Russian companies are interested in building energy projects in Montenegro, announced Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Sergey Shoygu. The minister visited Podgorica on Thursday. He and Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen signed the protocol from the third session of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation between …

The European Union is the biggest active donor in Montenegro. The European Commission’s annual assistance through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) amounts to around 1% of the country’s GDP.

Republika Srpska Premier Milorad Dodik has sharply criticised recent negotiations initiated by senior EU and US officials and called for new talks among local leaders without the presence of international officials. The “Butmir talks were an unnecessary adventure,” local media quoted Dodik as saying on Friday.