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Montenegro Braces For Tight Election Race

Voting closes at 8pm on Sunday in Montenegro where around 528,000 people are entitled to cast ballots in what is expected to be a tight election.

They will be choosing between 17 contenders for seats. Around 1,200 voting stations will be opened on polling day.

Parties must cross a three-per-cent threshold to win any of the 81 seats in parliament.

Novi Sad declared the European Capital of Culture 2021

BRUSSELS - BRUSSELS - Novi Sad has been named one of the three European Capitals of Culture for 2021.

Novi Sad and Timisoara, Romania, will in November be joined by a city in Greece - Eleusis, Kalamata or Rhodes.

Novi Sad beat Montenegro's Herceg Novi in the final selection round, becoming the first city from a non-EU country to take the prestigious title.

UK 'Blocking Montenegro' From Opening EU Chapters

Britain is blocking Montenegro from opening two more EU accession chapters, apparently because it doubts the country is ready to make concessions on the free movement of labour, BIRN has learned from a well-informed source in Montenegro.

The two new chapters relate to freedom of movement, in Chapter 2, and the right of establishment and freedom to provide services, in Chapter 3.

Photo of Bulgarian Ambassador Goes Viral over Choice of Clothes

An image showing the new Bulgarian envoy to Luxembourg Maya Dobreva standing next to Henri, Grand Duke of the country, has left the public divided over the ambassador's choice of clothing.

Dobreva, who is also Bulgaria's ambassador to Belgium, was recently accredited to the grand duchy.

New film festival "Cinemafest" at Sava Center

BELGRADE - The new film festival "Cinemafest" will be held at Belgrade's Sava Center from October 29 to November 2, and the audiences will have the opportunity to see features by famous authors and Hollywood stars, the organizers announced Tuesday.

The films were chosen by Ivan Karl and the new Woody Allen film "High Society" will open the festival.

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