Montenegrins

Montenegrin Interior Minister Filip Adzic (left) and police director Zoran Brdjanin (centre) at a press conference. Photo: Government of Montenegro

On March 22, the police force's assistant director, Dejan Knezevic, was arrested on the orders of the Special State Prosecutor's Office for allegedly setting up a criminal organisation.

However, on the day of the match in Podgorica, everything seems extremely calm.
So much so, that if the radio presenter had not said that there was a match in the taxi from the airport to the hotel, we would not have heard anything about it in the first half of the day in the capital of Montenegro.

History in the Making?

Montenegrin president Milo Djukanovic at the polling station in Podgorica. Photo: BIRN/Samir Kajosevic

Montenegro's ruler of three decades, Milo Djukanovic, is in a pickle. April 2 could become a historic day if he loses in the second round of the presidential elections and gets voted out of power.

Montenegrin parliament session in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro

In their appeal to the Constitutional Court, the ruling majority of 41 MPs in the 81-seat parliament claimed that Djukanovic had violated the constitution.

Some Montenegrin sailors say a spate of drug seizures involving their colleagues has made finding work with international shipping companies increasingly difficult

French ambassador in Montenegro Christain Thimonier (M) and PM Dritan Abazovic (L) in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro

"The lessons are in the Montenegrin language, so it's hard when children sit in class and don't understand anything; luckily, a lot of teachers and pupils speak English, so they manage to communicate," Igor's mother, Ana Miroshnichenko, told BIRN.

PODGORICA/BELGRADE- The Montenegrin government recognised the so-called Kosovo's self-declared independence despite opposition from over 85 pct of citizens at the time, Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said on Wednesday, noting that, if it was up to the people of Montenegro, the decision would be withdrawn immediately.

Conference about Montenegro's strategy for war crimes investigations in Podgorica. Photo: BIRN/Samir Kajosevic.

Vui and Djurovi met in the building of the Presidency of Serbia.
"I discussed the most important regional issues with President @skupstinacrnegore and we agreed to continue to strengthen friendly ties," it is stated in the description of the photo posted on the "Buducnostsrbijeav" Instagram account.

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