Montenegro handed over the year-long chairmanship of the Central European Initiative (CEI) to Serbia on Tuesday (December 7th) during a meeting of national co-ordinators from member states in Podgorica. Montenegrin

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic has slammed the decision of the authorities in Pristina to change the license plates, saying this is another piece of evidence that they do not want a dialog with Belgrade.

Montenegro will be the next country to join NATO, said Jennifer Brush, Director of the Office for South-East Europe of the State Department. “I do not see a reason why Montenegro should not be the next country to join NATO.” she added.