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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.

BELGRADE - Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, said in Podgorica Tuesday that as holder of the OSCE chairmanship, Serbia wishes Montenegro to become a member of the European Union as soon as possible.

FM in Montenegro: Brotherly peoples, sisterly states

PODGORICA -- OSCE Chairman and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that "Belgrade and Serbia" want Montenegro to join the EU as soon as possible.

The Administrative court on Friday overturned a Ministry of Interior decision, which denied a leading Serbian Orthodox Church priest, Velibor Dzomic, the right to stay in the country.

A temporary measure authorizes Dzomic' return to "spend time with his family" until a another court process in which he asked for a residence permit has ended.

By the end of this year, Montenegro and Albania will have a new border crossing aimed at solving the long-term problem of traffic congestion in this area.

Velibor Dzomic, the top Serbian Orthodox priest in Podgorica and the secretary of the church in Montenegro, left the country on Sunday evening after his fourth application for a residency permit was turned down by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 

A company from the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Financial Group, on Wednesday announced that Hard Rock Cafe Podgorica will soon open its doors as the first in a chain of cafe-restaurants planned for the region.

Last year, the company, in cooperation with the Hard Rock International, became the owners of the franchise for the Balkan region.

Germany supports Montenegrin bid to join NATO

PODGORICA -- German Ambassador Gudrun Steinacker says that her country was in favor of Montenegro receiving an invitation to join NATO this year.

"Russia wants to build base in Montenegro"

PODGORICA -- U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy says Russia is offering Montenegro "billions of dollars to build a military base there."

Meantime, "Montenegro is rejecting such an offer for the sake of its membership in NATO and the EU," he added.

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.