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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Montenegro

The list of Montenegro bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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21 May 2007 (Radio Free Europe) Last Thursday, the parliament of Montenegro, voted to make May 21 the Independence Day public holiday, although Montenegro only formally declared its independence from Serbia on June 3, 2006. • 19 Apr 2007 (Government of Montenegro Press Release) At yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Zeljko Sturanovic, the Government of Montenegro adopted the Bill on National and Other Holidays, which provides for the following national holidays: Independence Day (May 21), Statehood Day (July 13). • 12 Jul 2004 (World Law Bulletin) The legislature of Montenegro adopted laws on state symbols and on the Law on the National Holiday which declares henceforth as Montenegro's National Day, July 13. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Montenegro public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: The list and dates of the official public holidays in Montenegro are regulated by the Bill on National and Other Holidays, approved by Cabinet on April 19, 2007, and voted by parliament in May 2007. This law enshrines the 2004 Law on the National Holiday which was passed before Montenegro's independence. • Independence Day: Montenegro held an independence referendum in the spring of 2006 under rules set by the EU. The vote for severing ties with Serbia exceeded the 55% threshold, allowing Montenegro to formally declare its independence on 3 June 2006. However, in May 2007, the Montenego parliament made May 21, and not June 3, the official Independence Day public holiday. • Statehood Day: In 2004, while still united with Serbia, the parliament of Montenegro passed The Law on the National Holiday which declares as National Day, July 13, the day in 1878 on which the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the twenty-seventh independent state in the world and in 1941 when the Montenegrins staged an uprising against the Nazi occupiers and sided with the partisan communist movement. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Montenegro, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Montenegro, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Montenegro. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Montenegro, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Montenegro, before planning any trip to Montenegro. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.