Since 2007, together with Cooperatives Europe, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Agricultural Cooperatives Union in Montenegro, we have launched a program for the introduction of the Social Economy and cooperative entrepreneurship in Montenegro.
“Introduction of the social economy and rehabilitation of the cooperative system in support of the agricultural development in Montenegro” is part of this process and represents an important step towards the strengthening of the cooperative model.
The project meets all requirements of the demands and needs expressed by the various agencies and institutions to support the Montenegrin legislative process of harmonization of existing or in preparation laws. In this context, promoting the growth and competitiveness of cooperatives determines a double positive effect: it contributes to the economic development of Montenegro and gives the country a new opportunity to actively participate in the European economy, more and more oriented toward the cooperative model.
Among the project activities, we collaborated to the preparation of the general and sectorial draft law on cooperatives, to be presented for parliamentary approval, and worked to strengthen the capacity of key institutions on operational and strategic management of cooperative entrepreneurship. In addition, information on the new legal framework and its potential for the development of co-operative has been promoted in several fields, such as organic production, fishing, beekeeping, dairy production, social enterprise and services.