Mašković will ask the Constitutional Court to evaluate the decision of the Podgorica Waterworks to increase the price of water by 41 percent.

The head of the European Union Councilors' Club in the Capital City Assembly, Miloš Mašković, announced that he will submit an initiative to the Constitutional Court to assess the constitutionality and legality of the Decision of the Board of Directors of the Podgorica Waterworks, which introduced a 41 percent increase in the price of water.

Mašković said that this decision was made illegally and to the detriment of citizens, because the legally prescribed procedure was not followed.

He adds that the parliamentary majority, by absenting itself from the session on November 11 last year, clearly showed that it did not agree with this price increase, which, according to the Law on Communal Activities, should have led to a temporary reduction in water prices by 10 percent, and not to their illegal increase.

"The fact that the application of an illegal price list also endangers the public interest stems from Article 29 of the Law on Communal Services, which stipulates that the public interest is ensured, among other things, by granting approval for the price list for the provision of utility services, or the delivery of utility products," said Mašković.

He emphasizes that the debts of Vodovod are the result of poor management, party personnel policies, and the continued irresponsibility of the new management.

"The loss of several million euros last year, party recruitment and poor management, along with the inability of the current city administration to find sustainable solutions, have led to this situation. The mayor is now even mentioning bankruptcy as an option, which is an open admission of failure in the management of a key city enterprise," says Mašković.

He said that the water price increase is being used only as a short-term fire-fighting measure in the Water Authority's budget, without a strategic solution and responsible planning.

"This is not just an economic problem, but also a political decision that shifts the burden of incompetence onto citizens. The water utility is in debt of six million euros, and this government has not taken a single serious step towards its stabilization, other than directly reaching into the pockets of citizens," says Mašković.