Good morning. You’re reading a daily contextual review of the news that marked the previous day.
By Ljubomir Filipovic, CdM observer
Invasion
Last night, in the multi-ethnic Mediterranean town of Tivat, that is, in the summerhouse of the Buca family, a nationalist ‘Greater Serbia’ feast was organized, run by the mayors of Tivat and Budva. A ‘Greater Serbia’ diva Danica Crnogorcevic and a nationalist Serbian rap band ‘Beogradski Sindikat’ performed at the event. It may be, as Twitter users noticed, that this was an invasion of tourists Dritan Abazovic was talking about several days ago. It’s very important to point out that the SDP is a member of the ruling coalition in Tivat and that they, just like in the case of Malagurski, should have reacted and not allow the organization of this horrifying event that reminds us of announcements of all bad things from the 90s.
Milatovic denied allegations of Konjevic
Minister Jakov Milatovic has figured out that he’s not good in being spontaneous, so he came to the assembly yesterday well prepared. He did not deviate from what was written in his papers and sharply attacked the SDP MP Rasko Konjevic, who responded with the same sharpness, claiming that Milatovic had asked for and received a scholarship from the government to study abroad. Soon after, the Internet was flooded with the information that Milatovic had enjoyed many benefits during rule of the former government. Milatovic didn’t respond immediately, but tweeted his response during the session in the assembly, noting that it’s true he applied for a scholarship but never ever got it. Instead, he had to apply for a loan to be able to fund his education.
University chancellor elected unanimously
Vladimir Bozovic, a Greater Serbia nationalist, who has been denying the existence of the Montenegrin nation, a founder of the nationalist pro-Russian portal IN4S, has been officially named as the University of Montenegro Chancellor after he had been performing duties on that position as an acting chancellor for 6 months. His official appointment followed after having been nominated by the SPC, supported by URA through Rajka Glusica, and now the program has been unanimously supported by the Senate and the university’s Governing Board. Many got upset because some well-known sovereigntists had backed the program, defending their decision by saying that there was nothing wrong it. However, the university’s Governing Board, comprising representatives of students as well, gave the final formal support. Same behavior patterns, new management. CANU remains silent as if it didn’t exist. Someone will say they reverted to the 1991 defaults.
Protest in Cetinje
Around 200 Cetinje residents gathered yesterday in front of the Cetinje Gymnasium rallying against decisions of the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Vesna Bratic. A dismissed head teacher of the Cetinje Gymnasium, Danijela Bokan, said that this, as well as the protest in Bar, was not against their colleagues but against the system. “This is a protest of free citizens who feel that their freedom of will has been threatened. If we can tolerate some things, our children should not to. I want us to send a message that we won’t allow devastation of the already-degraded educational system,” Bokan said.
DF vs Democrats in Budva
President of the Budva Municipal Assembly, Krsto Radovic, has said that the DF, after 10 months, sent a text for making up a post-election coalition and formation of the government in that city. As he points out, the agreement offers unconditional support to him and the President of the Municipality of Budva, Marko Bato Carevic. Radovic claims he’s worried that the agreement doesn’t suggest a plan for the government, as it rather tackles the election result. He reminds that Carevic, in order to get to power as soon as possible, broke everything he’d promised to the Montenegrin public.
Getting rid of Amfilohije’s loyalists
Radio Free Europe reported on a series of purges in the Serbian Church in Montenegro: By holding a liturgy in the Cetinje monastery on 25 July, run by the Serbian Metropolitan in Montenegro Joanikije II, the long-standing mandate of the most influential priests and former first associates of the former Metropolitan Amfilohije terminated in the very heart of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Cetinje. President of the Association of Lawyers of Montenegro, Branislav Radulovic, sees the latest transfers within the Metropolitanate as degradation of the most influential priests, organized by Belgrade. Radulovic adds that the SPC Patriarchy acted in line with the old system “felling princes” they used to “clean up the autonomous team in Montenegro”.
It’s all for today. Have a nice day.
