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Montenegro Govt Urged to Improve ‘Anti-Mafia’ Legislation
Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic (right) and the head of watchdog NGO MANS Vanja Calovic Markovic at a conference in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
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.
Montenegrin President Sees Path Back to Power for Once-Dominant Party
A new minority government in Montenegro offers the Democratic Party of Socialists a change to re-establish itself as a force to be reckoned with ahead of elections in 2023.
Abazovic Promises Montenegro’s New Govt Will Hold Elections in 2023
Montenegrin Prime Minister-designate Dritan Abazovic at a press conference. Photo: Government of Montenegro
Abazovic said that the mandate of his government will be one year, and that its main task will be to prepare state institutions for next spring's early elections.
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.
Montenegro Promises to Compensate for Publishing Self-Isolators’ Names
Montenegrin army officers guarding quarantine in the town of Niksic. Photo: Government of Montenegro
According to government data, 2,720 persons filed lawsuits against the state for publishing their names on lists of people ordered to self-isolate.
Femicides in Montenegro Spur Calls for New Domestic Abuse Strategy
Three women killed in the past four months in Montenegro had all previously reported their partners to the police. Experts say authorities must radically rethink the way they deal with domestic abuse.
Djukanovic Seeks Influence Over New Montenegro Govt, Analysts Warn
Black on White bloc leader Dritan Abazovic (left) and Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic (right) at a conference in Budva. Photo: Atlantic Council of Montenegro
"Coup in Montenegro; They said that Abazovic was a thug"
We had a coup, the government and the president of the Assembly were changed by the votes of URA, we have the return of Djukanovic and the revitalization of that party. In the historical betrayal of the century, Abazovic voted with people who said he was a bastard", Milacic told TV Prva.
Move to Minority Government in Montenegro May Only Buy Time
Montenegro's government looks likely to fall this week; moves to replace it with a minority administration may only stave off the inevitable - early elections.
Pressure Rises Within Montenegro’s Crumbling Govt for Early Polls
Montenegrin parliament session in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
One of the Democratic Front leaders, Andrija Mandic, on Thursday said the current crisis should be solved within the ruling majority, warning that the opposition and former ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, shouldn't be allowed back into control.
Montenegro’s ‘Blocked’ Government Faces No-Confidence Motion
Montenegrin PM Zdravko Krivokapic and Deputy PM Dritan Abazovic during the Independence Day celebration in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
The motion was signed by 31 MPs from Black on White and Milo Djukanovic's opposition Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, Social Democrats, minority parties and the Social Democratic Party.
Call for Minority Govt in Montenegro Gets Cold Shoulder
Montenegrin Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic (left) and Deputy PM Dritan Abazovic (right) in the parliament. Photo: Government of Montenegro