Unreported Europe The billion-dollar motorway leading Montenegro to nowhere Montenegro is building one of the most expensive highways in the world. It is financed by a loan from China. Its tourism-based economy is being crushed by the pandemic making the already difficult loan impossible to pay back and the motorway still isn't finished. 07/05/2021
Uncovering Europe Montenegro urges EU not to tie its hands in anti-corruption fight Dritan Abazovic says that the EU-backed court is holding up investigations into Montenegro's president, Milo Djukanovic, and his allies. 24/03/2021
Uncovering Europe Montenegro wants to join the EU - but does Brussels want it? Montenegro is united in its desire to join the EU. On everything else, it is more divided than ever. 01/02/2021
Montenegro Montenegro's pro-Serb government vote to amend religion law The vote comes after months Serbian church-led protests calling for the amendment - but protesters on the other side say the changes will push Montenegro back into Serbia's grip. 29/12/2020
View Zdravko Krivokapić: Montenegro’s membership of the EU can inspire the European dream ǀ View Montenegro is intent on becoming the next member of the European Union, and its ascension to the bloc could act as a spur for reform and change in the rest of the Balkans, writes the country's new prime minister. 16/12/2020
Uncovering Europe Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic bet big on Donald Trump and lost. Now what? Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic had a friend in President Donald Trump. With Joe Biden, life may not be so easy. 24/11/2020
Uncovering Europe Serbia’s Muslim enclave fears new ethnic violence Residents of Muslim-majority Sandzak say that Belgrade has never recognised its responsibility for the violence of the 1990s. 21/09/2020
View With power within reach, this is what Montenegro's new coalition government needs to do first ǀ View Montenegro's opposition is on the cusp on forging a historic coalition, ending nearly 30 years of rule by the country's Democratic Socialists. There is a lot on the agenda to turn the country around. 10/09/2020
View Montenegro is heading the same way as Belarus. Not enough is being done to avoid disaster ǀ View As Montenegrins go to the polls on Sunday, the spectre of a second Belarus is rearing its head. Can the EU avoid the same unrest and chaos by acting sooner? 29/08/2020
Unreported Europe Unholy row exposes deep divisions in Montenegro A dispute over church property is exposing deep divisions in the small Western Balkans country of Montenegro. While the conflict is rooted in history, it is also about Serbian identity. 21/02/2020
Albania Western Balkan leaders discuss regional cooperation The leaders of Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro met on Saturday to discuss how to deepen regional cooperation in the Western Balkans, including in their quest to join the European Union. 21/12/2019
Montenegro Thousands march in Montenegro to end president's 30-year rule Thousands march in Montenegro to end president's 30-year rule in third protest this month 24/02/2019
Europe News "Humanitarian assistance must not be criminalized" Debate over the activity of NGOs helping migrants 02/10/2018
Europe News EU aims to bring in Serbia, Montenegro by 2025 Serbia and Montenegro are likely to be the next countries to join the European Union, possibly by 2025. After years of stop-start progress, the EU is making a new push to bring in the Western Balkan nations. 19/01/2018