Latest News from Montenegro

Albania Fears Joining New Refugee Route

A steady trickle of migrants and refugees from the Middle East and Africa refugees make their way toward West Europe through Albania - now the former "Balkan route" through Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary has all but closed.

Goldstein: Serbia's contribution to regional growth biggest

BELGRADE - Southeast European countries are registering higher growth and a decline of high unemployment rates, and Serbia, as the largest economy in the region, has made the biggest contribution to this trend, says World Bank Country Director for Southeast Europe Ellen Goldstein.

Bishops' Meeting Warms Serbia-Macedonia Church Ties

The decision of Bishop Timotej of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, MPC, to attend the opening of a new Serbian Orthodox church in Bar in Montenegro has raised new hopes of a thaw between the two churches.

Montenegro Urged To Tackle Homophobic Assaults

Three human right NGOs on Tuesday called on the Montenegrin police and prosecution to thoroughly investigate and punish those behind attacks on LGBT people, their friends, family and supporters.

Pop Star Zdravko Colic Angers Montenegrins by Backing PM

Singer Zdravko Colic sparked sharp criticism in Montenegro after Djukanovic's ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS on Monday posted a video from his concert in Cetinje at which the star openly supported the party for the October parliamentary elections.

Assassin's Bullet Claims Jailed Montenegrin Gangster

In the latest violence related to drug clans clashes in the Montenegrin resort of Kotor, a jailed alleged drugs gang member was killed by an unknown sniper while outdoors in the yard of the high security state prison in Podgorica on Thursday evening.

Prosecutors at BIRN War Crimes Conference Urge Cooperation

Prosecutors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro, as well as the Hague Tribunal and the EU’s Kosovo mission, told a BIRN conference that states must work together to prosecute war crimes.

Montenegro Watchdogs Fear Misuse of Voters' Signatures

While 16 parties and coalitions submitted lists for the October 16 parliamentary elections in Montenegro by Wednesday, not all are confirmed because the electoral authorities are still checking whether they are authentic.

Kosovo's Vetevendosje Rallies Supporters in Albania

Two leaders of Kosovo's Vetevendosje [Self determination] Movement, party chairman Visar Ymeri and one of the founders, Albin Kurti, rallied several hundred supporters in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday, explaining why they oppose the Kosovo parliament adopting a demarcation deal with Montenegro.

Kosovo Could Restore Serb-Albanian Anti-Fascist Monument

The head of the Union of Montenegrins in Kosovo, Slobodan Vujicic, said that the Pristina municipality has promised to examine the possibility of restoring the bust of a wartime Montenegro-born Serb, Yugoslav Partisan fighter Boro Vukmirovic, to the monument in the Kosovo capital's city.

Montenegro Rejects Calls for Jailed Reporter's Release

The government in Podgorica has rejected criticism from international rights and media watchdogs which accused the authorities of violating investigative journalist Jovo Martinovic's rights by holding him in pre-trial detention for 11 months.

Montenegro: Boys, aged 8 and 10, stab elderly man

Two boys in the town of Tuzi near Montenegro's capital Podgorica seriously injured a 71-year-old man when they attacked him with a knife.

This is what regional media reported on Monday.

Montenegro Albanians Unite in Elections, Seeking Power

For the first time, the three main ethnic Albanian parties in Montenegro will in run the next general elections in the country as a coalition, in order to get more seats in parliament and so boost the fight for their national rights.

Djukanovic for B92: Battle for Kosovo is long lost

Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic said in an exclusive interview for B92 that by recognizing Kosovo no one in Montenegro had any bad intentions towards Serbia.

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