Doc. 8851
5 October 2000

Situation in Montenegro

Motion for an order

presented by Mr Hornhues and others

This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only

the members who have signed it

1.       Several forms of co-operation between the Council of Europe and the authorities in Montenegro are going on well and are, step by step enforcing elaboration of stronger democratic laws, institutions and practices throughout Montenegro, in line with European norms and standards.

2.       More specifically, high level meetings between the Council of Europe authorities and the President of Montenegro and several of his Ministers, Commissioners and Directors of important institutions, and the various initiatives have been going on for some time now in the field of legal activities, local democracy, the revision of judiciary institutions, public administration, anti-corruption, the fight against the traffic of human beings, human rights, minorities and Roma, education and youth, in accordance with the directives and recommendations of the Council of Europe.

3.       The Assembly notes the clear will of the actual authorities of Montenegro to continue their efforts this way.

4.       Referring to Recommendation 1422 (1999), point 15, in which the Assembly expresses its support for the policy and the democratic reforms of the Government of Montenegro and for the strengthening of these efforts, the Assembly

i.       welcomes the good results so far in the co-operation between the authorities of Montenegro and the Council of Europe, as mentioned in the report by the special representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (Doc. SG/Inf/2000/325) of 1 September 2000,

ii.       encourages the office of the Secretary General and the authorities in Montenegro to proceed their efforts in the same direction,

iii.       asks the Political Affairs Committee to draft a report on the evaluation of the ongoing co-operation between the Council of Europe and the authorities in Montenegro.

Signed : 1

Hornhues, Germany, EPP/CD

Adam, Germany, EPP/CD

Aleffi, Italy, EPP/CD

Anusz, Poland, EPP/CD

Diana, Italy, EPP/CD

Diaz de Mera, Spain, EPP/CD

Hoeffel, France, EPP/CD

Hornung, Germany, EPP/CD

Ivanov, Bulgaria, EPP/CD

Michels, Germany, EPP/CD

Robol, Italy, EPP/CD

Stoyanova, Bulgaria, EPP/CD

Süssmuth, Germany, EPP/CD

Tahir, Bulgaria, EPP/CD

Toshev, Bulgaria, EPP/CD

van der Linden, Netherlands, EPP/CD

Zierer, Germany, EPP/CD

1        SOC: Socialist Group