All News on Social Issues in Montenegro
Montenegrins, how many of you are there? The first results of the census are known
633,158 inhabitants reside in Montenegro, it was announced at the conference.
Let's recall that in the 2011 census, Montenegro had a total population of 620,029.
The director of Monstat, Miroslav Pejovi, announced that the conditions for the publication of preliminary results had been met, and that other data would be published successively during the year.
Vucic: Kurti would not be talking the way he is without "carte blanche" support
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday evening a recent statement by Pristina's PM Albin Kurti that Srpska lista representatives in Kosovo-Metohija would "suffer and pay" was terrible but that Kurti would never have been able to say something like that without "carte blanche" support.
Montenegro Sued for Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples
Montenegro Pride participants with a giant rainbow flag in Podgorica. Photo: BIRN/Samir Kajosevic
LGBT Forum Progress's executive director, John Barac, said that Montenegro has failed to make legal changes to allow Montenegrins in same-sex partnerships to register their marriages in their home country.
New Montenegrin Govt Awaits MPs’ Approval Amid Political Uncertainty
Prime Minister-designate Dritan Abazovic at a press conference in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
"The government will have five priority areas of action. We will be focused on the fight against corruption, more sustainable investments, EU integration, sustainable development and environmental protection," Abazovic said.
Montenegro Arrests US Fugitives Convicted in 18 Million Dollar Fraud
Montenegrin police officer on patrol in the capital Podgorica. Photo. BIRN/Samir Kajosevic
The US Justice Department said that Richard Ayvazyan, his wife, Marietta Terabelian, and his sister-in-law, Tamara Dadyan, were in detention in Montenegro. The Montenegrin Interior Ministry didn't respond to BIRN's request for arrest details by time of publication.
Montenegro Ponders Ukrainian Far-Right Group Member’s Asylum Request
Supporters of the 'Right Sector' carry portraits of their comrades killed fighting in eastern Ukraine. Photo: EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY
Since December, he has been held in a migrant shelter near the capital, Podgorica, until Montenegro's Interior Ministry decides on his request; he is on a Russian-issued international arrest warrant for allegedly smuggling strategically important resources.