European movement in Montenegro has completed implementation of the project  ,,Travel to Europe”. Regional project for young people, specifically students,  started in Montenegro in 2007. in cooperation with the Robert Bosch Foundation. The project  ,,Travel to Europe” gives a chance  to the young, senior students studying at universities in Montenegro, to a month traveling through the countries of Europe, meeting people of their age from other countries, to learn about cultures, civilization and modern societies as well as economic achievements of other European countries.
10 young people, students from Montenegro, along with their colleagues from the region, were on a trip through Europe. Their journey started in Berlin, where they visited the Robert Bosh Foundation's headquarters. They were welcomed by representatives of the Foundation and where they participated in a panel discussion on European integration, the position of youth and politics in the European Union. Representatives of the Foundation organized a  ,,City Rally"; tour of the city in groups, so that students had the opportunity to find the sights alone, without a guide, with map in hand. In Berlin, they were from 21th to 24th July.

After Berlin, the students continued their journey by various European destinations.  Soon, when photos and the reports from their trip arrive, you will have the opportunity to read more about their impressions, where they were travelling and more of their experiences.

First meeting of the Advisory Board of the project "Gender pay and income gap" was held in Milocer, 25-26. June 2010th.

This meeting marked the official start of the project whose implementation has begun by the European Movement in Montenegro in April this year, which is financed by the European Union fund through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR). The deadline for the project is 12 months.

The project was inspired by the fact that, despite variations in the status of women in Montenegro, gender inequality in this country remains at significantly high level, thus creating an obstacle to socio and political development and limiting economic potential of half of society.
The causes of economic inequality of women are deeply rooted in the division based on gender in the work process, both in public and private sphere, and the lack of changes in the role of the family along with their changing on the market and economic trends. Women are consistently in low positions, low-paid jobs with few opportunities for advancement and too many are represented among workers with part-time and in the gray economy. Such inequality affects the gender differences in personal income and earnings, which directly increases the vulnerability of women, especially in the families of single mothers. There are many indicators that show that women in Montenegro earn significantly less than men, differences in personal income and earnings have never been a significant issue and more detailed investigations.

Trough this project, European Movement in Montenegro, aims to bring gender equality into the center of analysing economic, strategic processes and policies with the aim to define how they can remove barriers to economic empowerment of women. Rating overall size, shape and development of gender differences in personal income and earnings in the Montenegrin economy, which is in the process of change, will provide empirical evidence of the level and development of gender disbalance in the labor market.

Identified socio-economic measures to eliminate gender differences in personal incomes will be formulated by prominent experts and representatives of institutions on public consultative meetings. Formulated recommendations will be addressed to the gender-sensitive policies, gender-responsibble management, macro-economic planning and public-private partnerships for the protection of human rights.

In order to achieve the objectives of this project, the European Movement in Montenegro has established a partnership with all relevant institutions and organizations that are exclusively or in a segment of its work dealing with issues of gender equality, namely: Ministry of Human and Minority Rights (Department for Gender Equality Affairs), Ministry of Finance, Ministry of European Integration, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Parliamentary Committee for Gender Equality, Department of Human Resources, Employment Office, Department of Statistics (MONSTAT), Directorate for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises, Confederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro, the Union of Free Trade Unions of Montenegro, Union of Employers' Chamber of Commerce, Women's Safe House and the SOS Hotline.

Each of these institutions and organizations has been delegated  a representative on the Advisory Board of the project, which will play an important role in defining the guidelines and evaluation of research results, and further defining the requirements on the basis of these results. You can see the list of participants here.

At the first meeting of the Advisory Committee, the results of these activities and institutions in the field of gender equality and the advancement of gender sensitive policies were presented, with an emphasis on activities in the economic sphere. It also defines the areas and specific problems that institutions face with, in this area when it comes to gender differences in personal incomes and revenues, and that we should focus on in the research.

It has been estimated that only  such joint action of all relevant institutions may lead to progress in solving this problem, and all members of the Advisory Committee have confirmed the full cooperation and support that will provide to the European Movement in Montenegro, in the continuation of the project, in order to have obtained results of better quality and comprehensive in the interest of these institutions, as well as the entire Montenegrin public.

 European movement in Montenegro, in cooperation with Bosch fondation, trough Balkan Trust for Democracy trough project of German Marshall Fund i Ministry of foreign affairs of Republic of Germany,has opened competition „Travelling to Europe 2010“ for final year students  and final year students of all universities in Montenegro.
Duration of concurs: 15th – 30th June 2010

The goal of the contest is to enable the best students of the University of Montenegro to spend the  summer 2010th as most of their peers from Europe, travelling and meeting European cities and nations. Winners of the contest receive a free Inter - rail tickets with the possibility of a free one-month train journey across Europe, travel insurance, pocket money with a VISA card, student cards ISIC and EURO26 and, all for summer 2010th year, to travel around Europe by their own choice.

