At today’s meeting, President of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Ivan Brajović and newly-appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Montenegro Ms Alison Kemp expressed pleasure with the existing level of bilateral relations, and confidence that there were numerous potentials for their strengthening, particularly in the field of economy.

The role of the European Parliament in the legislative cycle and the work of its committees were emphasised

President of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Ivan Brajović has congratulated the handball players, as well as other members of the teams, on their qualification for the upcoming world and European championships.

Topic: The legislative cycle – from legislative initiative to implementation and monitoring

At the 13th European Union-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) meeting which was held today in the seat of the European Parliament, Strasbourg, MEPs and members of the Parliament of Montenegro considered the issues of Montenegro’s progress in the field of fundamental rights, social policy and employment, justice, freedom, and security. A significant topic was also the status of accession negotiations and relations between the European Union and Montenegro, and they also discussed the implementation of the previous parliamentary elections and the functioning of the Parliament.

President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, will lead the Montenegrin delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), which will be held on 14 June in Strasbourg, at the seat of the European Parliament. President Brajović will at the same time serve as the co-chair with Mr Peter Kouroumbashev, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament Delegation in the SAPC.

President of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Ivan Brajović, heading the delegation of the Parliament of Montenegro at the IV Session of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Zagreb, today had an address on the topic “Connection - Cooperation - Communication - the way forward”.

President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, hosted a reception on the occasion of membership of Montenegro in NATO, the day Montenegrin flag was raised in Brussels. The guests in Villa "Gorica" were welcomed by the President of the Parliament and the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Mr Duško Marković, followed by the intonation of the Montenegrin anthem and simultaneous raising of Montenegrin and NATO flag. In his speech, the President of the Parliament, among other things, said that the day when the Montenegrin flag has fluttered in Brussels among the flags of the most powerful countries in the world, this generation of politicians did not feel the taste of victory, but of responsibility and satisfaction because Montenegro - after decades of challenges and dilemmas - has returned home.

President of the Parliament of Montenegro Mr Ivan Brajović, staying in Zagreb on the occasion of participation in the IV Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), today had bilateral meetings with President of the Republic of Croatia Ms Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Prime Minister Mr Andrej Plenković.