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EU Accepts Backstage Role in Montenegro Talks
The speaker of Montenegro's parliament, Ranko Krivokapic, is in Brussels on Monday to meet Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn ahead of crisis talks on new elections in the country, due to begin on Tuesday.
The Montenegrin opposition has been boycotting parliament for months after the ruling parties refused to implement new electoral legislation.
Kosovo police arrest opposition leader for Parliament unrest
Police entered the headquarters of Kosovo's main opposition party on Nov. 28 and arrested dozens of people, including one of its leaders who was wanted for the violent actions he has used to disrupt the country's Parliament.
US and NATO Praise Montenegro's Progress
US Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he strongly supported Montenegro's membership of NATO, adding that the doors of the alliance were open.
Attending the Brod-Brijuni summit in Zagreb, Croatia, Biden said that Balkan NATO members Croatia and Slovenia had both shown what was possible through reform and reconciliation.
Montenegro's Gays Set New Date for Parade
Montenegrin LGBT activists hope to walk the streets of the capital, Podgorica, for the third Gay Pride March, set for December 13.
The organizer of the parade, Queer Montenegro, an NGO, on Wednesday said it had decided to change the route from the one used during the previous two years.
Montenegro Opposition Spurns Offer of Dialogue
Montenegro's main opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, on Tuesday rejected an offer from the speaker of parliament, Ranko Krivokapic, to start negotiations on organizing fair and free elections, saying a change of government had to come through mass protests.
Biden Visit to Croatia Confirms US Engagement
US Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in Croatia for a summit of the so-called "Brdo Brijuni Process", which opened on Wednesday in Zagreb.
Russia told not to interfere in Montenegro's decision
The decision on Montenegro's membership in NATO will be made by Montenegro and by the members of the alliance, says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.
NATO "regrets civilian victims" of its attacks on Serbia
Jens Stoltenberg said in Belgrade on Friday that NATO "regrets for every lost civilian life in the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999."
Bavaria PM Links Montenegrin to Paris Attacks
The premier of the German region of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer, on Saturday said they suspected that a Montenegrin national arrested last week with weapons in southern Germany was linked to the Islamist terrorists who killed more than 128 people in Paris on Friday night.
"There is reason to believe that this is possibly linked" to the attacks, Seehofer said.
Vucic denies his party is forming "Montenegrin branch"
Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic has denied that his party, the ruling Serb Progressives (SNS), was working on forming "a branch" in Montenegro.
Montenegro Opposition Plans 'Siege' of Institutions
Montenegro's strongest opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, announced a fresh anti-government protest for Sunday in the capital, Podgorica, demanding the formation of a transitional government in place of Prime Minister Djukanovic, who has been in power since the early 1990s.
EU Report Charts Uneven Progress in Montenegro
The forthcoming European Commission report on Montenegro is likely to positively assess progress in the country but will stress the need for a more efficient fight against corruption and the need for guarantees of media freedom, sources in Brussels said.
Instagram removes account showing destroyed Serb churches
An Instagram account maintained by the Student Office in Kosovska Mitrovica has been shut down for publishing "disturbing content."
The content in question are photographs posted on the account dubbed "No to Kosovo's Membership in UNESCO," showing destroyed Serb holy places and cemeteries in Kosovo.
Montenegro Drops Probe Into Journalist's Brutal Assault
Montenegro's prosecution on Monday closed the investigation into the attack on the journalist Tufik Softic who was assaulted outside his home in November 2007 and left with serious injuries.
The eight-year investigation was concluded with no results and no suspects indicted.
Kosovo Parliament ratifies agreement with EU
Kosovo's Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ratify a stabilization and association agreement with the European Union, considered a milestone for its economic growth.
The 120-seat Parliament voted with 86 votes for the deal signed last week in Strasbourg, France, that opens the way to eventual full membership in the EU, Kosovo's main trading partner.