Milo Đukanović
Djukanovic Reshuffles his Team in Montenegro
Parliament on Wednesday approved the new cabinet of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, tasked with reviving the economy and leading Montenegro closer to NATO and EU membership.
MPs from the ruling coalition voted in favour of new education, culture, health, justice and labour ministers. The opposition voted against the new cabinet.
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Montenegro's Opposition Alliance Loses Leader
Miodrag Lekic, leader of the main opposition force in Montenegro, Democratic Front, has announced that he is stepping down.
Lekic had been considered the only political figure with enough authority and popular support to unite the various opposition parties in Montenegro that have little in common except a desire to defeat the country's long-time leader, Milo Djukanovic.
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Montenegro Shrugs off French Veto on NATO Enlargement
Prime Minister Minister Milo Djukanovic on Wednesday said Montenegro expects an invitation to join NATO by the end of the year and is working hard to meet the conditions.
Commenting on the French President's statement of opposition to NATO enlargement, Djukanovic said he did not see in Francois Hollande's words any intention to revise NATO's policy towards Montenegro.
Podgorica "expects NATO invitation" by end of year
Podgorica "expects NATO invitation" by end of year
PODGORICA -- Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic has said that his country was steadily moving toward the EU and NATO.
According to him, Montenegro will be invited to join the western military alliance "by the end of the year."
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Montenegrin SDP Back Off From 'Crisis Government'
Montenegro's smaller ruling party, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, on Monday rejected an offer by the opposition to form a transitional government to replace the government led by the Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, now 25 years in power.
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Serbia wants to see Montenegro in EU as soon as possible
PODGORICA/BELGRADE Feb 18 (Tanjug) - Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, has said in Podgorica that as holder of the OSCE chairmanship, Serbia would like to see Montenegro become a member of the European Union as soon as possible.
Montenegro, Croatia to Discuss War Theft Payback
Montenegro and Croatia will resume talks on their dispute about property and equipment stolen by Montenegrin troops serving with the Yugoslav Army in Dubrovnik during the war in 1991.
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Montenegro Plans Major State Sell-offs in 2015
Montenegro's Council for Privatisation, chaired by Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, on Monday unveiled an ambitious privatisation plan for 2015, aiming to attract more foreign investment.
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Security Tight in Montenegro For Thaci Visit
Montenegrin police have pledged to take all "preventative and, if necessary, repressive measures" to prevent incidents from disrupting the first official visit to Montenegro of the Foreign Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci - a controversial figure to some because of his past history as a guerrilla leader.
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Montenegro Urges Cooperation Against Islamic Radicalism
The head of the Committee for Security and Defense, Melvudin Nuhodzic, said on Sunday that because of the deadly attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the Montenegrin security services should be more vigilant in monitoring Islamic extremists.