Montenegro

Montenegro hopes to join EU and euro zone in 2028

Montenegro hopes to join the European Union and the euro zone in 2028, Prime Minister Milojko Spajic said on Tuesday, in what would mark some progress in the EU's stalled…

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UPDATED: Suspect in Montenegro shooting dies after attempting suicide

A man shot dead 12 people in a rampage in a small town in Montenegro before dying from self-inflicted wounds early on Thursday, authorities said, in one of the Balkan…

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Montenegro’s Adriatic gem of Kotor struggles with tourist influx

A UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled on the edge of a picturesque Adriatic bay, the town of Kotor in Montenegro is struggling to cope with a surge in tourism that…

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EU membership talks start with Ukraine, Moldova; progress for Montenegro

War-torn Ukraine and neighbouring Moldova are now officially in accession talks with the European Union. Both countries were granted EU candidate status in 2022. The landmark move has been hailed…

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People in Serbia, Montenegro advised to shelter indoors from heatwave

People braving scorching temperatures sought relief in Belgrade's Ada Ciganlija lake, fountains and cafes on Thursday while the Serbian government ordered employers to protect outdoor workers from the heatwave. Meteorologists…

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Montenegro court approves extradition of ‘cryptocurrency king’ Do Kwon

SARAJEVO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A court in Montenegro said on Friday it had approved the extradition of cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, leaving a minister to decide if he will…

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Montenegro appoints predominantly pro-EU new government

PODGORICA, (Reuters) - After weeks of negotiations, Montenegro's parliament appointed a new government, a coalition of pro-European and pro-Serb parties expected to lead the small Balkan country in its bid…

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Montenegro’s pro-EU Europe Now Movement claims victory in snap vote

Election first since defeat of veteran leader Djukanovic Former Yugoslav republic is an EU membership candidate Polls show pro-European parties dominating vote By Aleksandar Vasovic and Branko Filipovic PODGORICA, (Reuters)…

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UPDATED: Montenegro holds parliamentary vote to secure reforms, EU path

Election first since defeat of veteran leader Djukanovic Former Yugoslav republic is an EU membership candidate Polls show pro-European parties dominating vote By Aleksandar Vasovic and Branko Filipovic PODGORICA, June…

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Montenegro’s ex-economy minister Milatovic declares victory in presidential run-off

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's former economy minister Jakov Milatovic declared victory in a presidential election run-off on Sunday, over long-standing incumbent Milo Djukanovic, ending more than three decades of his…

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Montenegro holds run-off presidential election

PODGORICA, April 2 (Reuters) - Montenegrins were set to vote in a run-off presidential election on Sunday, pitting long-time incumbent Milo Djukanovic against a Western-educated economist pledging to lift the…

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Montenegro to elect president in tight race after year of deadlock

Both candidates pledge continuation of EU-accession bid Incumbent Djukanovic has dominated Montenegro for 33 years Faces challenge after two governments collapse within year Rival Milatovic, former economy minister, vows new…

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UPDATED: Montenegrin police charge crypto founder Do Kwon for forging documents

PODGORICA, March 24 (Reuters) - Montenegrin police on Friday formally charged Do Kwon, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion or more last year,…

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Montenegro President Milo Djukanovic headed for run-off election

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's veteran president, Milo Djukanovic, will face a run-off on April 2 against a pro-Western former economy minister, after no candidate secured a 50% majority in a…

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Montenegro votes in presidential election

PODGORICA, March 19 (Reuters) - Montenegrins began voting on Sunday in a presidential election that will influence the outcome of a parliamentary vote in June as well as the small…

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Snow and winter storms cut power, disrupt traffic across the Balkans

SARAJEVO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Gale-force winds and snow storms closed roads and left more than 25,000 households in Serbia without power on Sunday, while fallen trees disrupted traffic in…

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Western Balkans leaders to sign deals on closer integration in Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Western Balkans leaders are set to sign three agreements on mutual recognition of identity cards, university degrees and professional qualifications at a summit in Berlin on Thursday.…

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Montenegro investigates Russians, Montenegrins on suspicion of spying

BELGRADE, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Authorities in Montenegro have launched an investigation against an unspecified number of people on charges of espionage, a spokesman for the Special State Prosecutor's office…

