Interviews
29.10.2019.
Podgorica, Montenegro (29 October 2019) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković said in an interview with national broadcaster RTCG that over nearly three years, Montenegro’s economy has experienced an impressive average growth of 4.9%. "I would say there are several reasons for this trend in our economy. It is primarily the result of the commitment of the Government and its team, but also of all stakeholders who take part in the economic life of Montenegro," said Prime Minister Marković, emphasising Montenegro's serious reputation in global financial and economic markets...
31.12.2018.
Prime Minister Duško Marković said in an interview for a special holiday edition of Pobjeda daily that there is no compromise on the State and the issues that are of interest to all its citizens. We have determined, the Prime Minister pointed out, the directions of development that are focused on the European quality of life...
28.11.2018.
Podgorica, Montenegro (28 November 2018) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković noted on the occasion of the second anniversary of the 41st Government of Montenegro that the Government started its mandate in an extremely challenging environment, in 2016 - the most challenging year for Montenegro in its recent history, but thanks to the dedicated work of the entire Government an excellent result has been achieved. Today Montenegro is a large construction site, it is more stable than ever and it has started accelerated economic development and improvement of the living standards, he added...
04.08.2018.
Prime Minister Duško Marković said that the statement by the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) about the position of Serbs in Montenegro was despicable and inaccurate, that the Serbian Orthodox Church has in the first place political interests in Montenegro, and then religious and spiritual, that this religious community continuously disputes all citizens' decisions on the future of Montenegro, as well as that it does not respect the constitutional order of Montenegro as a civil, not a national state...
17.06.2018.
Prime Minister Duško Marković said in an interview with the Austrian public broadcaster ORF that Montenegro is undertaking a number of measures to reduce the influx of illegal immigrants into the European Union. "It is a worrying situation with an increased trend of illegal migrants from Greece through Albania to Montenegro. ... In the first five months of this year, we have registered about 1,500 illegal crossings, much more than in the previous year, so it is obvious that the problem exists and that the trend is not good..."
21.03.2018.
Prime Minister Duško Marković gave today his first interview to the national broadcaster (RTCG), since becoming the Prime Minister. In a conversation with editor-in-chief RTCG's Channel 1, Aleksandar Mirković, the Prime Minister said that the Government made serious and good results in the first year and that everything that the Government is doing is in line with the plan and vision whose main goal is the valorisation of development resources and economically viable, stable and developed Montenegro where the standard of living of citizens will be significantly higher...
03.02.2018.
Podgorica, Montenegro (3 February 2018) -- On the eve of his official visit to Kosovo, Prime Minister of Montenegro Duško Marković said in an interview with Kosovo's national broadcaster RTK that the relations between the two countries are excellent, that there are no outstanding issues since Montenegro considers the demarcation of the border as completed and not outstanding issue, that Montenegro provides assistance to Kosovo's EU and NATO bids, and that it can greatly assist Kosovo in the process of strengthening domestic capacities and institution building...
06.01.2018.
Podgorica, Montenegro (6 January 2018) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković said in an interview with Podgorica-based Dnevne novine daily that Montenegro chose European integration in 2006 and that it made the most notable progress compared to the countries of the region. He added that Montenegro pulled the other countries of the region towards the European Union, stressing that, unlike some of the countries of the region, it has long had no dilemmas about choosing the strategic direction and that it does not allow anyone to place it within any packages...
02.01.2018.
Prime Minister Duško Marković said in an interview with TV Vijesti that Montenegro has managed to pass good electoral laws, that the electoral legislation is excellent, that most international recommendations have been adopted, and that the problem lies in political practice...
01.01.2018.
In an interview for a special holiday edition of Pobjeda daily, the Prime Minister said that the Montenegrin economy has been enjoying the benefits of a motorway construction, that the further works recently have been discussed with Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Li Keqiang, and that both countries see this project as a guarantee of seriousness and the real interest of both sides and as a springboard for other projects, adding that the successful completion of the first, most difficult road section is the best recommendation for the construction of the next sections...