Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 13665 | 26 January 2015

The honouring of obligations and commitments by Montenegro

Signatories: Ms Snežana JONICA, Montenegro, SOC ; Ms Aleksandra DJUROVIĆ, Serbia, EPP/CD ; Ms Marija OBRADOVIĆ, Serbia, EPP/CD ; Mr Žarko OBRADOVIĆ, Serbia, SOC ; Mr Goran TUPONJA, Montenegro, ALDE

Origin - 2015 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 11.5, insert the following paragraph:

"encourages the Montenegrin authorities to adopt legislation that facilitates the recognition of Montenegrin citizenship according to Resolution 1989 (2014) on access to nationality and the effective implementation of the European Convention on Nationality."

Explanatory note

The complicated procedure for granting Montenegrin citizenship and a lack of political will to handle the issue is an enormous problem for Montenegrin citizens. We believe that the law on Montenegrin citizenship needs further changes to facilitate the process for mixed marriages, for citizens of former Yugoslavia and for children one of whose parents has Montenegrin citizenship while the other has citizenship of another Republic of former Yugoslavia.