{"id":58049,"date":"2012-03-09T16:29:59","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T15:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visit-ulcinj.com\/blog\/?p=58049"},"modified":"2012-03-09T16:29:59","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T15:29:59","slug":"mans-calls-on-montenegros-mps-to-defend-public-interest-in-ulcinj-saltworks-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visit-ulcinj.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/09\/mans-calls-on-montenegros-mps-to-defend-public-interest-in-ulcinj-saltworks-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"MANS calls on Montenegro\u2019s MPs to Defend Public Interest in Ulcinj Saltworks Affair"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today MANS submitted to all party caucuses in Montenegro\u2019s Parliament a suggested \u201cDecision on Amending the Spatial Plan of Montenegro till 2020,\u201d alongside a request that it be taken up in the assembly.<\/p>\n

MANS\u2019 initiative seeks to protect the public interest, which was seriously neglected during the privatization of the Ulcinj Saltworks, when some 15-million m2 of land was sold at a very low price. At the time this area was classified as \u2018industrial\u2019 and not as potential \u2018construction development\u2019 property, which is the classification under which Eurofond and Veselin Barovi\u0107 are trying to sell it under now.<\/p>\n

The conditions for this type of situation, which directly impacts the public interest in a negative way, was created during the the preparation of the Spatial Plan for Montenegro several years ago. At that stage, the land of the Saltworks was removed from the list of potential \u201cmonuments to nature\u201d and was instead classified as a potential tourist accommodation development zone.<\/p>\n

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Foto: Vijesti<\/p><\/div>\n

The exploitation of sea salts is still recognized in the Plan as one of the potential developmental resources of the Ulcinj region. MANS will therefore attempt to harmonize the Spatial Plan with its proposed initiative, since this is the peak legal document for zoning regulations and provides the vital framework for lower-order planning documents.<\/p>\n

In the proposed legislation submitted to MPs today, it is noted that the area of the Ulcinj Saltworks is recognized as both a developmental potential for the exploitation of sea salts and as a site for the building of tourism capacities. This duality in the existing planning documentation leaves an enormous space for creative interpretation of the area\u2019s eventual use during the preparation of lower-order planning documents. In fact, the Spatial-Urban Plan of Ulcinj is currently being prepared by municipal authorities, giving added impetus to resolving this ambiguity immediately.<\/p>\n

Considering the importance of the Ulcinj Saltworks for the economic development of the local community, but also for the entire Ulcinj region \u2013 not to mention the importance of these salt-flats for local flora and fauna \u2013 we believe that it is important to harmonize the text of the Spatial Plan of Montenegro to ensure that the existing uses of this space are retained (in accordance with the principles of sustainable development).<\/p>\n

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Foto: Vijesti<\/p><\/div>\n

The problem of planning in Montenegro was again illustrated by the announced sale of the entirety of the Ulcinj Saltworks\u2019 property and real-estate at a price many times higher than that at which it was initially purchased. Such a scenario means that the lands of the Saltworks will be sold for tourism development, raising the specter that the existing salt-production facilities will be extinguished. The company has been bankrupt now for several years due to the mismanagement of Veselin Barovi\u0107\u2019s Eurofond and the \u201closs\u201d of the concession for exploiting salt in the region under suspicious circumstances.<\/p>\n

Bankruptcy, the dismissal of workers, the accumulation of debts, lack of investment in the production process, etc. are only some of the features that have characterized the \u201cMontenegrin way\u201d of privatization. Many privatizations aimed at seizing valuable lands for future development and property speculation, instead of reviving the enterprises purchased. In an unacceptably high number of cases, the state was an active accomplice in these scenarios, adopting laws and urban plans that allowed the new owners to complete their transactions.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the Spatial Plan of Montenegro from 2008 has only further facilitated such forms of property speculation. At the time of the law\u2019s passing, MANS warned those responsible at the relevant Ministry \u2013 including then serving Minister Branimir Gvozdenovi\u0107 \u2013 of the scenario that we now see playing itself out. Unfortunately, the Ministry failed to head our warnings. It seems that someone, other than Barovi\u0107, was also interested in seeing the Ulcinj Saltworks go under so that the salt-flats could eventually be cemented as a base for the development of tourism capacities.<\/p>\n

If the state allows Eurofond, which initially purchased the property as \u2018industrial\u2019 land at a low price, to now resell it as \u2018construction\u2019 land at a much higher price \u2013 Barovi\u0107 will become one of the biggest winners of Montenegro\u2019s transition. There are very few examples, outside of Russia\u2019s infamous privatization process, that can be compared to what is unfolding currently in Ulcinj.<\/p>\n

MANS again calls on MPs to consider our draft legislation and to decisively take a stand in defense of the public interest.<\/p>\n

Source: MANS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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