Tonight, in the crowded hall of the KIC “Budo Tomovic” in Podgorica, the regular MPEU assembly was held, which was attended by over seventy members, friends and guests. The Assembly was opened by the MPEU President prof. dr Gordana Đurović. After the adoption of the agenda, the report on work with the financial parts was presented on the Assembly by the Secretary General of the MPEU, Mr. Vladan Lalović. In the report, among other things, it was concluded that the MPEU had a significant number of activities and successfully fulfilled the planned tasks in the past year. The report was unanimously accepted by the present members of the Assembly. Vice-President Dragan Jočić devoted his exposure to organizational issues and the dynamics of the work of the governing bodies of the MPEU. Then, President Đurović submitted an indicative work plan for the next year with primary guidelines.
In order to make the work of the Presidency of the MPEU more dynamic, new members were delegated. In addition, the Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of the Statute, authorized the Presidency to form and propose the composition of a new body – the MPEU Council, its competencies, as well as the Chairperson of the Council. In the capacity of guests and friends of MPEU, the Assembly was attended by the President of the Municipality of Danilovgrad Branislav Brano Đuranović, President of the Assembly of the Capital City dr Đorđe Suhih and the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Montenegro prof. dr Saša Knežević. The welcoming letter of support to the successful work of the delegates was addressed by the President and Secretary General of the International Pan-European Union, Mr. Alan Terrenoire and prof. dr Pavo Barišić, as well as the Presidents of the Pan-European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vanja Gavran, and the Slovenian Pan-European Movement, dr Laris Gaiser. Ms. Lahira Durakovic moderated the event, followed by a short cocktail with minor variations on the guitar of the young and gifted musician Matija Đukić.
Welcome letters on the occasion of the 1st MPEU Assembly – you can download here (IPEU, Croatian PEU, Slovenian Pan-European Movement)
International Paneuropean Union
1 rue Saint Léon – 67000 STRASBOURG
Paris / Zagreb, 28 June 2017
Subject: Letter of Support and Congratulation to the Montenegrin Paneuropean Union
Dear Ms President Đurović,
Dear Mr Secretary General Lalović,
Dear Participants of the General Assembly of the Montenegrin Paneuropean Union,
Dear Paneuropean Friends!
On behalf of the International Paneuropean Union, we would like to express our sincere congratulation and support to the Montenegrin Paneuropean Union on the occasion of its first ordinary General Assembly. The Montenegrin Paneuropean Union is the youngest member organisation of the oldest movement for the united Europe, of the International Paneuropean Union. It was granted the status of the acting member of the International Paneuropean Union, on the Council of the Presidency on 28 May 2016 in Sarajevo. The International Paneuropean Union and its member organisations have a main goal and task of promoting and defending a free, united, strong, solidary, and independent Europe. The Montenegrin Paneuropean Union has a special task of helping Montenegro to become a full-fledged member of the European Union. The International Paneuropean Union will support you in fulfilling your important mission and help the European Union in its enlargement to the countries of the South-East Europe.
Dear Paneuropean friends, please accept the assurances of our highest consideration.
AlainTERRENOIRE, President
Prof Pavo BARIŠIĆ, PhD, Secretary General
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SLOVENIAN PAN-EUROPEAN MOVEMENT
Cesta v Prod 90, SI-1000 LJUBLJANA
[email protected] www.panevropa.si www.euforeignpolicy.eu
Ljubljana, 28. 6. 2017.
Dear pan-European friends in Montenegro,
We are addressing you about your First Regular Annual Assembly of the Montenegrin Pan-European Union, which is an important event in the work of your organization. We are glad that the Pan-European idea is developing and growing in our neighboring Montenegro. Our people have passed a similar path of survival in the environment of larger neighbors and have thrived to preserve their national identity, which we will be able to save in the globalized world nowadays only in a multicultural European community of equal people. Europe of the people is at the heart of the Pan-European idea, created over ninety years ago, and which is a true answer to today’s European challenges.
The current crisis in Europe is actually a crisis of political elites, who have lost the compass in the bureaucratic labyrinths of a constant search for a compromise. The answers to find healthy foundations of Europe will need to be found again in the ideas of the Founder of the Pan-European movement, Coudenhovi-Kalergi.
The re-institutional launch of Europe is sought to revive the old formula of the “French-German engine”. As every layman knows, the car is not only dependent on the engine, but on all its parts. In an example of Europe, it is all its peoples.
As the famous Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset answered the question why he returned from America to Europe: “Europa es el unico continente que tiene un contenido”. And really the content of Europe is given by different cultures, which remain genuine but in constant interchange with other cultures.
There are no big and small nations, but big and small ideas. In seeking great ideas and the right answers to European challenges, our sister organizations can make a significant contribution to the European community. We are glad that you pay great attention to the young, who are the future of Europe, as our Founder had already established over ninety years ago.
In the name of the Slovenian Pan-European Movement, we wish you a successful First Regular Annual Assembly of the Montenegrin Pan-European Union (MPEU) and looking forward to the cooperation with our sister organization.
With the same good wishes, we welcome proud Montenegro aware of its roots, but also open to Europe and the wider world.
Dr Laris GAISER
President of the SPG
PAN-EUROPEAN UNION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Sarajevo, 27.5.2017 Number: 133/2017
Montenegrin Pan-European Union
Dear professor Đurović,
First of all, I greet you on behalf of all the members of the governing bodies of the Pan-European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina and I take the opportunity to thank you personally and all the other members of the Montenegrin Pan-European Union for a wonderful cooperation in the past. By establishing the Montenegrin Pan-European Union, the Western Balkans is richer for another organization that desires well for its country, the region and the whole of Europe.
Hence, with great interest we followed your every activity and gave our support as much as we could, and it was our pleasure to host the Montenegrin delegation at our conferences. It was an outstanding honor for us that your organization was officially admitted to the Pan-European family at the session of the International Pan-European Union held in Sarajevo.
At this year’s conference in Bihać we had the opportunity to talk with the Secretary General of the Montenegrin Pan-European Union, Vladan Lalović, and the others from the Montenegrin delegation, and we agreed with them to foster even closer cooperation between our two organizations and, if circumstances permit to work on implementation of joint project.
We hope that the regular session of the Assembly of the Montenegrin Pan-European Union will continue in good spirit, and I wish you successful work in the upcoming period to you, other members of the governing bodies, and the entire Montenegrin Pan-European Union.
With respect,
President,
Vanja Gavran