Cetinje

Montenegro Ruling Over Historic Monastery Sparks Nationalist Anger

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 12:08

The Cetinje Monastery in the old royal capital of Montenegro. Photo: Shutterstock

The main opposition Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, accused the government of allowing "theft" and of serving the interests of the Serbian Church - with which it has often conflcted - and said it will file a criminal complaint.

Serbian Patriarch ‘In Danger During Protest’: Montenegrin Deputy PM

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 09/27/2021 - 15:32

Protesters clash with police during a protest against the enthronement of Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan Joanikije in Cetinje, Montenegro on September 5. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC

During the session of the parliamentary security and defence council, Abazovic called on the Special State Prosecutor to investigate the organisers of the protests.

Djukanovic: "It's shameful. They can't hide how much it hurts them"

Published by B92 on Wed, 09/22/2021 - 10:35

The cabinet of President Milo Djukanovi issued a statement stating that the way in which Russia treats Montenegro and its president is shameful.
Zakharova said on Tuesday that Djukanovic's accusations against official Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church were his attempt to regain power.

The request to register the Cetinje Monastery in the MCP was rejected

Published by B92 on Thu, 09/16/2021 - 21:35

The decision of the Cetinje regional unit of the Cadastre and State Property Administration, which was inspected by the Mina agency, rejects as unfounded the request for "correction of the wrongly registered property right" over several real estates and orders that the Cetinje monastery be registered as the owner of those real estates or MCP, RTCG reports.

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