Latest News from Montenegro
Snow in the Balkans. State of Emergency Was Declared For Some Parts of Serbia.
Heavy snowfall this week in the Balkans has closed down schools, left remote villages cut off and disrupted traffic and power supplies in many areas in the region.
Serbian presiden tells FT that frozen conflicts can "melt"
And when that happens, it is a catastrophe for everyone, according to the Serbian president.
Almost half of Serbian ambassadors will have to go home
The beginning of extensive staffing refreshment of our diplomatic network in the coming months could be changes in the Cultural Center in Paris, reads the article.
Do Paris and Hague think South East Europe is Europe?
Kneissl told a press conference summarizing her country's foreign policy in 2018 that she was satisfied with the fact that during Vienna's EU presidency, new chapters were opened in Serbia's and Montenegro's EU accession negotiations.
More than 40,000 Albanians ready to leave Kosovo - report
Albanian language website indeksonline.net is reporting this.
According to the website, almost 40,000 people are currently waiting for the German embassy to reply to their applications to be granted working visas, so they can leave Kosovo as soon as possible.
Putin's decree awards Order of Alexander Nevsky to Vucic
This was announced on the Kremlin website on Monday, January 7.
"Aleksandar Vucic awarded for his great personal contribution to the development of multilateral cooperation with the Russian Federation," a press release said.
This is a top Russian accolade, given to a Serb for the first time in nearly 100 years.
"Let's open borders between Montenegro, Serbia, and RS"
The initiative by these two opposition politicians in Montenegro is addressed at Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, and the chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina Milorad Dodik.
Would Macedonian PM open border with Serbia and Bulgaria?
Rama previously said that "besides the border with Kosovo" he wants to also open Albania's borders with Macedonia, Montenegro and Greece.
Zaev stated on Thursday that he would "do the same, because it would benefit the region," the website Faktor.mk is reporting.
"I would immediately open all borders," the Macedonian PM is quoted as saying.
Serbian Church disagrees with Bartholomew's Ukraine move
The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) dignitary, who is at the helm of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, added that after the latest decision of its head, Patriarch Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople was "absolutely no longer considered as the supreme church authority by the SPC."
Dacic talks to Pompeo at Brazilian president's inauguration
The Serbian Foreign Ministry (MFA) announced this on Wednesday, adding that during their brief conversation, Dacic informed Pompeo about the current state of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.
Dacic also invited the US official to visit Serbia.
Montenegro gives passports in exchange for investment
The Montenegrin government's decision on "economic citizenship" came into force on Tuesday, Montenegro-based website CdM is reporting.
An investor can get Montenegrin citizenship in several ways, including by making an EUR 100,000 payment to the account set up to finance "less developed local community unit."
Albanian PM: Opening of border with Kosovo is just beginning
He added that "the same procedure is planned when it comes to Montenegro, Macedonia, and Greece."
Serbia 56th in Forbes Best Countries for Business list
Slovenia (31) is the top-ranked former Yugoslav state, followed by Croatia (52), with Macedonia (68), Montenegro (72) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (98) ranked behind Serbia.
As for other countries in the region, Albania is in the 74th place, while Hungary ranks 40th, followed by Romania (41), Greece (42) and Bulgaria (46).
Merkel and Macron "demand release" of Ukrainian sailors
We demand safe, free and unimpeded transit for all ships through the Kerch Strait and the immediate and unconditional release of all illegally detained Ukrainian seafarers, Merkel and Macron said in a joint statement quoted by Reuters.
Russia last month seized the vessels and their crew, stressing that they had violated the country's territorial waters, which Ukraine denies.
Another protest announced for Saturday in Belgrade
The protest organizers announced this on Friday.
They said that the participants would walk from this location via Makedonska, Svetogorska, Takovska, and Kralja Milana streets to Slavija Square.