The Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature (FCJK) is asking Prime Minister Milojko Spajić to explain to the public whether he and his cabinet are behind the decision not to adopt the decision to enroll freshmen at the state's expense at that faculty for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Today, ministers from the Democratic Montenegro, New Serbian Democracy, Democratic People's Party and Socialist People's Party expressed their opinions regarding the Proposal for a Decision on the Number of Students for Enrollment in the First Year of Undergraduate Studies at the Faculty of Law, which are financed from the state budget.
We are transmitting the letter to FCJK Spajić in its entirety:
"The information, reported by the media, that the Government of Montenegro, at its session held on 19 June 6, did not adopt the Decision on the enrollment of a new generation of students at FCJK prompted us to publicly address you so that, if the Government has not already done so, you could explain to the Montenegrin public whether you and your cabinet stand behind the decision aimed at closing down an internationally recognized and acknowledged higher education and scientific institution.
The fact that the Decision on the Enrollment of FCJK Students is included in the Government's agenda among the materials being discussed, while the identical decision of the University of Montenegro is included among the materials not being discussed, clearly demonstrates discriminatory intentions towards FCJK.
We believe that it is clear to you that such actions are characteristic of authoritarian regimes in which freedom of speech is prohibited and any form of critical thinking is sanctioned in advance. The Government did not prevent the enrollment of students at FCJK today for any legal reasons, but with an obvious political-ideological intention to shut down the last institution in Montenegro that stands on the defense of free thought and the values defined by the Constitution of Montenegro.
We are convinced that it is clear to you that such a decision will not be approved by either the citizens of Montenegro or the international community, which is closely monitoring Montenegro's alignment with EU values. We also believe that it is clear to you that we will not stand idly by while the current regime prevents us from exercising the rights guaranteed to us by the Constitution, the Law on Higher Education, and the Founding Act of the FCJK.
"We request that you explain to the Montenegrin public why you acted in conflict with regard to the enrollment of students at the University of Montenegro and FCJK, and to state whether today's decision of the Government of Montenegro is final, and to do so within the next 24 hours so that we can organize to defend FCJK from the closure that you are certainly aiming for with this decision," the letter reads.
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