Find: Gatherings in Podgorica are no longer civil

The protests in Podgorica became political the moment the organizers signed an agreement with the opposition parties, said the Ambassador of Romania to Montenegro, Ferdinand Nađi.

At the debate on European integration, commenting on the protests in the Western Balkan countries, he said that the protests in Tirana, Belgrade and Podgorica have different support and a different scenario.

"Protests do not have the same support and scenario. They remain non-violent, it is part of a democratic society, people have the right to express their opinion in a non-violent way. Fortunately, there was still no violence in Podgorica, while there was violence in Tirana, and in Belgrade, they attacked RTS ", said Nadji and added that there are such protests everywhere in the EU.

"Part of the society is not satisfied with life, they want to hear them, the government should hear them and try to fulfill their demands," he said. The protest in Podgorica, he says, is no longer civil. "The protest became political when they signed an agreement with the opposition parties, it is no longer a civil but a political protest," said the Romanian ambassador. The opposition, he added, should return to parliament and not send messages from the streets.

As the main problem of the countries of the Western Balkans that want membership in the European Union (EU), Naji sees the brain drain. He says that something similar is happening in Romania even though it is a member of the EU.

"We are facing an exodus of doctors and nurses, most of them are going to Great Britain. Young people will probably leave the country for better salaries," says Nađi and adds that the solution to the fight against unemployment could be pre-accession funds provided by the EU.

"Unemployment is a big challenge. We were in a similar situation before joining the EU. Young people had to find a way to survive in the capitalist system, and we were educated in socialism, we didn't know about the free market. Pre-accession assistance is essential for job creation. , the use of those funds. When we joined the EU, cohesion funds helped our economy, creating jobs and companies," the ambassador said. He added, the Montenegrin administration must also prepare in order to know how to use cohesion funds.

Commenting on the standard of living in Montenegro, Nađi said that life in our country is not bad. "It's not bad to live in Podgorica, it's not bad to live on the coast, only you have a lot of work in the north and you have to develop that region," said Nađi.