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Ajša Vodnik gets another term as vice chair of AmChams in Europe
Ljubljana – Ajša Vodnik, director general of AmCham Slovenija, has won another term as vice president of AmChams in Europe, a network of American Chambers of Commerce from 43 countries in Europe and Eurasia, AmCham Slovenia said. This means Slovenia will remain the seat of the organisation for another two years.
Home of Old Magazine Stories Keeps Yugoslavia’s Memory Bright
"This intelligent polemicist and forecaster is already a little tired of politics, he says. He would like to do it on a voluntary basis. But he cannot escape, he knows, right now from that hot cauldron."
So wrote journalist Manojlo Vukotic back in 1989 about a then fresh face on the scene of Montenegro politics.
Montenegro's first reaction to Olivér Várhelyi's statement: "Mr. Várhelyi..."
According to him, that statement undermines the objectivity of the European Union's policy in the Western Balkans.
European Commissioner for Enlargement, Olivr Vrhelyi, previously welcomed the decision of the Government of Serbia to withdraw the cancellation of hospitality to the Ambassador of Montenegro and called on Montenegro to do the same.
EU Urges Montenegro to Revoke Expulsion of Serbian Ambassador
Vladimir Bozovic attending the Serbian National Council conference in Podgorica. Photo: Serbian Embassy in Montenegro
Montenegrin authorities on November 28 declared ambassador Vladimir Bozovic persona non grata, citing allegedly unacceptable statements about the history and statehood of the country.
Montenegrin Majority Announces Agreement Ahead of Vote on New Govt
Ruling majority MPs at a parliamentary session in Cetinje, Montenegro. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
On Thursday, media published that the leader of the liberal Black-on-White coalition, Dritan Abazovic, had proposed an agreement asking the future government to pass a Law of on the Examination of the Origin of Property and a Law on Lustration.
Government’s Public Sector Hiring Spree Rankles Montenegro’s Next Rulers
With four political blocs still working to create a new government in the wake of the end-August election, DPS Prime Minister Dusko Markovic has put his signature to a string of new hires, drawing fire from civil society groups that say such posts should only be filled by the incoming government. Some say the recruitment drive lacks any legal basis.