All News on Politics in Montenegro
Border Deal Confirmation Angers Kosovo Opposition
Opposition parties in Kosovo expressed anger after an ad-hoc international commission on Wednesday approved the controversial border demarcation agreement between Kosovo and Montenegro.
Montenegro Takes Aim at Slovenly-Looking Soldiers
Montenegro's Defence Ministry is planning to tighten up the dress code for serving soldiers, worried by the lax appearance of the military.
Under the new military code, which BIRN has seen, soldiers will no longer be allowed to smoke in public places, use umbrellas and "carry bags or other items" while in uniform.
Montenegro deports Russian, Japanese Aum Shinrikyo members
Members of the religious sect Aum Shinrikyo who were in Montenegro where they "performed rituals" will be deported on Monday, local media are reporting.
Podgorica-based daily Dnevne Novine writes that this concerns 55 Russian and five Japanese citizens who have been ordered to leave the country by March 28 because they failed to register their stay with Montenegro's authorities.
Election Deal Talks to Resume in Montenegro
Montenegro's leaders are to meet yet again next week to try to resolve the crisis in the country following the failure of a no-confidence vote in the government in January.
The crisis, Montenegro's worst since it gained independence in 2006, revolves around opposition claims that the government has no legitimacy to organize general elections planned this year.
Kosovo Villagers Welcome Border Deal Review
Villagers from the Rugova community on the border with Montenegro have said they welcome plans for a presidential commission to reassess the controversial demarcation deal between Kosovo and Montenegro.
Rrustem Selimaj, who lives in Haxhaj village, told BIRN that his community is one of the most affected by the agreement between Kosovo and Montenegro on border demarcation.
PM expects Montenegro to join NATO "by mid-2017"
Montenegro can expect to become a full member of NATO by mid-2017, Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said in an interview with Russian television Dozhd.
The interview has been rebroadcast by Montenegrin national television late on Wednesday.
NATO Warships Visit Montenegrin Port of Bar
Three NATO ships under the command of Standing NATO Response Force Mine Countermeasure Group, SNMCMG-2, will visit the Montenegrin port of Bar on Friday, the country's Defence Ministry announced.
Kosovo Opposition Scorn Review of Montenegro Deal
In a bid to defuse the anger among opposition parties in Kosovo, President Atifete Jahjaga has appointed a three-member team to review the work of a government commission on border demarcation with Montenegro.
After months of political stalemate in parliament and turmoil in the streets, President Jahjaga decided to hire a team of three people to evaluate the controversial deal.
Kosovo Opposition MPs Repeat Election Demand
Opposition politicians in Kosovo have repeated their demand for early elections, saying this alone will solve the country's acute political crisis.
Rexhep Selimi, an MP from the opposition Vetevendosje [Self-Determination] movement, said the government had lost its legitimity and even its legality.
Montenegro Justifies Use of Force Against Protests
Montenegro's Interior Ministry has defended police actions against anti-government protesters last year, saying they acted professionally, lawfully and in a restrained manner, in spite of being directly attacked.
Heroin Crossing Balkans to Europe, US Report
The latest annual report by the US State Department's International Strategy for Narcotics Control says drugs traffickers are using Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia to transport heroin from Afghanistan and Central Asia to Western Europe.
Albania Fears Becoming Part of 'Refugee Route'
Albania fears becoming part of the Balkan "refugee route", now that Macedonia has tightened border controls, leaving some 10,000 people trapped in Greece on their way to Western Europe.
Until now, the most-used route has run through Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia, avoiding Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania.
Migrants' possible new route would not include Serbia
German broadcaster n-tv is speculating that migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe from the Middle East "might find a new route."
The television published a drawing according to which migrants could in the future move from Greece toward Albania, and then toward Western Europe via Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Croatia.
EU Rightists Slate 'Double Standard' on Montenegro
The righting alliance comprising 50 MEPs and one European Commissioner on Tuesday said the EU's latest resolution on Montenegro last week demonstrated double standards and has ignored the "corruption of Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic".
Montenegro Opposition Urges PM Djukanovic to Resign
Several hundred opposition protesters gathered in front of the parliament in Podgorica, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, who has held power since 1991.
Protesters carrying Serbian and Montenegrin flags shouted "Milo, thief!" and accused the governmnet of corruption, undemocratic practices and election fraud.