Milatović received a crystal and a silk scarf, Spajić cups, Mandić a sword and a commemorative medal from a Macedonian court
The President of the state Jakov Milatović, Parliament Speaker Andrija Mandić, and Prime Minister Milojko Spajić received protocol gifts last year worth a total of 4,595 euros, according to gift catalogues published by the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption.
Milatović received the largest number of gifts – 31, with a total value of €3,270. These were presented by foreign officials, international partners, religious leaders, and domestic institutions.
Among the most valuable gifts are those presented by heads of state. The President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, gave Milatović three sets of six crystal glasses each, mostly for wine, with a total value of 600 euros, as well as a crystal decanter worth 150 euros. This is also the most expensive individual gift received by the President of Montenegro in 2025.
A similar but more modest set of crystal glasses and a decanter, worth €200, was presented by the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda.
The President of Albania, Bajram Begaj, gifted Milatović an artwork and a framed miniature of a traditional „džubleta“ costume worth €180, while King Abdullah II of Jordan presented handmade stone sculptures of Al Husseiniya Palace worth €160.
The President of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, gave Milatović a silk scarf and tie worth €170, while the President of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, presented a set of glassware with a decanter. The President of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, opted for a stone relief with folklore motifs worth €100.
The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, gave the Montenegrin president a framed graphic of Monte Cavallo Square, while Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew gifted a framed graphic of a Byzantine church. From Asia came a gift from the Thai ambassador, Prom Phaholpolphayuhasena – a sculpture of Phra Ram – as well as a porcelain vessel presented by the Chinese ambassador Chen Xiufeng.
Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral Joanikije gifted Milatović a silver plate with early Christian motifs, while the Bishop of Kotor, Mladen Vukšić, presented him with the book „History of the Church I“.
Institutional gifts include publications from Matica crnogorska, as well as a monograph from Qatar about the National Museum. The publishing house CID contributed with the monograph “magical Montenegro in the Eyes of Foreigners“, while representatives of the Armed Forces of Montenegro, led by former Chief of General Staff Zoran Lazarević, gifted wooden miniatures of members of the Guards Unit.
Prime Minister Milojko Spajić reported only two gifts worth €100. From the Austrian Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker he received porcelain cups, and from the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Philippine House of Representatives, Maria Rachel Arenas, a traditional embroidered tablecloth.
Gifts worth €1,225 for the Speaker of Parliament
During 2025, Parliament Speaker Andrija Mandić received a number of protocol gifts from international and regional officials, as well as diplomatic representatives, with a total value of 1,225 euros.
The most valuable gift was presented by a judge of the Constitutional Court of North Macedonia, Dobrila Kacarska - a commemorative medal of the institution valued at €300. A prominent place is also held by a gift from Greece - President Konstantinos Tasoulas gave Mandić an oak wreath titled the exhibition „Chaeronea, August 2, 338 BC: The Day That Changed the World“, worth €250.
Among the more valuable gifts is one from the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Jussi Halla-aho - an Aalto bowl by the Iittala brand from the Alvar Aalto collection, worth €160.
The Speaker of the Saudi Arabian Parliament, Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, gifted his Montenegrin counterpart a model of the Parliament building and a sword, with a total value of €135.
The President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, gave Mandić a monograph dedicated to that country, while a representative of the Italian Senate, Stefania Craxi, presented a plaque of the Italian Parliament building.
The former Indonesian ambassador, Mohamad Chandra Widya Yudha, during his farewell visit, gifted Mandić a framed national emblem, while his successor Andrean Erwin presented a pair of traditional Wayang Golek puppets.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, Nenad Stevandić, gave Mandić a medal bearing the entity’s coat of arms.
Rules and penalties
Each public authority is required to report received occasional and protocol gifts to the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption by March 31 of the current year for the previous year. An occasional gift is defined as a gift worth up to €50.
- A protocol gift is a gift from a representative of another state or international organization, given during visits, official engagements, or on other occasions - the Agency explained.
If a public official receives multiple occasional gifts from the same donor within one year, their total value must not exceed €50. If they receive occasional gifts from multiple donors during that period, their total value must not exceed €100.
Protocol gifts, regardless of their value, become the property of the state or municipality.
- If it is determined that an occasional gift exceeds €50 in value, the gift is handed over to the authority where the public official performs their function and becomes state or municipal property. Received gifts and their value are recorded in the gift registry maintained by the authority where the public official serves - the Agency added.
They emphasized that a public official who is offered a gift they are not allowed to accept must refuse it and inform the donor accordingly.
For violations of the provisions of the Law on the Prevention of Corruption related to gifts, fines are prescribed ranging from €1,000 to €20,000 for legal entities (i.e., public authorities), and from €500 to €2,000 for public officials.