CDE News - The Dispatch

Montenegro approves new minority government focused on joining EU

Montenegro's parliament approved a new government, comprising moderate parties that are both pro-European and pro-Serb, led by Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic, who said its key goal will be to unblock…

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Dozens injured in anti-Serbian protests in Montenegro

Montenegro police used teargas against rock-throwing protesters during Sunday’s enthronement of a Serbian Orthodox Church cleric as the nation’s religious leader, with dozens reported injured. The enthronement of Joanikije II…

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Montenegro police fire teargas at protesters incensed over cleric’s enthronement

Montenegro police used teargas to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the enthronement of a Serbian Orthodox Church cleric as the nation’s religious leader on Sunday, a ceremony that has…

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Montenegro seizes over a tonne of cocaine in bananas shipment

Montenegro police said on Friday they had seized over than a tonne of cocaine, their biggest ever drug bust, concealed in a shipment of bananas and also arrested two people.…

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Montenegro in ‘final phase’ of talks with Europe to cut China debt

European state financial institution is ready to refinance $809 million of Montenegro’s debt to China, allowing the tiny Adriatic republic to make savings and cut interest rates, the country’s finance…

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Montenegro asks for EU help to pay Chinese loan

The European Union should help Montenegro repay a 1 billion euro ($1.18 billion) loan to the Export-Import Bank of China for the construction of a motorway linking it with the…

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Montenegro Airlines to cease operations

Simple Flying - Montenegro Airlines will be shut down, the government of Montenegro announced in a press conference today. The government of Montenegro intends to create a new carrier which…

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Montenegro approves new coalition, overturning three decades of socialist role

Montenegro’s parliament on Friday endorsed a new coalition government with a wafer-thin majority that needs to steer the country through the coronavirus crisis and an economic downturn after ending three…

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Montenegro PM-designate targets corruption in new govt programme

Montenegro’s Prime Minister-designate Zdravko Krivokapic pledged to slash red tape and tackle endemic corruption in a programme put before parliament which, if approved, would end three decades of socialist rule.…

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Serbia and Montenegro expel respective ambassadors

Montenegro declared Serbia’s ambassador persona non grata for interfering with the country’s internal affairs, the ministry of interior said in a statement. Following the announcement, Serbia declared persona non grata…

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Montenegro introduces curfew, Serbia to issue fines to counter coronavirus

Montenegro introduced a two-week overnight lockdown from the begining of the weekend to rein in a major spike in coronavirus infections, while neighbouring Serbia began fining people who fail to…

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Concern after mourners kiss and touch coronavirus infected bishop at Montenegro funeral

Mourners "largely ignored" safety rules, said Montenegro's daily newspaper Vijesti, reporting on last rites for Bishop Amfilohije Radovic that culminated at his funeral in Podgorica's Serbian Orthodox cathedral on Sunday. The…

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Bosnia’s coronavirus deaths pass 1,000 as cases in Montenegro rise

Deaths from the novel coronavirus in Bosnia passed a fresh threshold above 1,000 with 20 new fatalities reported on Tuesday, as the daily number of cases hit a new record…

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Thousands protest against pro-Serb rallies in Montenegro

Thousands gathered in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica on Sunday evening waving national flags to protest against the use of Serbian national symbols by opposition parties that won elections last week. Participants…

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Montenegro’s president accuses Serbia of meddling in election

Montenegro’s President Milo Djukanovic has accused neighbouring Serbia of waging “media and political aggression” ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary vote in which his pro-Western party suffered a major setback. Djukanovic’s Democratic…

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Montenegro votes

Montenegrins are voting in a parliamentary election that looks too close to call, with neither the long-ruling pro-Western party nor a rival pro-Russian alliance tipped to win a majority of…

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Church protests, COVID-19 test Montenegro’s long-ruling party in Sunday vote

The tiny Adriatic republic of Montenegro goes to the polls on Sunday riven by tensions over a religious communities law resisted by the powerful Orthodox Church and grappling with the…

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EU removes Serbia and Montenegro from safe list of ‘non-essential travelling’

The European Union has decided to drop Serbia and Montenegro from its safe list of countries from which non-essential travel is allowed, and did not even discuss including the United…

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Montenegro reports first new coronavirus case since May 5

Three weeks after declaring it was free of the coronavirus, Montenegro has reported a new COVID-19 case — a person who arrived from neighbouring Bosnia. It was the first new…

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Montenegro introduces lockdown

Montenegro introduced a lockdown on Monday to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected dozens in the small Adriatic republic. In a statement, the government said the lockdown will…

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Montenegro reports its first death from coronavirus

A 65-year old man from the Montenegrin town of Herceg Novi who died in hospital in the capital Podgorica on Sunday is the Adriatic country's first victim of the coronavirus,…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Budva, Montenegro

An aerial view of Sveti Stefan island on Adriatic coast in Budva, Montenegro. Sveti Stefan (Saint Stephen) is a small islet and 5-star hotel resort on the Adriatic coast of…

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Protests in Montenegro, following the shooting which wounded investigative journalist

Olivera Lakić, a journalist for the Montenegrin newspaper Vijesti, was wounded in the right leg outside her home in the capital, Podgorica. She was taken to a hospital and was…

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