The executive director of the Center for Civic Education, Daliborka Uljarević, believes that the goal of the new methodology of the European Union accession process is to "strongly stimulate those who work hard, but also effectively punish those who ignore homework."
European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelji said in Brussels two days ago that the College of EU Commissioners adopted a new methodology for the EU accession process, the purpose of which is to re-establish a credible perspective of the Western Balkans' membership in the EU. Varhelji is arriving in Podgorica today, where he is supposed to talk to officials on this topic as well.
Prime Minister Duško Marković (DPS) invited the civil sector, the academic community, opposition parties and print media to a dialogue on the European perspective of Montenegro, which some parties have already refused or made conditional.
Uljarević believes that the offered conversation, which is already overdue, should be accepted: "We had to have an institutionally initiated broad and inclusive dialogue about what kind of Montenegro we need and what everyone can do outside of some of their agendas. The absence of such a dialogue, which is entered into with a true will to contribute to the general and not particular interest, has the consequence of the fact that 14 years after the restoration of independence, Montenegro is a deeply divided society with too weak institutions and too strong individuals whose power is not accompanied by adequate responsibility. , Uljarević told "Vijesta".
She believes that it is good that even now the "need of some kind of alliance for Europe" is recognized, which implies the modernization of Montenegro in which, among other things, the civic sign will be ahead of all collective identities, equally open to all citizens regardless of their differences.
"It is one of the values that built the Europe we are striving for, which has not yet taken root here. The (in)ability to find a connective tissue and overcome our differences, at least on some key issues, is one of the most important criteria that dictates the dynamics of the Europeanization of Montenegro. And not the Brussels benchmark, but the Montenegrin benchmark that we should set for ourselves and on which we should consistently work," says the director of the CGO.
Regarding the Prime Minister's invitation, she says that "otherwise, she has a generally positive attitude towards dialogue in the public interest", especially if it can lead to changes in the Government's position regarding key issues that have been blocking our path to the EU for some time, as well as internal democratization. "Of course, it is clear to all of us that reforms are really a priority for the Government, they would have had them by now, but that does not mean that such calls should not be tested".
Commenting on the EC's new methodology, the executive director of the CGE says that we should wait for the final decision, what will be adopted and for whom it will apply: "But several things are already clear. First, simulating instead of consistently implementing the reforms that Montenegro resorted to could no longer be tolerated and caused damage not only to Montenegro but also to those countries in the region that have not yet opened negotiations. This gives a strong argument to those member states who are reserved towards further enlargement to make the process more complex and strict. Second, the presented draft, in my opinion, sends a message that the EU wants to strongly stimulate those who work hard, but also effectively punish those who ignore homework. That is fair, but I believe unpopular in a region whose leaders tend to bend the rules and avoid commitments. Introducing the possibility of reversibility of the process and emphasizing the political dimension also means recognizing the lack of political will as a key obstacle, which is clearly seen in the example of Montenegro".
GA and CDT: Dialogue is needed, to talk about the judiciary as well
CDT activists Dragan Koprivica and Civic Alliance Boris Raonic are also willing to participate in the dialogue initiated by the prime minister.
"That was also our idea, we have called several times that we should start such a dialogue. What it will be will depend on the Government," Koprivica assessed.
Raonic said that the only thing that worries him is that Montenegrin society does not inherit the culture of dialogue. He pointed out that the issue of creating conditions for fair elections is primary, but that other issues cannot be neglected either, especially those related to the Prosecutor's Office, the Constitutional Court and other judicial institutions.
The resounding silence of the judiciary on the roll call of Đukanović is worrying
"When we compare the grades from the relevant international and domestic reports, we can conclude that they point in unison to the vassal position of the judiciary in relation to the ruling party and interest centers close to them, thus blocking our path to the EU. The fact that even this is not a sufficient degree of servility to (Milo) Đukanović only emphasizes the previously expressed limitations of his democratic capacity. However, the loud silence of the leaders of the judiciary, as well as others in that system, is much more worrying because it illuminates the depth of the sea in which we will have to dive for the trampled integrity of one of the pillars of society's development. And I emphasize this precisely because the existing constitutional and legal solutions give them a significant degree of independence and independence, which they obviously cannot use", says Uljarević in response to the president's admonition that the judiciary, especially the judiciary, are not up-to-date in defending the national interest, which he believes is being violated in connection with the Law on Freedom of Religion.
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