Latest News from Montenegro
Montenegro's Royal Capital Bids for World Heritage Status
Montenegro on Friday will submit an application for the historic core of Cetinje to join the UNESCO heritage list.
Once the nomination has been submitted, it will then undergo a process of scrutiny and evaluation by UNESCO and its advisory body, the International Council on Monuments and Sites.
Nikolic: Serbia is obliged to take care of all Serbs
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said during a meeting he had with Andrija Mandic, leader of New Serb Democracy, a political party in Montenegro, on Thursday, that Serbia had to take care of all members of the Serbian people, wherever they lived.
Montenegro PM: Bosnia Claim to Coast Destructive
Montenegrin leader Milo Djukanvic on Tuesday has condemned attempts by academics and some politicians in Bosnia to revive a dispute over the two countries' borders.
The row erupted after a number of Bosnian academics claimed that a short stretch of the Montenegrin coast belonged by right to Bosnia.
BIRN Attack 'Part of Balkan Democratic Crisis'
The orchestrated campaign against BIRN in Aleksandar Vucic's Serbia was a prime example of the new authoritarianism sweeping the Balkans, which is the rolling back the democratic gains of the 1990s, Balkan expert Florian Bieber said in London on Tuesday.
"Russia wants to build base in Montenegro"
"Russia wants to build base in Montenegro"
PODGORICA -- U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy says Russia is offering Montenegro "billions of dollars to build a military base there."
Meantime, "Montenegro is rejecting such an offer for the sake of its membership in NATO and the EU," he added.
Healthcare in Bulgaria Ranks Among Poorest in Europe
The healthcare services provided in Bulgaria rank among the poorest in Europe, according to the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) released by the Health Consumer Powerhouse on Tuesday.
Bulgaria obtained 547 out of 1000 possible points, ranking 30th out of 36 countries included in the survey.
Montenegro Plans Major State Sell-offs in 2015
Montenegro's Council for Privatisation, chaired by Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, on Monday unveiled an ambitious privatisation plan for 2015, aiming to attract more foreign investment.
Serbia improves rankings in Index of Economic Freedom
WASHINGTON - Serbia has made progress on this year's economic freedom list advancing from the "mostly unfree" to the "moderately free" category based on the Index of Economic Freedom created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.
Work Starts on Montenegro-Italy Undersea Cable
The Italian transmission system operator Terna confirmed that construction of the undersea cable is due to start in Italy on Thursday, although delays on the other side of the Adriatic Sea remain because of ongoing "expropriation processes".
Bosnia-Montenegro Border Row Heats up
Montenegrin opposition parties on Wednesday called on the government to deal more toughly with a new border dispute that has erupted after some Bosnian academics claimed a short stretch of the Montenegrin coast belonged by rights to Bosnia.
ILO expects slight decline in Serbian unemployment rate
BELGRADE- The unemployment rate in Serbia will be on a slight decline over the next several years and is expected to be at 21.5 percent this year, according to the projections and data published on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) website.
World Bank issues report on growth prospects in SEE
BELGRADE - Positive economic growth is expected this year throughout the region, with the exception of Serbia, whose gross domestic product is projected to drop by 0.5%, according to the World Bank's latest South East Europe Regular Economic Report.
Staff Layoffs Alarm Montenegro Media Union
Over the course of 2014, media outlets and Montenegro's two TV broadcasters shed over 150 staffers, while one TV station went bankrupt, the head of the union, Marijana Camovic, said on Tuesday.
Golubovic: Farmers need stronger support
BERLIN- Serbia is among a small number of SEE countries running a trade surplus in agricultural and food products, State Secretary at the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Danilo Golubovic said Monday, addressing the Agricultural Ministers' Summit in Berlin.
Montenegro 'Failing to Protect Its Airspace'
The Montenegrin Army's air force does not have adequate equipment or enough capacity to control the country's skies, even though airspace protection is one of the priorities Podgorica's NATO integration process, the Centre for Democratic Transition watchdog claimed.