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01. 05. 2014.

The Game of Open Cards

Piše: Stevo Muk

It seems to me that the public knows very little about the true ratio of political power, since no public opinion polls have been published prior to these local elections, while it was a frequent practice to do so before. Towards the elections in fourteen municipalities in Montenegro, apparently everyone knows everything. Everyone acts tough…

04. 04. 2014.

Flawed, unfinished business

Piše: Stevo Muk

The Administrative Committee has brought disgrace upon itself and this must be said loud and clear. Negative mutual solidarity of the Committee members expressed in a particular crisis situation will be marked as a dark page in the history of this Committee and the Parliament of Montenegro. Imagine the following situation. It is stipulated in…

06. 03. 2014.

The ”Pobjeda” Affair

Piše: Stevo Muk

It has been approximately ten days since “Pobjeda”, state-run newspaper, had contacted us and asked to reply several questions about the topic “Affairs in Montenegro”. The intention of representing “affairs” as “alleged” was clear from the very composition of the questions. In other words, the intention was to defend Milo Đukanović, the most prominent actor…

18. 10. 2013.

If this is progress to you, then nevermind

Piše: Stevo Muk

European Commission says: “The plan for the reorganisation of the public sector, which had been endorsed by the government in April 2012, was finalised and adopted in July 2013. This version provides a sector analysis with a view to identifying adequate staffing levels and increasing efficiency”. It is a document Government of Montenegro has been…

24. 09. 2013.

The balance of impotence

Piše: Stevo Muk

The phrase from the title of this text was employed recently by Miodrag Lekić, leader of Democratic Front, while trying to explain current relations in the ruling coalition. It might be that Lekic was right and that he objectively depicted relations between the major and minor partner in the ruling coalition. Yet, it seems that…

03. 07. 2013.

Victims and volunteers

Piše: Stevo Muk

“Following weeks, that is, the following month, is crucial for further progress of European integration”, Milutin Simovic, an MP, said in his question addressed to the prime minister. Yet, the way this is perceived by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), it was visible in the answer, by which Djukanovic openly and directly transferred the…

07. 06. 2013.

What is to be done?

Piše: Stevo Muk

With all due understanding of dissatisfaction with the negotiations between the government and opposition, now it is of utmost importance for the opposition to take a stance with regard to the constitutional changes, and to be more responsible than in the past while taking part in the drafting of the new electoral legislation. The largest…

07. 03. 2013.

(No) Freedom to Choose

Piše: Stevo Muk

It is time for people to make decisions from which they will benefit in the long run. Relatively small and short-term benefits which are often attractive to the part of the ruling party voters, causes more damage than good in the long run. Extravagance, incompetence, corruption, nepotism, violations of the law, organized and unorganized crime,…

08. 02. 2013.

Plans, will and money

Piše: Stevo Muk

Strategies and action plans are passing so that the responsibility is shared (read: non-existing) among different organs, cost estimates are often lacking, and the reporting and coordination are restrictive. At the end of December 2012, The Parliament of Montenegro adopted the Law on Budget for 2013 year, and at the end of January, the Government…

11. 01. 2013.

Holiday’s games

Piše: Stevo Muk

Former head of the police said on 29 December last year: “In the future, I’ll take the opportunity to state my attitude on particular issues and relations of organized crime and corruption, politics, security services, media and infomal centers of power.” What does Veljovic know, but he has not said yet? Was his intention to…

15. 12. 2012.

Health and Politics

Piše: Stevo Muk

At the end of this month will be a year since I lost my father. After my father’s death, many issues are left, related to (the lack of) medical care for almost fifty days of the struggle for life. What could we have done differently? What the doctors could have done otherwise? Is that the…

19. 11. 2012.

New approach – new conditions

Piše: Jovana Marović

““The European Union will not allow repetition of Romania and Bulgaria”, “Problems of organized crime and corruption in Montenegro caused that the most difficult chapters will be opened at the beginning of negotiations”, “EUROPOL investigate the relationship of the underground and politicians.” These are just certain sentences used by different domestic and international political entities…