Building cooperation
Nenezic said that international organisations within the UN and EU, as well as regional organizations such as the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), greatly help to develop national capacities and to build cooperation between countries.
He added that cooperation between Montengro's Ministry of Tourism and Environment and the REC is an important part of both regional and international cooperation.
"The very first projects that the REC implemented in 2001 within the Regional Environmental Reconstruction Program (REReP) saw the completion of numerous activities in the fields of institution building, legal development and transboundary cooperation," said Nenezic. "More important is that all of these activities were carried out in a regional context, which has helped to create networks of experts in which to exchange experiences in a variety of fields."
Montenegro certainly has the potential to develop economically while remaining an earthly paradise and Mediterranean treasure. One way that the country can improve its chances for future EU membership is to step up and fulfil its environmental and ecological targets, which would benefit Europeans, and Montenegrins in particular, for generations to come.
