Spajić: The president has no authority or connection with European integration, there were obstructions from Milatović...

The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milojko Spajić, said that the President has no authority or connection with European integration, and that until now there have been obstructions by the President of the State, Jakov Milatović, in the adoption of laws and the appointment of ambassadors.

He said this at a press conference on the occasion of the presentation of the restructuring plan of the Igalo Institute, when he was asked how good it would be for Montenegro to settle the disagreements between the prime minister and the president.

Spajić emphasized that they didn't even fight to reconcile, and that it has no impact on Montenegro's European path.

"The competence of the Government is under 100 percent of the amount for European integration, that is, the Government and the Assembly. The President of Montenegro has no authority nor has anything to do with European integration, let's clarify that. European integration implies the adoption of various solutions, there were certain obstacles for the President to extend that deadline , that is, to not sign those laws the first time and then to sign them the second time. This is definitely a kind of consolidation, that is, an unnecessary waste of energy confirming the ambassadors proposed by the Government, i.e. that they go on a mission", he emphasized and pointed out that the president has a veto here too, to say that these ambassadors cannot be there.

The President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović announced yesterday that he decided to invite the Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić to a dialogue upon his return from Brussels.

Spajić's cabinet said yesterday after Milatović's announcement that they welcome Milatović's announcement to contribute to the processes that will lead to the achievement of the goal set by the 44th Government of Montenegro - that Montenegro become the 28th member of the European Union by 2028.

Milatović said at a press conference with the President of North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska Davkova in Cetinje yesterday that his call for dialogue was a hand extended to Prime Minister and Europe Now Movement leader Milojko Spajić regarding state responsibility and the European future.

"Vijesti" announced this morning that although the real motives behind Milatović's sudden move to invite Spajić are not known to the public, several Montenegrin political actors claim that it is the result of the assessment of important international addresses that the conflicts between the two could threaten the country's path to the European Union (EU).