State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Slavica Djukić Dejanović is the new Minister of Education
Out of 194 MPs, 149 MPs voted in favor for the election of Slavica Djuki Dejanovi, 40 were against, and five abstained. Djuki Dejanovi took the oath before the MPs after the vote.
Montenegrin Resort’s Mayor Arrested on Suspicion of Drug Trafficking
Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic (L) and Mayor of Budva Milo Bozovic (R) at a meeting in Budva. Photo: Photo: Government of Montenegro
The Special State Prosecution said the arrest of Bozovic and unnamed persons from Budva, Cetinje and the capital Podgorica, was organised with the support of the European police agency EUROPOL.
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.
US Sanctions Seven People as “Serious Threat” to Balkan Stability
The United States sanctioned seven people in politics, media and justice in the Balkans on Monday, calling them a "serious threat to regional stability" and the cause of democracy.
Former Minister Zoran Stankovic passed away
According to Nova source, Stankovi died as he got infected with COVID-19. The news was also confirmed to the Serbian Radio and Television.
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"No need for the Serbian world" Abazovic says
Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazovic said that he expected that relations between Belgrade and Podgorica would improve after Serbia helped Montenegro with vaccines, but such scenario did not happen due to some political events in Montenegro that caused much more attention in Serbia, for no good reason.
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Montenegro Presses Serbia Again Over Fugitive ex-President’s Extradition
President of Serbia and Montenegro Svetozar Marovic at a Council of Europe session. Photo: EPA/BARTLOMIEJ ZBOROWSKI POLAND OUT
Ex-President Marovic’s Jail Sentence in Montenegro Partly Expires
Svetozar Marovic, ex-president of the former State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and once a close associate to the current Montenegrin President, Milo Djukanovic, has for years hidden from justice in Serbia, avoiding serving a prison sentence at home of three years and nine months for corruption.
Montenegro Accuses Serbia of Blanking Ex-President’s Extradition Demand
Montenegro's Minister of Justice, Human and Minority Rights, Vladimir Leposavic, told Vijesti on Sunday that the country had received no news from Belgrade about its demand for the extradition of the former president of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, Svetozar Marovic.
Serbia Invokes ‘Confidentiality’ Clause on Montenegrin Ex-President’s Extradition
Serbia's Justice Ministry told BIRN it has no obligation to reveal information about the requested extradition of former Montenegrin official Svetozar Marovic, or about its activities on this matter.