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Strasbourg rules there is no ban on the implementation of the Freedom of Religion Act
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected the request to ban Montenegro from implementing its Law on Freedom of Religion until the Constitutional Court decides on the law's constitutionality or until a deal with the Serbian Orthodox Church is concluded, the Montenegrin Government said.
‘Big Brother’ Worries in Montenegro after Journalists Arrested
Rocked by protests over a controversial law on religion, the Montenegrin government says it is the target of 'hybrid warfare' and is taking the media to task.
"We will not withdraw the law, Vucic has an open invitation to come to Montenegro"
Djukanovic points out that the massive protests over this law, which he sees as essentially political, though "masked" in church attire, with a prominent pro-Serbian token, cannot threaten the government or the policies pursued by the government.
"Some still believe that Montenegro belongs to Serbia"
"It is part of the rule of law and the system of registration of real estate and potential state property, especially given the fact that Montenegro has gone through so much, if I may say , the change of states since independence before the First World War", senior associate at the Center for European Policy Analysis Janusz Bugajski told "Voice of America", commenting on Serbia's reactions to t
Serbian Minister Awards Leading Montenegro Govt Critic
In a gesture seen as provocative towards the Montenegrin government, the Serbian Defence Minister, Aleksandar Vulin, handed a medal on Sunday in Belgrade to a prominent opposition politician in Montenegro who the government considers a coup plotter.
Serbian Church Expels Montenegro Govt Officials and MPs
The Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro on Sunday expelled Montenegrin government representatives and MPs after the Freedom of Religion Law was passed despite unrest in parliament last week.
The church urged government officials to start a dialogue before the law becomes a source of serious social divisions with unprecedented consequences.
It's been decided: Law on religious freedom adopted, SPC priests gathered PHOTO/VIDEO
A legislative committee session is being held today in the building, on which the Government's Law on freedom of religion is on the agenda.
The Legislative Committee of the Montenegrin Parliament endorsed the majority vote by the government's Law on religious freedom.
Serbian Church to Rally in Montenegro Against Property Law
Tensions in Montenegro could be heightened after the Serbian Orthodox Church holds an assembly and a protest rally in Niksic on Saturday against a controversial new law on religion.
Montenegro, Italy Turn on Undersea Power Cable
The presidents of Italy and Montenegro ceremonially turned on an undersea power cable connecting the two countries via the Adriatic sea on Friday, making Montenegro a Balkan energy hub at the flick of a switch.
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Montenegro to Grill Albania Over River Power Plants
The Montenegrin government says it will ask Albania for more information on the planned construction of mini-hydro power plants on the Cijevna River at a meeting of the joint commission for water management on September 19.