Montenegrins
Serbia’s Vucic Wants to Control the Montenegrin Govt. It May Backfire
Successive governments under the control of current President Milo Djukanovic signed similar agreements with smaller religious communities in the country (Catholic, Islamic and Jewish), but not with the SOC, with which it developed an increasingly confrontational relationship in the last decade.
"Discrimination against the Serbian Orthodox Church continues"
The rector of the Seminary St. Peter of Cetine, Gojko Perovic stated that it has been going on for years.
Montenegro Not Actively Seeking Return of Fighters’ Families in Syria
A handful of wives and children of Montenegrins who joined Islamic State remain in camps in Syria, with no official requests made for their repatriation.
Montenegro Scraps Plan to Join NATO Mission in Kosovo
Montenegrin soldiers on the training in a military camp near the town of Danilovgrad. Photo: Montenegrin Government
The Ministry of Defence said it had abandoned the plan to send a platoon of 30 soldiers to Kosovo, announced by the former government, led by the Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS.
Montenegro Deputy PM Vows to Defy Threat from Drug Gang
Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic at a press conference. Photo: Government of Montenegro
"There is no organised crime without political support and ties within the system. Montenegro will be able to fight organised crime," Abazovic told a press conference.
Montenegro to Sign Agreement With Serbian Orthodox Church
PM Zdravko Krivokapic (left) during the Christmas procession in a church in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
"I have been talking with Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch, Porfirije, and we will soon agree on the date of signing the agreement. This issue must not be the subject of politicization in order to score political points," Krivokapic wrote on Twitter.
Montenegro Parliament Urged to Probe Ex-Leader’s Srebrenica Role
Movement for Changes leader Nebojsa Medojevic in parliament in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro.
"There are public indications that the Montenegrin authorities supported Bosnian Serb forces, despite the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's embargo on the Bosnian Serb authorities," Medojevic said.
Montenegro’s Relations With Serbia Remain Uneven Despite Political Changes
The Serbian and Montenegrin Prime Ministers, Ana Brnabic and Zdravko Krivokapic, at Podgorica airport, Montenegro. Photo: Government of Montenegro
The minister will be visiting Serbia almost a month after Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic donated a consignment of Russian Sputnik V COVID vaccines to Podgorica on February 17.
Montenegro’s Serbs Hope New Government Means New Passports
The new Montenegrin government has promised to bring change for thousands of mostly Serb residents who want to become citizens but cannot because the country's strict legislation means they would have to give up their original citizenship.
Professors Spar with Govt over ‘Bias Against Montenegrin Language’
Protests in front of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sport in the town of Cetinje. Photo: Ljubo Filipovic