Montenegro

Serbian experts are in two minds over the benefits to Serbia of purchasing shares in Montenegro's transmission system operator, Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem, CGES.

Serbia's public enterprise Elektromreza Srbije, EMS, on Tuesday bought 10 per cent of CGES for more than 13 million euro, also acquiring a seat on the board of CGES.

Serbia will make its decision on a candidate for the position of the next UN secretary-general "in time," Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday.

Serbia will not support Montenegro's candidate for the post of UN secretary-general, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.

Montenegro has nominated Igor Luksic, the current deputy prime minister and foreign minister, who served as prime minister from 2010 until 2012.

Serbia wants to buy Montenegro's Port of Bar (company) - if not alone, then with a partner, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.

He added: "That is also why it is so important to work on all road and railway routes, in particular the ones towards Montenegro."

If "someone" in the region is buying ballistic missiles, Serbia "will have to find an answer to that," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.

Montenegro is an example that a state should not be a toy and that those who lead it must not treat it that way, says Tomislav Nikolic.

The Serbian president told Sputnik that Montenegro "should not be compared to Serbia - which has its own interests, rights and centuries-old friendships."

Opposition supporters in Montenegro rallied on Wednesday as leaders pledged fresh protests until their demands are met for the resignation of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and the formation of an interim government.

It's that time of year again, when Google publishes its lists of the most frequently used Google search terms used in 2015.

People in the Balkans, as in most countries around the globe, are most curious about pop singers and football players, according to an article published by Time weekly.

A Montenegrin parliamentary committee has backed confirmation of the border agreement with Kosovo and a vote on the issue could take place by the end of this year.

The Interior Ministry is set to begin a two-year process of marking the border line with Kosovo.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree imposing trade barriers on Ukraine in response to Kiev joining Western sanctions against Moscow.