Montenegro

Crotian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor on Friday (February 12th) said that a successful fight against organised crime requires close and lasting co-operation between police across the region. Opening the fourth meeting of interior ministers from the six former Yugoslav republics in Zagreb, Kosor said that without joint efforts against organised …

Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos says the integration of the Western Balkans into the EU is one of the Spanish presidency’s priorities. Moratinos said that Spain expects that the EU member-states will be able to unfreeze the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia by June. The agreement was signed …

The EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, today said that it “firmly believes that progress in the north of Kosovo can be made only by dialogue”. A statement from the mission’s press service further said that this could be achieved by involving all communities concerned, “and step by step”. The statement …

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić was in Bijelo Polje, northern Montenegro, yesterday, when he said that conflict between brothers is the greatest misfortune. Addressing a St. Sava Day celebration in the town, he called for unity of Serbia and Montenegro. He reminded the participants of St. Sava’s adage that conflict …

Serbia is ready to turn a new page in its relations with Montenegro, after relations between the two countries worsened following Podgorica’s decision to establish diplomatic links with Kosovo. In an interview with Podgorica daily Dan on Tuesday, Serbian President Boris Tadic said that relations between Serbia and Montenegro are …

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro have reached an agreement on the demarcation of their border. At their meeting the two countries’ foreign ministers expressed hope the other technical details related with the annex to the document would be settled quickly so that the agreement could be signed. An agreement on …

Montenegrin PM Milo Đukanović thinks that a whole Bosnia-Herzegovina does not have an alternative. He said in Washington on Thursday while giving a lecture at a university that “any secession idea could have tragic consequences to stability of the region”. “Bosnia-Herzegovina must survive and we think that all efforts leading …

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed her country’s support for Montenegro’s Euro-Atlantic integration. Clinton congratulated Montenegro on receiving its Action Plan for membership to NATO, MAP, in December last year. “I offered, and support US efforts to establish rule of law by seeking membership to NATO and the …

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday threw US support behind Montenegro’s bid to join NATO as the Balkan country pursues political reforms. The chief US diplomat “pledged the United States’ support for Montenegro becoming an integral part of the Euro-Atlantic community” as she stood next to visiting Montenegrin …

Montenegro Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic is scheduled to meet in Washington D.C. on Wednesday with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Montenegrin Ambassador to Washington Miodrag Vlahovic confirmed the upcoming visit during his three-day trip to the US.