BELGRADE,
March 18 (Xinhua) -- Some 10,000 people from across Montenegro on Sunday
gathered in Podgorica's Republic Square, protesting against poverty and
corruption, according to news reaching here.
"The
protest will send a message to lawmakers to listen to the people," said
Dragan Jakovljevic, president of the regional council of the Association of
Independent Unions, saying that the population was facing "an uncertain
future through debt bondage for us and our descendants."
After
declaring independence, Montenegro experienced significant direct foreign
investment until 2008. However, since then a number of large infrastructure
projects, such as the construction of the Belgrade-Bar highway, have been
suspended or postponed.
Last month
the viability of the country's largest single contributor to GDP and exporter,
the Podgorica Aluminum Plant (KAP), was called into question, with the
government potentially responsible for covering over 150 million euros in loan
guarantees, according to media reports.
At the
time, Minister of Economy Vladimir Kavaric said this could "lead to the
collapse of the financial system."
Editor: yan
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