Milo Djukanovic

Time Runs Out for Montenegro's Oldest Newspaper

Montenegro’s Tax Administration on Friday will file a petition to declare Pobjeda bankrupt as the state has been unable to collect taxes owed amounting to about 1.15 million euro.

Once a newspaper with a circulation of tens of thousands, Pobjeda has faced serious financial problems over the past ten years - along with a lot of the print media.

Montenegrin Capital Facing New Elections

After almost two months negotiations on a new authority for the city between the two national ruling parties the Party of Democratic Socialists, DPS, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, collapsed on Wednesday, the capital could face new elections.

SDP leader Ranko Krivokapic, who is also the speaker of parliament, said new elections are "the most realistic option at this point".

Montenegro’s Capital Stuck in Political Limbo

Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said on Sunday that his ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, could sign an agreement on forming an administration in Podgorica by the end of July, ending the deadlock which has left the capital in limbo since the mayor and city management’s mandate expired in mid-June.

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