Montenegro

"Insulting to describe Montenegro as NATO and EU toy"

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic says his Serbian counterpart's qualification of Montenegro as "a toy in the hands of NATO and EU" was "insulting."

Speaking on Sunday in the town of Bijelo Polje, northern Montenegro, Vujanovic said he "can't wait to have a good chat with (Tomislav) Nikolic" and "see what spurred him" to offer such an appraisal.

Montenegro to pay EUR 130K to brutally beaten protester

The Montenegrin government will pay EUR 130,000 in damages to Milorad Martinovic, who was beaten by the police during an opposition-organized protest.

Members of Montenegro's special police unit known as SAJ brutally attacked and beat Martinovic on October 24 in Podgorica, after breaking up the Democratic Front protest. Martinovic's car was also damaged by the police.

Djukanovic Named 'Criminal of the Year' in Poll

The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project - a network of investigative centres, media outlets and journalists - has handed Montenegro's leader a far-from-flattering New Year's award.

Its annual poll saw the long-standing Montenegrin strongman narrowly beat the wife and children of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev for the "award" of "Person of the Year in Organized Crime".

Montenegro Energy Deal Divides Serbian Experts

Serbian experts are in two minds over the benefits to Serbia of purchasing shares in Montenegro's transmission system operator, Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem, CGES.

Serbia's public enterprise Elektromreza Srbije, EMS, on Tuesday bought 10 per cent of CGES for more than 13 million euro, also acquiring a seat on the board of CGES.

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