Đurašković: A government that stifles academic freedom cannot be the one that leads the country into the EU

It is inconceivable that the Government of a country that is pleading to become part of the European Union is stifling academic freedom and making the work of the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature in Cetinje more difficult for the umpteenth time. For almost half a decade, the FCJK has been a constant target of the Government of Montenegro, which not only shows authoritarian tendencies and a desire for discipline of thought, but also a desire to extinguish everything with the Montenegrin prefix, said the Mayor of the Royal Capital of Cetinje, Nikola Đurašković, reacting to the decision of the Government of Montenegro not to approve the enrollment of a new generation of students at the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature in Cetinje.

He said that he strongly condemns the Government's decision.

"As the Mayor of the Royal Capital, I stand firmly with the FCJK and demand that the Government change this scandalous role, which is a direct attack on the Montenegrin language, literature and culture. A government that stifles academic freedom cannot be a government that leads the country into the EU," concluded Đurašković.