At the beginning of the session, Milan Knežević (DNP) asked Ivanovic about the possible annexation of Greenland, wondering what position Montenegro would take.
“I ask this because our foreign policy is so principled that all European countries can emulate it – starting with the recognition of the so-called Kosovo,” he added.
Ivanovic said that Knezevic was late with the question.
“Months have passed since the intention announced by the American administration, which was explained by certain security measures that should be implemented in Greenland. You have also seen the response of Denmark and the European Union and Greenland. I think that it was announced from Greenland that they want to live in the same state-legal status in which they are currently,” he stated.
However, he added that Montenegro stood by Denmark and the EU on this issue.
Knežević then spoke about Ivanovic “before 2020”.
“I thought that you would be a bishop. You were so religiously motivated and excited that you were in a biblical ecstasy, you were a child of the church, so I expected you to be one of the bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church,” he emphasized.
Knežević welcomed the information that Riki Martin will perform in Podgorica on May 21.
“Without a tender and without a deadline, livin’ la vida loca, Riki sings from the bottom of her heart when Rozga couldn’t, the Government is celebrating May 21st, just so that this too won’t be aye-aye”, is part of the song that Knežević recited from.
Ivanovic then said that Knežević has recently been “increasingly burdened with making the public laugh, and that he is less and less successful in that”.
“It seems to me that you are rather vague and confused. You asked me about Greenland, you say you won’t ask me about Cuba, you talk about condemning the attack on the Gulf States, and then you go back 27 years and ask why we don’t condemn the bombing in 1999,” Ivanovic replied.
He said that Knežević cannot discredit him as a man of faith who practices philosophy, and that he does not know what he wants to achieve by doing so.
“What you just presented is not a poem, it is a rhyme. It turns out that you are not a poet, but you are a better poet than a politician,” he added.
Andrija Nikolić (DPS) said that Ivanovic wants to be “the sultan instead of the sultan in Europe now”.
“During the recent POSP session, EU officials clearly confirmed that the laws, which are passed here, must first be harmonized with the EC. It is clear to everyone that your government, by passing the disputed laws on ANB and internal affairs, knowingly acted contrary to those principles,” said Nikolić.
He then asked how the Government intends to secure a two-thirds majority, which is important for the adoption of several constitutional amendments.
“At a moment when we are facing key constitutional changes regarding the judiciary, which require a two-thirds majority, your government created a crisis in parliament and was left without the capacity to form that majority. How does the government plan to ensure further progress in negotiations with the EU, if we know that you have excluded the opposition from the process and that you do not have the capacity for a two-thirds majority,” he asked.
Ivanovic replied that he was not worried about PES, and that it would be more important to “watch Iznogude in his ranks”.
“As for the laws on ANB and internal affairs – you called them controversial, because you made them so. As the opposition, you had the right not to vote for them. But I think the effect and your reaction was excessive – we heard from the EC that those laws were not harmonized in a certain part, but that it will be done. I don’t know why DPS has such a problem with those laws, which is fear of them,” he asked.
Regarding the two-thirds majority, he said that there is no “anti-EU” parliamentary group in the Parliament.
“Everyone here is for EU membership. Everyone said that they contributed to the adoption of laws and reforms. Are you now announcing to the entire public that DPS will not vote for something that is important in chapter 23, that is, that when it comes up on the agenda, you will not support it,” Ivanović asked Nikolić.
You avoided a direct answer to my question, Nikolić retorted.
“We have taken note that you do not behave in a European manner and that you do not need the opinion of Brussels regarding certain laws, which encroach on human rights and are on the border of constitutionality. It will not happen that the matter here depends on the DPS and that in the end the question will be raised as to who is to blame. I asked if you would try to remedy the problem you caused, and not shift the responsibility to the opposition,” he stated.
