Montenegro: Agreement on language issue

Montenegrin PM Igor Luksic and the opposition reached an agreement Thursday on the name of the language and subject in the Montenegrin education system. The agreement opens the possibility for the opposition to support the election bill at the parliament. Montenegro: Agreement on language issue Luksic and the opposition agreed that the subject in schools be named Montenegrin-Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian language and literature. The adoption of the election bill, which is the first condition Brussels set to Montenegro to obtain the date for negotiations on a full-fledged EU membership, requires a two-thirds majority at the parliament. The prime minister told the journalists that an agreement had been reached with the opposition, which will ensure the adoption of the election legislation at the parliament, that is remove this obstacle from Montenegro's European pathway. “The agreement implies that the subject be named Montenegrin-Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian language and literature. This solution clearly shows that Montenegrin is the official language, and the same time ensures full protection of the other languages from any form of discrimination, Luksic stressed. The reaching of the agreement between the prime minister and the opposition was preceded by intensive consultations, and former Prime Minister and Democratic Party of Socialists leader Milo Djukanovic also took part in the talks. Igor Luksic (FoNet, file)

Montenegro: Agreement on language issue

Lukšić and the opposition agreed that the subject in schools be named Montenegrin-Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian language and literature.

The adoption of the election bill, which is the first condition Brussels set to Montenegro to obtain the date for negotiations on a full-fledged EU membership, requires a two-thirds majority at the parliament.

The prime minister told the journalists that an agreement had been reached with the opposition, which will ensure the adoption of the election legislation at the parliament, that is remove this obstacle from Montenegro's European pathway.

“The agreement implies that the subject be named Montenegrin-Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian language and literature. This solution clearly shows that Montenegrin is the official language, and the same time ensures full protection of the other languages from any form of discrimination, Lukšić stressed.

The reaching of the agreement between the prime minister and the opposition was preceded by intensive consultations, and former Prime Minister and Democratic Party of Socialists leader Milo Đukanović also took part in the talks.