“Civil Society and public
private partnership in the EU
Integration process”
Danka Latković
Office for the Cooperation with NGO‘s Government of
the Republic of Montenegro
Regional conference : “Through cooperation towards
Integration”
7-10. October 2007.
Main steps up to now
“Basis of the cooperation of the Government of
Montenegro with NGOs” (May 2006)
 Appointment of contact persons for cooperation
with NGOs in ministries and other relevant state
institutions
 Establishment of the Office for the cooperation
with NGOs as an organizational part of General
Secretariat of the Government of Montenegro
 Establishment of the inter-ministerial working
team for preparation of the draft version of
Strategy for Cooperation between Government
of Montenegro and NGOs
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“Basis of the Cooperation - goals:
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Building the democratic, open society and mutual cooperation in
developing of european integration process;
Developing mutual cooperation, conserving independence and
improving transparency and importance of NGOs;
Creating partnership between NGOs and state institutions;
Accomplishing and further improving complementarity and
interaction, to aimed at more efficient social development;
Creating of different institutional mechanisms for improving and
further developing of cooperation and mutual comunication;
Improving the working conditions of NGOs.
Basis of the Cooperation”principles:
 Partnership
 Transparency
 Responsability
 Mutual
informing
 Independence of NGOs
“Basis of the Cooperation”- form of
cooperation:
 Consulting
 Advising
 Joint
activities
 Common assessment on the
Government ‘s results in all areas
 Developing of the normative
preconditions for functioning of NGOs
Administratives mechanisms
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Network of contact persons for cooperation with
NGOs in ministries and other state institutions
(from May 2006, MIEREI from 2004)
 Office for cooperation with NGOs (February 2007)
 Appointment of the Head of the Office (March
2007)
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Inter-ministerial team for preparing of the draft
version of the Strategy for Cooperation between
Government of Montenegro and NGOs (May
2007)
Preparing of the Strategic
document
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Coalition NGOs “Through cooperation
towards goals” - “Strategy for Cooperation
between Government of Montenegro and NGOs
(March 2007)
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Inter-ministerial team
Legislative framework
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Law on NGOs (1999 / amended 2002)
 Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on NGOs
(September 2007)
 Law on Games on Chance
 Draft Law on Amendments to Law on Games on
Chance (July 2007)
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Law on Public Administration, Law on Local SelfGovernment...
Financing of NGOs
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Commission of the Parliament of the Republic of
Montenegro (Public announcement)
 Commission of the Government of the Republic of
Montenegro (Public announcement)
 Ministries and other state institutions (joint projects funded
by international organizations)
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Local Self -Government (Public announcement)
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Financing the work of NGOs on strategic documents of the
Government and NGOs Coalition
Joint activities of the Governmental
Office for Cooperation with NGOs and
NGOs
Project “Intership” – with NGO CDT
 Publication “Guidlines through the Government
of Montenegro” – with NGO CDT
 Project “The Young and institutions” – with NGO
“Novi horizonti”
 Project “Capacity building of civil servants for
cooperation with NGOs” - with NGO CRNVO
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Thanks for your attention !!!
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