Latest News from Montenegro
Montenegro NGOs Urge Govt to Reveal Highway’s True Cost
Montenegrin officials at the opening of Bar-Boljare highway first section. Photo: Government of Montenegro.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic opened the first section of the highway, seven years after the Chinese-financed project started and drove up Montenegro's public debt to 90.85 per cent of GDP.
President Radev: Bulgaria categorically Supports the Integration of Montenegro in the EU
President Rumen Radev is on an official visit to Montenegro. He was welcomed today by Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic at the presidential palace in the historic capital of Cetinje.
Montenegrin Opposition May Help Embattled Govt Survive Confidence Vote
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic (L) and Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic (R) in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
Hydrocarbon hopes for Ioannina from Shell drilling in Albania
The geological region that stretches to the North from the Adriatic in the area of Italy and Croatia and descends to the Ionian Sea and Western Greece to the South has yielded discoveries of oil and natural gas deposits.
Exploration by major oil companies is ongoing, while Croatia, Montenegro and Albania have stepped up their efforts with rounds of concessions.
Could building in US movie be copy of Slovenian architect’s work?
Ljubljana – A building appearing in a new Marvel series movie is incredibly similar to a memorial complex award-winning Slovenian architect Marko Mušič designed in Montenegro in the 1970s, the newspaper Delo reports on Saturday. The architect has mixed feelings about what could be a potential copyright infringement.
2022 Open Balkan: The Future belongs to the Peoples of the Balkans
The European Union's treats Western Balkans states as a wicked stepmother. While this has not significantly changed even after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it did trigger a fundamental debate on whether the EU wants at all to admit the remaining six Western Balkan countries (Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo) to full-fledged membership.
Russian Interest in Montenegrin Real Estate Spikes Despite Sanctions
View of the Boka Kotorska Bay in Montenegro. Photo: BIRN/Samir Kajosevic
The Central Bank said that Russians were also the largest investors in Montenegro, after they invested 41.6 million euros in the country since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February.
Moscow to Montenegro: Russian IT Professionals, Firms Relocate to Escape Sanctions
Hurt by sanctions over the war in Ukraine, many Russian IT professionals and firms - big and small - have relocated to Montenegro, taking advantage of visa-free entry and proximity to the wider European market.
Montenegrin Orthodox Church Asks Govt for Equality with Serbian Church
Montenegrin Orthodox Church liturgy in Podgorica. Photo: Montenegrin Orthodox Church
After Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic on Tuesday called for negotiations about the agreement with the Montenegrin Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Mihailo said that it must be treated the same as the Serbian Orthodox Church, the largest Orthodox community in the country.
Week in Review: The End of an Era?
Laid to Rest?
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive for a family photo following an EU-Western Balkans leaders' meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 23 June 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ
Serbia Again Avoids Answers About Hosting Fugitive ex-President
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that her Montenegrin counterpart, Dritan Abazovic, had "again drawn her attention" to the issue of the former President of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006 who is avoiding justice in Montenegro and hiding in Serbia, but gave no details.
Serbian Church Agreement Shakes Montenegro Coalition
Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic (L) and Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije (R) meeting in Montenegro.Photo: Government of Montenegro
The largest ruling party, the Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, criticized the draft published on Tuesday as too favourable to the Church, the largest faith group in Montenegro.
‘Montenegro has Wasted a Decade Delaying EU Reforms’
Former European Integration Minister Gordana Djurovic says that after a decade of membership negotiations with the EU, Montenegro must act more proactively in implementing reforms.
Hrastnik hosting working class film festival
Hrastnik – Hrastnik, a working-class town in central Slovenia, is hosting what is the only Slovenian labour film festival later this week with 16 screenings and a diverse accompanying programme featuring local and foreign filmmakers and advocates for worker rights.
Kosovo Police Arrest Serb for ‘Inciting Hatred’ After Battle Commemoration
Kosovo police said they arrested Serbian citizen Nikola Nedeljkovic from Belgrade for "inciting hatred and discord" after a memorial service on Tuesday dedicated to the fighters of 1389 Battle of Kosovo.
The service was held at the Gazimestan monument near Kosovo's capital, Pristina. It coincides with the Serbian Orthodox religious holiday of Vidovdan (St. Vitus Day).