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BIRN Fact-Check: Has Montenegro’s Minority Govt Delivered Reforms?
A year on, Abazovic has his deal with the Church and can point to a string of high-profile organized crime arrests. But while the work of the Constitutional Court has been unblocked, little progress has been made on reforming the judiciary, a key condition of Montenegro's EU accession process.
Montenegro Opposition Party Denies Funding From Crypto Fugitive
Montenegrin National Security Committee session in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
Media reported on Tuesday that Do Kwon sent a letter to outgoing Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic, outgoing Justice Minister Marko Kovac and the Special State Prosecution, claiming that he financed Europe Now.
Montenegro Urged to Probe Crypto Fugitive’s Ties with Party Leader
Montenegrin police escort South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon in Podgorica. Photo: EPA-EFE/Boris Pejovic
Media reported on Monday that Do Kwon sent a letter to Abazovic, outgoing Justice Minister Marko Kovac and the Special State Prosecution, claiming that he financed Europe Now.
Vučić from Chişinău: "Serbia is an independent country that makes its own decisions"
Pristina and Belgrade are the main topic of the meeting in the Moldovan capital. Serbian President Aleksandar Vui, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as well as Vjosa Osmani spoke at the meeting.
The President said from Chisinau that the situation in Kosovo and Metohija became the main topic of the summit, in addition to the situation in Ukraine.
2023 Parliamentary Elections in Montenegro: Young Voters Will Decide the Elections
The early parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place on 11 June 2023, will be the twelfth parliamentary elections since the introduction of a multi-party system and the sixth since Montenegro gained its independence. There are around 542 thousand eligible voters registered in the central electoral roll.
The Situation in Northern Kosovo is Calm - Vucic no longer Leader of his Party
The situation in Northern Kosovo is calm this morning after yesterday's conflict between the Kosovo police and local citizens, Serbian TV RTS reported.
There are no traffic jams at the Yarine checkpoint. Passenger and cargo traffic is carried out normally.
EU Border Guards to Target Illegal Migration in Montenegro
Frontex officers check equipment in Skopje, North Macedonia. Photo: EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI
Adzic signed an agreement with EU home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson and justice minister Gunnar Strommer to allow the deployment of the Frontex officers in Montenegro.
According to the agreement, Montenegrin police and Frontex can also organise joint operations.
Montenegrin Parties Revamp Political Scene Ahead of Elections
Democratic Front MPs at a Montenegrin parliament session in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
They said on Saturday that pro-Serbian politicians Andrija Mandic and Milan Knezevic's New Serbian Democracy and Democratic People's Party will go to polls as a coalition, while Nebojsa Medojevic's Movement for Changes will compete on its own.
Montenegro War Victims Legislation Criticised as ‘Discriminatory’
A Montenegrin parliament session in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro.
On Monday, parliament adopted the amendments proposed by the ruling Peace is Our Nation bloc enabling monthly compensation to be paid to family members of civilian war victims who were killed, died or disappeared during armed conflicts on the territory of Montenegro.
Bosniak Politicians Campaign for Erdogan in Turkish Elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the cornerstone ceremony for the Belgrade-Sarajevo highway in Sremska Raca, Serbia, 8 October 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC
They sent messages over the weekend via social media, and paid visits and joined meetings and political rallies in Turkey itself.
Multinational special forces exercise ends
The Orion 23 Special Forces - Special Operations Forces Exercise, which was held in parallel with Iniochos 23, was completed on Thursday with the participation of contingents from the US, France, Cyprus, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro.
Nearly 500,000 Turks living abroad cast vote
More than 500,000 Turkish citizens living abroad have cast their ballots in the elections scheduled for May 14 at home in four days, according to the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) representative to the Supreme Election Council (YSK).
‘It’s Offensive’: NATO Bomb Victims’ Families ‘Ignored’ by Montenegro Govt
Eight others were wounded when ten missiles hit the bridge on the river Lim, near Montenegro's border with Kosovo in the country's north. The casualties were a major tragedy for Murino, which only had 462 inhabitants.
Turks living abroad begin to cast ballots
The voting process to decide the next Turkish president and the parliamentary seats began for around 3.4 million Turks living abroad on April 27.
Turkish citizens can cast their votes without needing to book an appointment until May 9 at designated election bureaus and May 14 at border gates on 156 points across 73 countries, the Supreme Election Council (YSK) said.
Committee launches procedure of so-called Kosovo's admission to CoE
BELGRADE - The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers decided on Monday to launch the procedure of reviewing the so-called Kosovo's application for admission to the CoE.