The first vaccines from the EU arrive in Montenegro
The first contingent of 2,340 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines has been delivered to Montenegro, as part of a total of 42,000 doses that the European Union will donate to Montenegro by the end of August. “We care about Montenegro and the Western Balkans,” European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi said during his visit […]
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The European Commission and Austria secure COVID-19 vaccines for the Western Balkans
The European Commission and Austria are announcing today the conclusion of agreements for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines for the Western Balkans. The 651,000 BioNTech/Pfizer doses are funded by the European Commission and will be shared with the facilitation of Austria. The first delivery to all the partners in the region is due in May, […]
Coronavirus: Team Europe continues to deliver with more than €26 billion disbursed in support to partner countries in one year
One year ago today, the European Commission and the High Representative set out plans for a targeted EU response to support partner countries’ efforts in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic combining resources from the EU, its Member States and European financial institutions, as ‘Team Europe’. By 1 January 2021, Team Europe had already supported partner countries […]
New delivery of protective equipment through rescEU mechanism
A new delivery of personal protective equipment as part of the rescEU stockpiling capacity under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism arrived this week in Montenegro, with smaller part expected next week. 300,000 masks, 227,900 gloves, 100,000 goggles, 100,000 shoe covers, and other protective equipment arrived from several EU member states: Romania, Greece, Germany, and Belgium. […]
First batch of COVAX vaccines arrives in Montenegro
The first batch of 24,000 doses of COVAX vaccines arrived in Montenegro on Sunday, 28 March 2021, which will help mass vaccination in the country to start as soon as possible. “The EU is one of the biggest contributors to this global initiative and we are happy to see it is working and delivering effective […]
European Union providing up to €60 million in highly favourable loans to Montenegro
The European Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Montenegro and provided the first instalment of the support in the form of highly favourable loans worth €30 million, intended for limiting the economic fallout of the COVID-19 epidemic. This is only part of the support available to Montenegro within of the Macro-Financial Assistance Programme […]
EU Solidarity in action: Montenegro receives additional funds from the EU to fight the coronavirus
The European Commission has allocated around 200,000 euros of additional support to Montenegro, in order to contribute to the fight against Covid-19. The donation is part of the package proposed by the European Commission of almost €530 million in additional support under the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to safeguard public health in fighting the coronavirus. The beneficiaries […]
UNHCR and EU support the Ministry of Interior with Personal Protective Equipment and hygiene items to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the European Union donated today tens of thousands of personal protective and hygiene items to Montenegro’s Ministry of Interior to protect refugees and asylum seekers as well as the Ministry’s front-line workers. In all 50,000 masks, 50,000 gloves, 4,000 bottles of hand gel and 1,500 liters of medical alcohol […]
EU doubles contribution to COVAX to €1 billion to ensure safe and effective vaccines for low and middle-income countries
The European Union has announced an additional €500 million for the COVAX Facility, doubling its contribution to date for the global initiative that is leading efforts to secure fair and equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines in low and middle-income countries. This new pledge brings us closer to achieving COVAX’s target to deliver […]