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Montenegro blames criminal gang for cyber attacks on government

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro blamed a criminal group called Cuba ransomware for cyber attacks that have hit its government digital infrastructure since last week, described by officials as unprecedented. Public…

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Montenegro’s parliament passes no-confidence motion on cabinet

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's parliament passed a no-confidence motion on the cabinet of Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic on Saturday, proposed by 36 deputies to protest the signing of a long-disputed…

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Eleven dead in mass shooting in Montenegro

CETINJE, Montenegro (Reuters) - Eleven people, including two children and a gunman, were killed in a mass shooting in Montenegro on Friday, and six others were injured, a state prosecutor…

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Montenegro signs long-disputed contract with Serbian Orthodox church

PODGORICA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Montenegro's government signed a contract regulating its ties with the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church on Wednesday, saying it would help heal deep divisions between pro-European…

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Russia’s Lavrov visit to Serbia denied as Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Montenegro refuse use of airspace

Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic on Monday morning met with Russian ambassador Aleksandr Botsan-Kharcenko, who informed him of the reasons that prevented Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from arriving in Belgrade. "Ambassador…

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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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EU helps to deliver vaccines to Moldova and medical items to Montenegro and North Macedonia

The EU is supporting Romania in delivering 50,400 doses of vaccines to Moldova in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delivery follows Moldova's request for vaccines through the EU Civil Protection…

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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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Malta: Miriam Dalli defends decision not to publish Montenegro wind farm audit yet

Energy Minister Miriam Dalli has defended her decision not to publish the internal Enemalta audit as of yet. In a parliamentary question answered yesterday, Dalli confirmed that the report has been…

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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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EU encourages ‘transparent, decisive and inclusive dialogue’ in Montenegro elections

Montenegro held parliamentary elections, and local elections in five municipalities, on 30 August, under an electoral legal framework largely unchanged since the last elections, in the challenging context of the…

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Montenegro ruling DPS party just ahead of pro-Serb alliance

The pro-Western Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) of President Milo Djukanovic was in close call against Montenegro's pro-Serbian and pro-Russian alliance in parliamentary elections on Sunday, pollster CEMI said in…

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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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Italy bans entry from Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro due to COVID-19

Italy on Thursday banned people coming from Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro from entering its territory to prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases from the outside. "Anyone who has been in…

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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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Malta: Montenegro scandal – Don’t blame the victim, Finance Minister says

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has intimated that the government is not to blame for certain acts of corruption. A Times of Malta and Reuters investigation revealed how Enemalta agreed to pay €10.3 million for…

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Malta: Public urged to attend protest following latest Montenegro scandal

After a brief hiatus, the first anti-corruption protest post-coronavirus will take place on Monday afternoon. The protest will be held outside the Parliamentary Building with the organisers urging the public…

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Montenegro – 17 Black links – Former PM Joseph Muscat ‘ready to collaborate’ with the police

Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, through Facebook, declared his full willingness to collaborate with the police and provide any information he is privy to, in relation to the latest revelations…

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Malta’s PM expects prosecution for anyone connected to 17-Black case if there was enough evidence

Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela has called for full justice on the allegations that Yorgen Fenech’s 17 Black was employed to sell Enemalta a stake in a Montenegrin wind…

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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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Serbia blocks flights from Montenegro

Serbia has banned inbound flights by Montenegro's flag carrier Montenegro Airlines after Podgorica refused to open its borders to people from Serbia, where coronavirus persists. Serbia's Directorate for Civilian Aviation…

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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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Church vs State dispute brewing in Montenegro

Montenegro has been rocked by a conflict between the pro-European government and the Serbian Orthodox Church, which is protesting against a new law that makes it obligatory to register church…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Kotor, Montenegro

A boat sails on Kotor bay near Sveti Dorde island in front of Perast disrict in Kotor, Montenegro. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

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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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Montenegro sacks Serbian-born football coach for boycotting game between Montenegro and Kosovo

Serbian-born football coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic was removed from his position as Montenegro's national team chief on Saturday after he boycotted the game between Montenegro and Kosovo. The two Balkan nations…

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