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Montenegro’s COVID-19 Hotspots Demand New Measures as Crisis Escalates
Montenegrin minister of health Jelena Borovinic Bojovic on the press conference.Photo: Government of Montenegro
On Tuesday, the Institute for Public Health said Montenegro currently had 1,257 active coronavirus active cases for every 100,000 citizens. This is the highest rate in the region.
An Indebted Ex-President and the Pricey German Fix to a Montenegrin Stench
And that's not all.
The sum of evidence collected by two independent experts, sources involved in the project and via documents reviewed by the Centre for Investigative Journalism in Montenegro, CIN-CG, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, and the weekly Monitor, indicate that WTE overcharged by millions of euros for the construction of the one completed treatment plant.
Montenegro Renews Push to Extradite Fugitive Ex-President
Montenegro has renewed its request to extradite the ex-president of the former State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, Svetozar Marovic, from Serbia. It comes after a BIRN investigation revealed the Marovic family's lucrative business interests in Serbia.
High Stakes in Montenegrin Government Pledge to Review Investment Deals
Addressing MPs last week before they endorsed his cabinet, Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic promised a "review" of all strategic investment contracts signed between the state and private investors and that have proved harmful to the environment or the state.
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In Gracanica, a village of some 200 residents, councillor Nehro Rovcanin began receiving complaints about the new project. "No one should have been allowed to build in such a beautiful part of the country," he told the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN. "It violates the environment and it goes against the interests of the people."
Montenegro Police Arrest Opposition Mayor, Councillors in Budva
Police in front of the Budva municipality building. Photo: Facebook/ Iva Bajkovic
Heavily armed police surrounded the municipal building and arrested the town management. Police used tear gas to disperse citizens protesting around the building.
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Special units and police patrols are located at almost every city intersection, Sputnik reporter informs. The main highway is blocked for traffic, and the police are redirecting vehicles so that it is not possible to pass through Budva to Jaz and further in the direction of the Bay of Kotor.
Budva Mayor arrested: Police used chemicals, patrols surrounded the building VIDEO
Investment Secretary Mladen Mikijelj was also arrested, as well as Marko Carevic's son and brother.
The police used chemical means, and the windows on the Municipality building were broken.
Municipal officials and citizens gathered early this morning in the premises of the Municipality of Budva, after a dozen vans full of police arrived in Budva.
Montenegro Ship Sails From Germany After Cocaine Bust
Ship Budva in port of Bar, Montenegro.Photo:Barska plovidba
On May 2, port of Hamburg police found 500 kilos of cocaine hidden in the cargo area, while one of the crew members was arrested. German police arrested Mladen Radulovic from the Montenegrin coastal town of Bar, while other 22 were questioned.
Montenegro Probes Priests for Breaking Coronavirus Rules
Krivokapic on celebration in Budva. Photo: Courtesy of IN4S website
They are suspected of breaching measures imposed to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the tiny Adriatic country. Under rules introduced on March 13, all public gatherings in the country are banned.