"This is an international agreement for which the initiators, a councilor in the Budva Municipal Assembly, Djordje Zenovic i NGO Center for Bird Protection and Research, claim that it was adopted contrary to the Constitution and that it could have serious consequences for the interests of the state, which Government of Montenegro as a signatory to the Agreement denies it," the Court's statement said.
The law, which, as they say, confirmed the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Tourism and Real Estate Development between the Government of Montenegro and the Government of the United Arab Emirates, was adopted by the Parliament of Montenegro on June 3, 2025 in a re-vote, while initiatives for the assessment of constitutionality were submitted to the Constitutional Court on June 23 and July 30, 2025.
"The Constitutional Court held in this case public debate December 15, 2025, which was broadcast live on the internet and was broadcast by two national television stations. At the public hearing, a professor of constitutional law and a former president of the Constitutional Court presented their opinions. Mladen Vukcevic, professors of constitutional law Djordje Gardasevic from Zagreb and Vladimir Djuric from Belgrade, professor of public international law and former judge of the European Court of Human Rights Nebojsa Vucinic, professor of private international law Vladimir Colovic from Belgrade and professor of international private and environmental law Maja Kostic Mandic from Podgorica," this court states.
The Constitutional Court will inform the public in a timely manner about further activities in this case.
