A progress has been made in ensuring the rights of Montenegro’s refugees, but institutional capacities for the enforcement of those rights need to be enhanced, the European Commission says.
Bank and finance minister agree that path ahead must involve curbs on public spending and less dependence on foreign financing.
While many Libyans are celebrating the death of their ousted leader, obituaries to "the brother Gaddafi" have appeared in some Serbian and Montenegrin newspapers.
British fans who travelled to Podgorica to watch the England football team play against Montenegro earlier this month are understood spent around one million Euros collectively during their stay, according to local media reports in Montenegro.
European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele has praised Montenegro for being an open and reliable partner, setting clear priorities and creating, what he termed, ‘an unbelievably inclusive framework for addressing the enlargement process challenges’.
Montenegro’s EU membership bid has received encouragement with the European Commission’s confirmation that the country is reaching the benchmarks necessary for launching accession talks.
A leaked Montenegrin police document reportedly confirms the existence of 35 organised crime groups in Montenegro, most of which are allegedly actively involved in narcotics trafficking.
Croatian and Montenegrin presidents Ivo Josipovic and Filip Vujanovic have said that bilateral relations between the two countries are very good and could serve as a model to other countries in the region.
Austrians consider Croatia the most desirable EU candidate state alongside Iceland and opt against membership of all other Western Balkan countries, a poll by the NGO, Austrian Society for European Policy, OeGfE, has shown.
Montenegro expects to get a positive opinion from the EU regarding fulfilment of conditions set for its EU accession in October, according to unnamed sources cited by Montenegrin television.
Montenegro has completed a joint project with Austria dubbed “Intelligence-Led Policing”, aimed at fighting organised crime.
Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic's recent comments about the country's national anthem have been met with strong criticism from one of the country's ruling coalition parties.
Montenegrin Parliamentary Speaker Ranko Krivokapic is leading a delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina for two days of talks with top officials of each of Bosnia's two semi-automonous entities.
The trial of a Serbian Orthodox Bishop accused of hate speech has resumed in Montenegro’s capital, Podgorica.
Montenegrin politicians have passed a law reforming the country’s outdated electoral system and helping Montenegro on its journey towards EU accession.
Croatian football expert Zlatko Kranjcar, who led the Montenegrin national team to current second place of Group G in qualifying for Euro 2012, has been dismissed from his position, the Football Association of Montenegro announced on Thursday.
Six years after the referendum on independence, Montenegro has consolidated itself as a state, but dispute over symbols still dominates politics, overshadowing more important priorities.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development report predicts that eurozone crisis will buffet Balkan economies, slowing growth in 2012.
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A survey of world media freedom in 2011 carried out by US-based watchdog Freedom House put Montenegro in top place in the region. Kosovo has also moved up the rankings while Macedonia has moved down.