EXIT’s Sea Dance festival forced to leave Montenegro
"The whole situation points to pre-election political manoeuvres, which we do not want to be involved in or become collateral damage of"
News By Lisa Henderson | 1 June 2023
Sea Dance will leave Montenegro after the country’s ministry for tourism said it intends to withdraw the funds the festival has been receiving since its inception. Launched in 2014 by the team behind Serbia’s flagship Exit festival, Sea Dance (cap.
40,000) has so far brought over €60 million to the Montenegrin tourism economy.
Now, the Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism says there is no legal way of providing financial assistance Sea Dance Festival due to an EU law that limits…