Montenegrin-Portuguese relations

Montenegrin-Portuguese relations

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The Montenegrin-Portuguese relations include the bilateral relationship between Montenegro and Portugal . The countries have had diplomatic relations since 2007.

Relations are considered friendly, but are still developing. The countries are partners in a number of multilateral organizations such as the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe . In addition, Montenegro wants to join the EU, to which Portugal has been a member since 1986. In 2007, Montenegro joined NATO , of which Portugal is a founding member.

In 2018, 11 citizens of Montenegro were registered in Portugal: 6 in the Lisbon district , four in the Braga district and one on the island of Madeira . In 2014, four Portuguese were consularly registered in Montenegro.

Portuguese citizens can enter Montenegro without a visa for up to 90 days a year .

history

Until the independence of Montenegro from Yugoslavia or Serbia and Montenegro in 2006, the relationship was determined by the Yugoslav-Portuguese relations .

On May 18, 2007, the two states established direct diplomatic relations. On December 21, 2007 , Luís Barreiros , Portugal's ambassador based in Zagreb, accredited himself in Skopje. The Portuguese representative in Serbia is now double accredited in Montenegro .

On June 24, 2019, the Foreign Minister of Montenegro, Srđan Darmanović , received his Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva . Both sides reaffirmed the friendly relations and the intention to strengthen bilateral and also Montenegrin-European relations on many levels. Santos also promised Portuguese support for Montenegro's EU application for broad access.

diplomacy

Montenegro does not have its own embassy in Portugal; the Montenegrin Foreign Ministry in Podgorica is responsible. There are no Montenegrin consulates in Portugal.

Portugal also does not have its own diplomatic representation in Montenegro; the country is now part of the administrative district of the Portuguese embassy in the Serbian capital Belgrade . Portugal has not yet opened consulates in Montenegro either (as of 2018).

See also : List of Portuguese ambassadors in Montenegro

economy

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have a representation in Montenegro, the AICEP office in Belgrade is responsible. In 2015, 16 Portuguese companies were operating in Montenegro.

In 2015, Montenegro imported goods worth EUR 0.206 million from Portugal ( 2014 : 0.483 million, 2013 : 0.543 million, 2012 : 0.193 million, 2011 : 0.442 million), 30.1% of which were vehicles and vehicle parts , 24.0% paper and cellulose paste, 15.4% textiles, 7.9% machines and devices, and 7.6% agricultural products.

During the same period, Portugal imported goods worth EUR 0.014 million from Montenegro ( 2014 : 0., 2013 : 0, 2012 : 0.001 million, 2011 : 0), of which 50.5% were vehicles and vehicle parts, 49.4% machines and devices and 0.1% optical and precision devices.

This put Portugal in 72nd place in Montenegro's foreign trade as a buyer and in 63rd place as a supplier. In Portugal's foreign trade, Montenegro was 182nd as a buyer and 173rd as a supplier.

Nikola Vukčević in the jersey of Sporting Braga (2016)

Sports

The Montenegrin national soccer team and the Portuguese men's national team have not yet met (as of July 2019).

The Montenegrin women's national soccer team and the Portuguese women's national team have met twice so far, for the first time on November 26, 2015 in the European Championship qualifier in Estoril . The host Portuguese won 6-1. In the second leg on June 3, 2016 in Petrovac, the hosts were again defeated by the Portuguese, this time 3-0. The Montenegrins have not yet competed in the Portuguese Algarve Cup (as of July 2019).

Montenegrin players often play for Portuguese clubs, including national players like Simon Vukčević , Andrija Delibašić , Nikola Vukčević , Vladimir Volkov , Žarko Tomašević and Milan Purović .

Web links

Commons : Montenegrin-Portuguese relations  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Page on diplomatic relations with Montenegro of the Diplomatic Institute at the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of the Montenegrin-Portuguese relations on the website of the Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on August 3, 2019
2. ↑ List of foreign citizens in Portugal (by district) at the Portuguese immigration office Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras, accessed on August 3, 2019
3. ↑ Website on the Montenegrin-Portuguese migration (Table A.3) at the Portuguese scientific Observatório da Emigração, accessed on August 4, 2019
4. ↑ Visa information for Portugal on the website of the Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on August 3, 2019
5. ↑ Darmanović-Santos Silva: Montenegro and Portugal are friends and allies determined to continuously strengthen interstate relations , article from June 24, 2019 on the website of the Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on August 4, 2019
6. ↑ ^{a b c d} Overview of Portugal's economic relations with Montenegro , PDF available from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on August 3, 2019