All News on Politics in Montenegro

Montenegro Urged to Respect Kosovo's Yugoslav-Era Border

Haradinaj, a Kosovo MP who is on the parliamentary commission for foreign affairs, said on Wednesday that the border with Montenegro set by the 1974 Yugoslav constitution should be officially agreed between the two countries.

Roderick Moore to Serve as Interim U.S. Charg? d'Affaires in Sofia

The U.S. Embassy in Sofia announced on Wednesady that Roderick Moore will assume duties as the interim charge d'affaires on August 5.

Moore, who was deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy to Bulgaria in 2000-2003, will serve in the new position until the latter part of this year, the embassy said in a statement.

Montenegro Evenly Divided Over NATO Membership

If a referendum was held immediately on NATO membership, 36 per cent of Montenegrins would vote in favour and 37 per cent against, a survey published on Tuesday suggested. 

Montenegro Names New Intelligence Agency Chief

The Montenegrin cabinet on Thursday namd the new director of the National Security Agency as Dejan Perunicic.

The move was made as Montenegro faces a deadline from Brussels to make progress in carrying out security reforms before receiving an invitation to join NATO.

FM briefs parties on latest contacts in SE Europe

Greek FM Nikos Kotzias briefed political party representatives on Wednesday of recent visits of southeast European capitals, declaring afterwards that crisis-plagued Greece is “returning to the Balkans”.

The venue was a meeting of a national council on foreign policy, with Kotzias briefing participants on his talks and contacts in visits to no less than seven regional countries.

Montenegro to Keep Track of ISIS Threat

Parliament's Security and Defence Committee on Monday uged the National Security Agency to continue to keep track of Islamic extremism and radicalism in the light of the activities of the Islamic State in Balkans.

Kosovo Neighbours Pledge to Work Harder on Returnees

Representatives from Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia and Kosovo, dealing with the issue of displaced persons from the 1999 conflict, met in Pristina on Wednesday to discuss regional solutions to a problem persisting 16 years since the war in Kosovo ended.

Pro-ISIS Video Calls for Balkan Caliphate

A new video published on July 10 on YouTube, named "Put hilafa",  which in Bosniak means "Way of caliphate", calls for the establishment of a caliphate in the Balkans - Serbia above all.

The video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with the video has been terminated.

Balkans Floods Germany With Asylum Requests

Kosovo leads the Western Balkan countries in terms of the number of asylum seekers in Germany this year.

It was responsible for 31,400 requests over six months from January to June 2015, followed by citizens of Albania, Serbia and Macedonia, the Germany Interior Ministry said in a press release on Monday.

Montenegro Opposition Pledges Fresh Round of Protests

The Democratic Front is planning new protests aimed at forcing out Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic - who has held power since 1991 - on September 27, it said on Monday.

Croatia PM Urges NATO to Admit Montenegro

Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic underlined the importance of Montenegro's NATO membership for Croatia, at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Zagreb on Thursday.

"This is something that interests Croatia, bearing in mind that Montenegro is a neighboring state and security in this part of Europe and the region is an important matter for us," the PM stated.

President of Montenegro Arrives in Bulgaria on 2-Day Visit

President of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic arrives in Bulgaria Thursday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart, Rosen Plevneliev.

The two heads of state will discuss the development of trade and economic relations and joint bilateral projects in the sphere of energy, industry, tourism, culture, and education.

Stoltenberg Welcomes Montenegro's Progress on Path to NATO

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed Montenegro's commitment to regional security and cooperation and thanked the country for its continued contributions to the Alliance's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan.

Kosovo-Montenegro Border Talks Stir Suspicions

Kosovo parliamentarians have accused their government of not being transparent in its negotiations with Montenegro over the northwestern border - and even of handing over territory. 

Bulgaria's President Begins One-Day Working Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will pay a one-day working visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 3.

Plevneliev is to meet with Mladen Ivanic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to take part in an international conference titled "Regional Economic Development and Cooperation," according to a media statement of the President's Office.

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