The company “Nemesis” has sent an urgent letter to Prime Minister Milojko Spajić and Minister of Spatial Planning Slaven Radunović, demanding that the Public Enterprise for Managing Maritime Property (“Morsko dobro”) be prohibited from continuing what Nemesis describes as illegal activities. They also request the annulment of the decision allowing the state-owned company to transfer authority to the state-majority-owned hotel group “Budvanska rivijera” to announce a public tender for leasing beach areas on Slovenska Plaža.
Following approval by the Management Board of “Morsko dobro,” Budvanska rivijera announced a tender to lease three public beaches on Slovenska Plaža and a hotel beach near Brijeg in Budva (Richard’s Head). However, the tender excluded beach 9A, located under the restaurant “La Bocca,” owned by Nemesis, which has managed that beach for 13 years. Nemesis claims it was unjustly excluded despite numerous requests for cooperation continuation.
Nemesis also sent letters to the director of Morsko dobro, Mladen Mikijelj, and the Management Board president, Zvezdana Janović, demanding the annulment of the tender or, if legally justified, to issue a separate tender for beach 9A.
In a letter signed by CEO Nikola Perović, Nemesis argues that the director of Morsko dobro unlawfully delegated some legal powers to Budvanska rivijera, a private company. Perović stresses that according to the law, only internal managers or employees of Morsko dobro can be delegated such powers, not third-party companies. He emphasizes that the public enterprise illegally transferred public authority without government approval, which violates regulations on managing state-owned maritime property and may constitute abuse of office and criminal liability.
Nemesis requests that the public call be revoked and asks if preparations have been made for a tender regarding beach 9A, demanding it be announced if not.
Nemesis has repeatedly sought to renew the lease of the beach in front of their restaurant “La Bocca” but has not received clear responses. They were redirected to Budvanska rivijera, which claims that Nemesis’s previous lease expired on December 31, 2024, and that the land on which the restaurant’s terraces stand is owned by Budvanska rivijera, not part of beach 9A.
Meanwhile, Budvanska rivijera has sent Nemesis an urgent notice demanding removal of chairs, tables, and other furniture from the restaurant terraces, citing expiration of the lease and pending decisions on the land’s usage.
The dispute highlights tensions over the management and leasing of public coastal property, raising concerns about legality, transparency, and proper governance of state maritime assets.
