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10 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE - INSIGHT VIEW<br />

WORK OF THE FUND FOR PROTECTION AND EXERCISING OF MINORITY RIGHTS<br />

Illegally allocated more than five<br />

million euros during six years?<br />

Allocated finances<br />

by the Fund<br />

2015 796,030.00 €<br />

€<br />

2014 743,230.00 €<br />

€<br />

2013 727,500.00 €<br />

€<br />

2012 738,390.00 €<br />

€<br />

2011 800,000.00 €<br />

€<br />

2010 850,000.00 €<br />

€<br />

2009 900,000.00 €<br />

€<br />

ukupno total 5,555,150.00 € €<br />

Source: www.fzm.me<br />

Facts<br />

Report of the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights: Minorities are still<br />

insufficiently represented in public bodies and institutions, especially at<br />

managing positions.<br />

MONSTAT: The lowest average salary in Ulcinj (February 2016 – 400 EUR)<br />

Citizens from the northern part of the country, where dominantly live representatives<br />

of minorities, massively leave the country, especially during<br />

last year, due to the poor economic situation and unemployment.<br />

Dates marking the crimes that happened in Montenegro during 90s have<br />

not been proclaimed.<br />

A sustainable method for financing of minority media does not exist – Report<br />

on Implementation of European Chart on Regional and Minority Languages,<br />

2015.<br />

The Roma population is still the most endangered and most discriminated<br />

minority population in different spheres of life – the EU Progress Report<br />

for Montenegro 2015.<br />

It is important to adopt amendments of Law on Minorities that should remove<br />

possible conflicts of interest in procedures for controlling of funds<br />

for minorities – the EU Progress Report for Montenegro 2015.<br />

Weak transparency and control of funds for minorities are matters that<br />

should be urgently resolved – the EU Progress Report for Montenegro 2015.<br />

The National Audit Institution<br />

found a number of irregularities<br />

in the work of the Fund for<br />

the Protection and Exercising<br />

of Minority Rights. Members<br />

of the Managing Board officially<br />

indicated a number of irregularities<br />

while the Progress Report of the European Commission, among rare institutions,<br />

mentioned the Fund’s functions in a negative context. It is well known that the Fund functions through<br />

a conflict of interests and that some members of the Managing Board approve funds for their organizations,<br />

and in specific cases receive up to five honoraria payments for different functions. That the<br />

money is easily spent proves the fact that the Director of the Fund drives luxury and expensive sport<br />

vehicle. A specific problem in the work of this institution is that it does not support multiethnic projects.<br />

Annually, the Fund spends almost a million euros on allocations and administration. Although the<br />

Administrative Court annulled four decisions on allocation of the Fund for protection and exercising<br />

of minority rights, after the initiative of Civic Alliance, there were no sanctions for non-execution of<br />

court decisions. The last allocation of funds is also under the court procedure.<br />

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