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The only question is what we will do with this so that one day we could also say that we are citizens-kings, and not mere subjects in our own state… Sky over Berlin and sky above us – (pdf)

What are the film schools producing? What is the taxpayers’ money spent on? Where are the film-makers in our society, and where is the society in their movies?… Crime Scene – (pdf)

There’s 150 years separating us from this book and its message. This goes to prove that we’re indeed sharing the same space with Europe, but not the same time… Dialogue for Europe – (pdf)

The beginning of change will come when everybody leaves their own shadow, shakes off the humbleness and purges self-deception, when we face the populist ideology and wake up as individuals ready for concrete action and a life worthy of a human being. What are the clamps that keep you from going, not waiting for others,… »

What is it in our air that breeds such resignation and sense of impotence? What is it that makes some fantastic people in this country to speak these self-limiting words? What is it that makes us think that we should give up, pack and leave? Why are we not celebrating the genuine, small successes like… »

As long as some of the citizens of this country feel like second-rate citizens, the state itself cannot be stable. And the government which cannot ensure equality before the law ought to be replaced… For Ourselves – (pdf)

Instead of wasting our time on false mysteries, we should stand up for those questions which are of key importance for genuine democratisation and Europeanisation of our society and which this Government is doing everything to minimise, relativise and cover up. With a good reason too, for should these questions finally take the centre stage,… »

What is patriotism? And who is it that’s currently endangering the interests and identity of Montenegro? How to fight them and to ensure the prosperity of the state? The cheap, circus-like patriotism ought to be opposed by civic patriotism, which is centred on citizens and their freedom… Occupation: Patriot – (pdf)

There is a huge gap between what this oldest academic institution in the country should be and what it is, and an even bigger gap between our and European education. This will be one of the first chapters we will negotiate with EU. Is somebody thinking about this already, or will we just try to… »

Freedom, human dignity, civic courage and political responsibility are inseparable in democratic societies. Their absence is the measure of how far we still stand from Europe, as much as of our own commitment to and fight for these values is a sight of our true European nature. To borrow an expression from the European Commission:… »