The article is written by Miras Dusevic.
The depoliticization of the administration, the fight against corruption, nepotism and party-affiliated employments are the messages that the European Union has been emphasizing all these years when it comes to Montenegro.
That is why it is surprising that the EU has been silently observing for months the aggressive revanchism that is being implemented at all levels and employments at management and operational positions.
Employments based on party affiliation, political affiliation and family ties have become a new reality in Montenegro, and the institutions of developed Europe have not said a word about it.
The most recent example is the dismissal of the headteachers of educational institutions, in relation to which a lot of dust has risen in the public these days.
Under the citizens’ pressure, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports had to revise certain appointments, again looking for dumb excuses for those actions. Appointment of controversial teacher Rada Visnjic to the position of acting headteacher of the Yugoslavia primary school in Bar and then the withdrawal of that decision is just the tip of the iceberg.
Time will tell whether the leaders in the EU are already on vacation, or are most intently turning a blind eye to all these events. The damage, however, has already been inflicted, so the “path is open” to any future government to dismiss and appoint as suits it best.
