parties - SNP, SNS, NS and LS - marked a gentle fall on the republic level, whereas DPS and SDP coalition marked a gentle rise. The ballot took place according to the electoral procedure, and some irregularities noted by observers did not significantly influence the regularity of the vote - stated CEMI. CHRISTIAN PORTMAN TODAY IN PODGORICA CONTINUED SUPPORT TO MONTENEGRO'S ECONOMY Podgorica - The head of the World Bank for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), Christian Portman, will arrive today in Podgorica - announce Podgorica media. Portman announced that in his talk with Montenegro's legislators he would discuss the planned investment project for the area of structural adapting of Montenegro's economy. The World Bank is expected to approve the project next year. ABOUT 45.000 REFUGEES IN MONTENEGRO FEAR OF POSSIBLE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS Podgorica - There are approximately 45.000 refugees and displaced persons in Montenegro at the moment, which is 7.5% of Montenegro's population. Up to now there have been around fifty international humanitarian organizations in Montenegro. However, the recent period has seen more and more of them leave Montenegro, which in Montenegro's Red Cross raised fears of a humanitarian crisis. Montenegro's Government will keep on accomplishing its duties toward refugees and displaced persons regarding their medical protection and education, but problems concerning giving them shelter still remain unsolved. In Montenegrin ABOUT 45.000 REFUGEES IN MONTENEGRO FEAR OF POSSIBLE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS Podgorica - There are approximately 45.000 refugees and displaced persons in Montenegro at the moment, which is 7.5% of Montenegro's population. Up to now there have been around fifty international humanitarian organizations in Montenegro. However, the recent period has seen more and more of them leave Montenegro, which in Montenegro's Red Cross raised fears of a humanitarian crisis. Montenegro's Government will keep on accomplishing its duties toward refugees and displaced persons regarding their medical protection and education, but problems concerning giving them shelter still remains unsolved. KRISTIJAN PORTMAN DANAS U PODGORICI PODRSKA CRNOGORSKOJ PRIVREDI BICE NASTAVLJENA Podgorica - Direktor Svjetske banke za Saveznu Republiku Jugoslaviju (SRJ) Kristijan Portman doputovace danas u Podgoricu. - pisu podgoricki mediji. Portman je najavio da ce u razgovorima sa predstavnicima crnogorske Vlade razmotriti planirani projekat investicija u strukturno prilagodjavanje crnogorske privrede, koji ce Svjetska banka odobriti sljedece godine. CRNA GORA NA SKUPSTINI EVROPSKE BANKE U BUKURESTU EVROPSKI BANKARI ZAINTERESOVANI ZA INVESTICIJE U TURIZAM Podgorica - Na godisnjoj Skupstini Evropske banke za rekonstrukciju i razvoj, koja ce se odrzati od 19 do 21. maja u Bukurestu, ucestvovace i Crna Gora. Na tom znacajnom skupu, Crnu Goru ce predstavljati ministar turizma Predrag Nenezic, koji ce imati izlaganje na temu "Aktuelna situacija turizma u Crnoj Gori". Skupstina Evropske banke bice i upoznata sa procesom privatizacije i novim zakonskim regulativama u Crnoj Gori. Evropska banka pokazala je interesovanje za privatizaciju i nove investicije u crnogorski turizam - izjavio je za podgoricku "Pobjedu" ministar Nenezic. U CRNOJ GORI OKO 45 HILJADA IZBJEGLICA STRAH OD HUMANITARNE KRIZE Podgorica - U Crnoj Gori trenutno boravi oko 45 hiljada izbjeglih i raseljenih lica, sto predstavlja 7,5 odsto ukupnog broja stanovnika Republike. Do sada je u Crnoj Gori djelovalo oko pedesetak medjunarodnih humanitarnih organizacija. Medjutim, u posljednje vrijeme sve vise tih organizacija napusta Crnu Goru, tako da iz crnogorskog Crvenog krsta strahuju da moze doci do humanitarne krize. Vlada Crne Gore i dalje ce ispunjavati svoje obaveze prema raseljenim i izbjeglim licima, kada su u pitanju zdravstvena zastita i skolovanje, ali problemi koji prate zbrinjavanje armije izbjeglih i raseljenih ce ostati. Serbian News Network - SNN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.antic.org/