Montenegro Independent
Since the early 1990’s, the former Yugoslavia has been battered, beaten, bruised, and mutilated into letting go of its federal republics; the latest appendage to go in this amputation of states is the tiny state of Montenegro, leaving Serbia landlocked, shocked, and perhaps even awed.
Reports (“Ballot paves way for tiny country to step out of shadows.” Times Online) have indicated that Montenegrins voted for independence by a slim majority; 55.4% of those who voted (keep in mind that the threshold required for independence was set at 55%), have decided for the roughly 700,000 Montenegrin citizens, that independence is the only solution to faster European integration and economic growth.
Jila Stoijovic stated,”I am so happy today that we have achieved independence. This victory is for all of our children.” The sentiment was echoed throughout much of the nation, despite what the split vote for independence would indicate. While it is important to remember the new independent status that Montenegro now enjoys, it is difficult to ignore the ties that it has to Serbia.
Next stop for Montenegro: economic decline, moral decay, and shattered hopes/dreams.
An E.U. Commission representative has been assigned to put Montenegro through the fourteen year long admission process. Montenegrin head of the Ministry of Defensive Engineering, Uri Checlanyza claimed, “This is the fastest any nation has been ‘admitted’ to the group.”
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