Latest News from Montenegro
Montenegro Police Detain Pro-Russian Columnist Over Facebook Row
Police in Montenegro on Friday detained a well known pro-Russian journalist, Igor Damjanovic, over his conversation on Facebook with another person who then filed a case against him.
But Damjanovic, who writes for the Russian media in the region, claims the police did not take him into custody over his Facebook jibes at a Facebook account holder called Alija Djukic.
Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures
Swiss skiier Joana Haehlen during the the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup women's downhill race in the Bulgarian town of Bansko on January 24, 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/Vassil Donev.
Serbia's Antonina Dubinina mid-competition during the women's short program of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Graz, Austria, on January 24, 2020. EPA-EFE/Tatyana Zenkovich.
Montenegro Govt, Serbian Church, Seek Dialogue on Religion Law
As protests continue in Montenegro over the recently adopted freedom of religion law, the government and Serbian Orthodox Church have both called for talks on resolving the dispute.
Corruption Fight Faltering in Balkans, Central Europe, Transparency Says
Both declined from last year, when Bosnia was ranked in 89th place, with 38 points, and North Macedonia came in 93rd place, with 37 points.
Bosnia shares its 106th place with Albania, which also declined in the rankings. It came in 99th place last year.
Church Cancels Protest Walk in Montenegro’s Old Capital
A Serbian Orthodox Church protest in Montenegro against the newly adopted law on religion, due to take place in Cetinje on Thursday night, has been canceled over security concerns. The Church has since announced that it is shifting the event from a protest walk in the town to an event inside the local monastery.
Montenegro Cancels ‘Coup Plot’ Warrant for Israeli’s Arrest
Montenegro's Higher Court on Tuesday quashed the warrant for the arrest of Yoram Frig, who is accused of terrorism for his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the government in October 2016.
Men gunned down in Vari wanted in Montenegro
The two Montenegrin men who were shot and killed on Sunday by four masked gunmen while they were dining with their wives and two children in Vari, southern Athens, had pending international arrest warrants against them issued by Montenegro, according to Greek police.
EU Has Turned Enlargement into a Hamster Wheel
Never-ending accession
French President Emmanuel Macron, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/MICHEL EULER / POOL MAXPPP OUT
Greek police search for gunmen who shot dead 2 Montenegrins
Greek police on Monday were searching for four masked gunmen who burst into a popular restaurant a day earlier and shot dead two men from Montenegro.
One woman was wounded and hospitalized.
Police believe the case is potentially linked to the settling of accounts by Balkan criminal gangs.
Montenegro’s Drug Gang Warfare Claims Lives in Athens
Warfare between rival Montenegrin drug gangs has claimed more lives beyond the country's borders, after two members of the so-called Skaljari Clan were shot dead in Athens, Greece, on Sunday.
Police probe mafia-style execution of two criminals in Vari
Police investigating an armed attack on a taverna in coastal Vari on Sunday that left two men dead and a woman injured believe that the incident was most likely a settling of accounts between members of underground criminal groups.
Serbian Church Faces Long Legal Fight over Montenegrin Law
A controversial law on religions in Montenegro has entered into force, but the Serbian Orthodox Church has legal avenues to oppose it.
Worrying data, but for whom - Serbia or the EU? Support decreasing significantly
It is explained that Brexit, French President Emmanuel Macron, who said he was not in favor of enlargement, along with the Kosovo issue, had contributed to the decrease of the support for EU membership.
"We will not withdraw the law, Vucic has an open invitation to come to Montenegro"
Djukanovic points out that the massive protests over this law, which he sees as essentially political, though "masked" in church attire, with a prominent pro-Serbian token, cannot threaten the government or the policies pursued by the government.
Russian ‘Night Wolves’ Bikers Support Montenegro Church Protests
The head of the pro-Kremlin Russian bikers group, the Night Wolves, has lent strong support to pro-Serbian protesters in Montenegro in a video published on Facebook on Friday.