Applications can be submitted only final year students of faculty and graduates with an average score of 8.5 and above, with knowledge of foreign languages (English, German, French, Spanish or Italian) to 26 years of age, citizens of Montenegro.

DOCUMENTATION YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR APPLICATION VALID:

1.  Application form that must be legibly filled out. You can take the form  in person at the office of the European Movement in Montenegro, Vlada Cetkovica bb, building "Trilling", III Floor, Tolosi / Block 9, 81 000 Podgorica.
2. Certificate of registration to final year of your studies or certificate of your graduation which is issued by faculty.
3. Confirmation of the exams passed and the average rating (above 8.5) during the study (issued by the university).
4. Photocopies: First  pages of passport, identity cards, the first page in Index and pages in the Index with the last exams passed.
Priority candidates will be those candidates that have not travelled abroad or have no passport. Completed applications should be sent in a sealed envelope, exclusively by mail or submitted personally at the following address:

For concurs: Travelling to Europe
European movement in Montenegro
Vlada Cetkovica bb, “Triling” building, III floor
Tološi/Block 9, 81 000 Podgorica.

Only fully-completed applications, sent by final date of the competition will be taken to consideration. Specifying incorrect data includes the elimination of the application. Information available by telephone: 020/268-651 and 067/225-776 or e-mail: emim1@t-com.me.

European movement in Montenegro and European movements from South East Europe met for the first time in Sarajevo, under RCC auspices

National European Movement Councils from eight South East European countries met in Sarajevo for the first time to discuss greater civil society involvement in regional cooperation. The event was hosted by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat.
As the successor of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, the RCC fosters regional cooperation and supports European and Euro-Atlantic integration in South East Europe. Its work focuses on economic and social development, infrastructure and energy, justice and home affairs, security cooperation, building human capital, and parliamentary cooperation. The RCC is based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The discussions focused on better communicating the EU to the citizens of South East Europe; cooperation with national, regional and local authorities in promoting European values and standards; developing cooperation with European and international partners; and enhancing regional cooperation in South East Europe.
,, Wide scope of activities, experience and knowledge of national European Movement councils could be of great importance to the quality and efficiency of regional cooperation and European integration, in particular in bringing the EU and its institutions closer to the citizens” , said RCC Secretary General, Hido Biscevic, while opening the event.
“In addition to supporting the EU accession efforts and aspirations of our countries, we also want to foster an open, transparent and regular dialogue with civil society, thus promoting citizens’ participation in public life and in decision-making, while emphasizing the essential values that are shared by the citizens of Europe.”
The participants underlined the indispensable role the civil society organizations play in sustaining democratic development, good governance and necessary societal reforms in South East Europe, in particular against the background of historical complexities and challenges of transition.
The secretary General of the European Movement, Diogo Pinto, underlined that while learning from the past, it is important to look to the future.
“EU integration is not only about respecting acqui communautaire, but it is also about proving we can work together. The RCC has given us such an opportunity, and I urge you not to miss it, as dream of Europe united can be only fulfilled only by having the entire South East European region in the EU. The European Movement will do its utmost to lend support to this process.”
The conference participants agreed that the RCC would prepare an outline program of joint future activities with the National European Movement Councils, with the aim of adding regional dimension to their work.

Besides Montenegro, the meeting, organized on the occasion of the Europe day, was attended by representatives of European Movement’s National Councils from Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Moldova and Turkey.

European Movement in Montenegro attended the seminar “Networking days in Montenegro”, held in Bečići from 14^th to 16^th May 2010.
Hosted by European Youth Forum & National Youth Steering Committee of Republic of Montenegro, seminar was aimed at forming Montenegrin Youth Forum.
The seminar discussed the establishment of various mechanisms of youth participation in the Montenegrin society, active involvement of young people in all social processes, understanding the role of youth in society, giving possibilities to young people regardless of differences between them, empowering young people. Work was organized in workshops on the criteria, structure, mission, vision, values and role of the National Youth Forum.
Presentations were given by representatives of:
European Youth forum
Office for Youth (Department for Youth and Sports) from the Ministry of Culture
National Youth Steering Committee of Republic of Montenegro
Youth networks of Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia, Italy and Serbia.
The tasks of the forum will be monitoring the current situation, the development of youth policy, setting priorities, providing inputs for NPAM, writing annual reports for the Government and NGO members, initiating the formation of youth committees in the Assembly, to initiate the adoption of legislation, cooperation with contacts in the Government, lobbying, applying for membership in international youth bodies, providing assistance and training to youth organizations, promotion of youth as resources.
 We formed rough time-line for future operations and work as well as understanding the current state of youth policy until the inaugural assembly of the Montenegro Youth Forum is formed.
Initiative board was formed which will form the body of the Montenegrin Youth Forum and includes representative of the European Movement in Montenegro.

European Movement in Montenegro has changed its address. You can now find us in Vlada Cetkovica street, in Tolosi.

All information you need about our activities, projects or how to reach us are available through our phone number 020 268 651, as well as by e-mail: emim@t-com.me and emim1@t-com.me.