Montenegro
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.
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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.
NATO and Russia's influence dominate Montenegro vote
BELGRADE - NATO membership will be a central issue in Montenegro's general election on Sunday, with the vote marking the latest episode in a power struggle between Russia and the West in the Balkans, EurActiv.com reports.
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.
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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.
International Satire fest to be held on October 12
BELGRADE - The international "Satire Fest 2016" festival of humor and satire will take place on October 12 at the Kolarac Foundation, the organizer, the Belgrade Aphoristic Circle, has announced.
The 14th Satire Fest will be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the death of writer Petar Kocic (1877-1916).
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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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Montenegro Minister Refuses to Sign Electoral Roll
Two weeks to go before parliamentary elections in Montenegro, the Interior Minister has refused to authorise the electoral roll, which will place a question mark over the election's legitimacy.
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Montenegro NGOs Raise Concerns Over Electoral Roll
Civil society groups say legitimate complaints about Montenegro's electoral roll have not been addressed, raising concern about the outcome of the October 16 general election.
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Montenegro Hospital Privatisation Plan Angers Doctors
The Montenegrin Health Ministry has dismissed criticism by the Union of Medics, which claims that public healthcare in the country will be subjected to the whims of the free market after the government announced plans to ask private companies to manage healthcare institutions.