{"id":176695,"date":"2025-05-02T18:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=176695"},"modified":"2025-05-02T18:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:20:08","slug":"niksic-loses-its-patron-saint-day-constitutional-court-of-montenegro-abolishes-st-basil-of-ostrog-day-as-city-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/niksic-loses-its-patron-saint-day-constitutional-court-of-montenegro-abolishes-st-basil-of-ostrog-day-as-city-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"NIK\u0160I\u0106 LOSES ITS PATRON SAINT DAY: Constitutional court of Montenegro abolishes St. Basil of Ostrog day as City holiday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Constitutional Court of Montenegro has abolished Nik\u0161i\u0107\u2019s patron saint day \u2013 the Day of St. Basil of Ostrog, which was celebrated on May 12 and was introduced through amendments to the Statute of the municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amendments to the Statute, which introduced the city\u2019s patron saint day, will cease to be valid on the day the decision of the Constitutional Court is published in the Official Gazette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to amend the Statute of the Municipality of Nik\u0161i\u0107, which designated May 12 as the city\u2019s saint day, was adopted at a session of the Municipal Assembly on April 27, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of December last year, the Constitutional Court initiated a procedure to assess the constitutionality and legality of the decision to amend the Statute of the Municipality of Nik\u0161i\u0107, ruling that the introduction of a city saint day required the approval of the Government of Montenegro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Court concluded that the Municipal Assembly of Nik\u0161i\u0107 did not adopt the decision in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law, specifically without obtaining government approval, thereby violating the principle of legality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE IN ENGLISH:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02jrrCDRUTvsW5sWduMgtt6ZKNHX7wSPnpGuLh5x8QRV68WvhVKnhsQqHWDxHJ1B8bl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center for Democratic Transition stated that the Court\u2019s decision prevented the undermining of the constitutional order and that they expect a full explanation of the ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, the Constitutional Court, by majority vote, rejected the initiative to initiate proceedings for the assessment of the constitutionality and legality of Article 11 of the Decision on criteria, procedure, and selection of persons eligible to acquire Montenegrin citizenship by admission, for the implementation of a Special Investment Program of particular importance for the economic interests of Montenegro, reports the portal of <em>Dan<\/em> from Podgorica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/column-kovacevic-on-the-police-batons-revolution-and-its-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">COLUMN, KOVA\u010cEVI\u0106: On the police, batons, revolution and its children\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/i-eat-what-i-have-when-i-have-it-grandma-jela-lives-alone-in-the-mountains-without-electricity-or-water-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cI EAT WHAT I HAVE, WHEN I HAVE IT\u201d: Grandma Jela lives alone in the mountains, without electricity or water! 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