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The Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro said that it was its "pastoral and civic" duty to ask for a referendum on NATO membership - a call which echoed demands made by Russian politicians and clerics after the Western military alliance invited Podgorica to join last month.

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.

Gay activists took the streets of Montenegro's capital Podgorica on Sunday in a parade demanding rights granted to sexual minorities - and others rights still out of reach - to be implemented by the Montenegrin authorities.

The third LGBT Pride march in the Montenegrin capital takes place on Sunday, after being postponed in October when anti-government protests erupted in Podgorica.

Click here for live updates from the Montenegro pride parade.

The NGO organizing the parade, Queer Montenegro, said it had decided to change the route from the one used during the previous two years.

Unknown perpetrators on Sunday evening set on fire a NATO flag raised at the entrance to the town of Cetinje in Montenegro.

This has been reported by media in Podgorica.

The Assembly of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje in northeastern Montenegro has rejected a proposal to make Aleksandar Vucic an honorary citizen.

Media in Podgorica are reporting that councilors from the Democratic Party of Socialists, the Social-Democratic Party, and Demos voted against.

Montenegrin LGBT activists hope to walk the streets of the capital, Podgorica, for the third Gay Pride March, set for December 13.

The organizer of the parade, Queer Montenegro, an NGO, on Wednesday said it had decided to change the route from the one used during the previous two years.

The forthcoming European Commission report on Montenegro is likely to positively assess progress in the country but will stress the need for a more efficient fight against corruption and the need for guarantees of media freedom, sources in Brussels said.

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Return fairs are currently available as follows until November 22:

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Montenegrins who have been protesting for weeks for the resignation of veteran Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's government took to the streets led by an opposition which is calling for fair elections and a tougher fight against corruption and organised crime.