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Anti-NATO Montenegrins Put Last Hopes in Dutch

After US President Donald Trump signed the NATO accession protocol for Montenegro - removing one of the last remaining obstacles to membership of the alliance - NATO foes in Montenegro are looking to The Netherlands - one of two alliance members which still did not ratify the treaty, along with Spain - to block the process.

Rama: Albanians "saved Montenegro twice"

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks at the news conference with visiting Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, the first Serbian leader to visit the nation after a troubled past, at the Palace of Brigades in the Albanian capital, Tirana, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Both countries are trying to overcome their troubled past while working toward EU membership.

Albanian PM explains how Albanians "saved Montenegro twice"

By joining Montenegro's ruling coalition, Albanians "saved" this country for the second time, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has been quoted as saying.

"By joining the government Albanians saved Montenegro for the second time," he said.

Trump Campaign Chief 'Worked for Montenegrin Independence'

American consultant Paul Manafort has said that he was hired by the Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska, former owner of Montenegro's KAP aluminum plant and one of the largest investors in the country,  to support Montenegro's independence referendum in 2006 - but Deripaska declined to respond to BIRN's inquiry about the claim.

Details of statement by one of Ramush Haradinaj witnesses who died

Photo: Reuters (2012)

After Daut Haradinaj threatened Serbs with ethnic cleansing if his brother Ramush was extradited to Serbia, Blic published the testimony of Kujtim Berisha.

Berisha, who was a refugee from Kosovo and a witness in the Hague Tribunal's war crimes case against Ramush Haradinaj, made his statement to investigators in Podgorica, Montenegro, on May 11, 2004.

Trump signs Montenegro's accession to NATO

AP Photo/ Jae C. Hong

US President Donald Trump has signed a protocol on the accession of Montenegro to NATO, which has completed its ratification procedure in the United States.

The White House has not officially released a statement on the signing of the protocol, Voice of America is reporting on Tuesday.

Turkey becomes top destination for Ukrainian tourists: Association

Turkey has become the largest tourism destination for Ukrainian tourists as almost 75 percent of 1.5 million Ukrainian tourists that travel overseas visit Turkey, according to a leading Turkish tourism association. 

Trump signs protocol on Montenegro's accession to NATO

US President Donald Trump has signed a protocol on the accession of Montenegro to NATO, which has completed its ratification procedure in the United States.

The White House has not officially released a statement on the signing of the protocol, Voice of America is reporting on Tuesday.

McCain Tours Balkans to Boost US, NATO Ties

As a part of a large Western Balkan tour, US Senator John McCain on Monday met Serbia's President-elect, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, to discuss further political and military cooperation between the two countries.

World Bank: Western Balkan countries growing at faster pace

SKOPJE - Countries in the Western Balkans are growing at a faster pace than in 2015, with regional growth projected to be 2.8 pct in 2016 and 3.2 pct in 2017, says the latest World Bank Western Balkans Regular Economic Report.

NATO flag waving in Montenegro: "This date will become a part of history"

Photo: MoD of Montenegro

Montenegro celebrated the 4th of April, the day when NATO was established, and on this occasion in front of the Ministry of Defense in Podgorica, next to Montenegro's government, the flag of Alliance was waving.

Minister of Defense of Montenegro Predrag Boskovic on this occasion said that marking April 4 will become a tradition.

Moldova, Montenegro Agree on Cooperation within European Integration

Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Galbur, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, had a meeting with Foreign Minister of Montenegro, Srđan Darmanović, who pays a working visit to Chisinau, Moldpres has reported.

The parties confirmed mutual interest in intensifying political dialogue, boost trade and economic exchanges, strengthen cooperation in education and culture.

Language Rant Shocks Croatian Leftist Daily's Staff

Sources from the left-wing Croatian daily Novi list say staff are shocked over the publication in their paper of an opinion piece condemning the recently signed Declaration on the Common Language as a Yugoslav trick.

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