Latest News from Montenegro
Montenegro Opposition Asks Bannon to Block NATO Accession
Anti-NATO opposition politicians in Montenegro have written to White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, seeking his aid in getting Donald Trump's new US administration to reconsider America's support for Montenegro's membership of NATO.
Montenegrin Women to Rally Against Cuts
Women in Montenegro will stage a rally on Thursday demanding the government reverse its decision to reduce state aid for mothers of three and more children.
The government reduced financial help allocated to more than 22,000 women by 25 percent in January amid more general plans to slash public spending.
Mogherini Visits Western Balkans To Calm Rising Tensions
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, is starting a Balkan tour of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia, which ends on March 4.
Podgorica Rejects Bid to Censure Croatian Ex-President
Montenegro’s capital rejected an opposition plea to revoke the honorary citizenship of former Croatian President Stjepan Mesic over his controversial statements about the Jasenovac WWII concentration camp.
Planned Resort on Montenegro's Lake Skadar Alarms MEPs
European Parliamentarians voiced concern on Monday over the Montenegrin government's plan to approve a new "eco-resort" on Skadar Lake, which has led to protests from environmentalists who fear it will threaten the national park's ecosystem and rare species.
Vucic: Tourism generated 1.04 bln euro profit in 2016
BELGRADE - The Serbian tourism industry generated a 1.04 bln euro profit in 2016, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday.
Mogherini to visit Belgrade next week
BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini will pay a working visit to Serbia next week, her office told Tanjug.
The visit will be a part of a March 1-4 tour of the Balkans, during which Mogherini will travel to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia.
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Vucic: Serbia earned 200 mln euros more from tourism than Montenegro
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic opened on Thursday the 39th International Tourism Fair, held in the nation's capital, Belgrade.
In his opening address, Vucic said that Serbia earned "one billion and 42 million euros from tourism last year."
EUR 285 million from IPA funds for cross-border cooperation
A total of EUR 284 million from EU's IPA funds cross-border cooperation will become available to Serbia by 2020.
This concerns cooperation with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Macedonia, Croatia and two transnational program of cooperation – the Danube program and the Adriatic-Ionian program.
Moscow says accusations coming from Podgorica are "baseless"
Accusations pointing to Russia's alleged involvement in a 2016 Montenegro coup attempt are "baseless."
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this on Wednesday, Sputnik reported.
Consultative Council on South Gas Corridor To Meet in Baku
The third meeting of the Consultative Council on the project South Gas Corridor will start in Baku on Thursday.
Representatives of the European Commission, Georgia, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Italy and Greece will discuss the prospects for transporting 10 billion cubic metres of Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian region to Europe.
Djukanovic Says Russia Trying To Destabilize Balkans
Montenegro's former prime minister accused Russia of seeking to destabilize the Balkans following a thwarted attempt to overthrow Podgorica's pro-Western government.
Montenegro on Alert Over New Cyber Attacks
The websites of the Montenegrin government and several state institutions, as well as some pro-government media, have been targeted with increasing numbers of cyberattacks in recent days, the government in Podgorica told BIRN.
Montenegro Coup Suspect 'Was Russian Spy in Poland'
The Polish ambassador to Podgorica, Irena Tatarzynska, told BIRN that Russian military officer Eduard Shishmakov, one of the leading suspects in the alleged coup plot in Montenegro, was thrown out of Poland due to a spying accusation.
Kosovo 'Lost No Land' in Montenegro Border Deal
The Commission for the Measurement of Territory issued a report on its findings on Tuesday, saying that land which the opposition has claimed was wrongly being given away in the border demarcation deal was genuinely part of Montenegro.
The commission said that the Cakorr and Belluha were part of Montenegro, not Kosovo, as the opposition has claimed.