The Ministry of the Interior (MUP) is leading the way in failing to fulfill its obligations in the legislative framework and implemented only 11 of the 53 planned laws and by-laws from the Program for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union, according to the Center for Civic Education.
The coordinator of the program in that non-governmental organization, Ana Vujošević, believes that the effect of the application of the Program is extremely weak.
As she said, looking at departments, the Ministry of Interior leads the way in non-fulfillment of obligations in the legislative framework, and mostly it deals with by-laws, i.e. decrees, regulations and decisions.
"There is no rational explanation for the non-fulfilment of obligations, because these acts are prepared at the level of the Ministry. It should be emphasized that their preparation is of key importance for the adequate application of numerous and important legal texts," Vujošević believes.
She stated that the Ministry of Health, especially in the second quarter, implemented only two obligations out of ten.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MVPEI), as stated, did not implement 13 activities out of the 12 undertaken.
"Almost all obligations are related to the adoption of by-laws. It is stated that by-laws cannot be passed until the proposal of a specific law is harmonized with the Secretariat for Legislation, which is legally unsustainable," Vujošević believes.
As she clarified, by-laws are adopted with the aim of full application of the law in practice, so these acts cannot be adopted without adopted laws.
"Also, when looking at the data as a whole, the dynamics of the realization of the assumed obligations of all competent institutions for this year, within the legislative framework, is worrying," Vujošević said.
She pointed out that 159 out of 321 obligations were realized, that is, less than 50 percent, and there was a clear tendency to fall in the second quarter, with only 25 out of 121 or 20 percent of the obligations realized.
"As far as the strategic framework is concerned, the situation is almost identical. The percentage of fulfilled obligations is around 50 percent, while a significant drop in the dynamics of implementation is visible in the second quarter of this year," said Vujošević.
The above data, she believes, are a serious indicator of a kind of blockage in the fulfillment of obligations, especially in the second quarter of this year, which should be seriously analyzed before starting the revision of the existing document.
She concluded that, based on the analysis of official data, there is fatigue and stagnation in the realization of the assumed obligations of the competent authorities on Montenegro's path to the EU.
She asked if there was a conscious intention, that is, a political decision, or if it was a lack of capacity.
"It is particularly problematic that this is happening in practically the first stages of the negotiation process, bearing in mind that serious and fundamental reforms are ahead," said Vujošević.
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