Montenegro

The President of Montenegro and the Minister of the Interior spoke to the delegation of the regional NGO, promising the country will host its next conference and actively follow its recommendations.President Filip Vujanovic and Interior Minister Ivan Brajovic met on Wednesday with Branko Lukovac, Aleksandar Popov, Vehid Sekic, Branislav Radulovic …

All Montenegrin leaders and parties received the good news from Luxembourg about a start date for membership negotiations with joy, though they know negotiations won’t be easy.Officials in Podgorica have not disguised their joy following Tuesday’s decision of the EU General Affairs Council in Luxembourg to open membership talks with …

As Montenegro’s National Security Agency, the ANB, asks Bosnian police to back up claims that its employees had ties to a suspected drug dealer, Montenegrin minister says the main responsibility for investigating Naser Kelmendi lies with Bosnia.Montenegro’s national security agency, the ANB, has asked Dragan Lukac, head of Bosnia’s Federal …

As Montenegro waits to find out whether the European Council will approve a start to negotiations with the EU, its officials are intensifying their meetings with representatives of the EU and the member states.One week before the European Council meeting that is expected to decide the fate of Montenegro’s talks, …

The Supreme Prosecutor’s Office in Podgorica filed charges against 26 persons with involvement in an international drug-smuggling ring.The Prosecutor’s Office stated that the indictments were issued on the basis of evidence collected in collaboration with the prosecutorial offices from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia.

The vice-chairman of one of Montenegro’s councils for minorities accuses authorities of failing to improve status of Roma people in the country.Muhamed Ukovic, the vice-chairman of the National Council for Roma and Egyptians, accuses the government and municipalities of mismanaging the projects aimed at improving the status of this population …

Montenegrin President refuses to appoint an ambassador to Pristina until Montenegrins obtain ethnic minority status in Kosovo. “I will neither sign the decree on the appointment

Bulgaria will inaugurate a new consulate in Montenegro, which will be located in the town of Budva and it will cover the area of the municipalities of Herceg Novi, Tivat, Korot, Budva, Bar and Ulcinj. The new consulate will be run by Nivica Jovovic. The government’s press office announced that …

Montenegrin President, Filip Vujanovic, announced that his country will sign agreements on border and dual citizenship with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The President of Montenegro met his Bosnian counterpart on Sunday at UNESCO’s Summit of Heads of State in South East Europe, held in Mostar (the southwest of Bosnia). After this …

Montenegro announced on Thursday that it had decided to open an embassy in Kosovo. The Montenegrin government’s said the decision to open the embassy “confirms that good relations with neighbours and development of regional cooperation represent a lasting goal, stimulating progress in the countries of the region when it comes …