Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Montenegro lurches back into political crisis as allies try to oust PM Both the deputy PM and the prime minister launched motion for a vote of no confidence in the country' parliament, with the latter not attempting to dissolve the parliament altogether, triggering snap election. 27/01/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe As Montenegro turns on itself, its new government doubles down The tiny Balkan state has been wracked by instability and division since elections last year. 12/10/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Why it's not just religion inflaming Serbia-Montenegro tensions The spark was the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) installing a new leader at a ceremony in Montenegro. 09/09/2021
Now playing Next Montenegro At least 20 injured in Serbian church protest in Montenegro Montenegrins remain deeply divided over their country’s ties with neighbouring Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church, which is the nation’s dominant religious institution. 05/09/2021
Now playing Next Montenegro Police find record haul of cocaine in bananas shipment Around 900 kilograms of the drug was found divided into 1,205 packages, law enforcement said in a statement on Friday. 27/08/2021
Now playing Next Serbia Serbia's Vucic hits back as Montenegro bans Srebrenica genocide denial Montenegrin lawmakers on Thursday ousted a pro-Serb government minister who denied the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica was genocide. 18/06/2021
Now playing Next Montenegro Montenegro minister ousted over Srebrenica genocide denial Montenegro's parliament voted to sack the country's justice minister for expressing doubts about the genocide in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. 18/06/2021
Now playing Next world news In the Western Balkans, ethnic nationalism threatens path to Europe In a wide-ranging interview with Euronews, EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak also said that it is up to the states of the Western Balkans to prove that they will be functioning and effective members of the European family. 06/06/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe 15 years on, Montenegro's vote to quit Serbia still cuts deep The deep divide that was exposed by the referendum in 2006 still defines politics in Montenegro. 20/05/2021
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Montenegro Montenegro justice minister denies Srebrenica genocide rejection The European Union had criticised Vladimir Leposavic for comments made last week about the massacre. 30/03/2021
Now playing Next Serbia Balkan neighbours queue up in Serbia for coronavirus jabs Serbia, which boasts an ample supply of coronavirus vaccines, offered free coronavirus jabs to neighbouring Balkan countries, who took up the offer. 28/03/2021
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Montenegro Montenegro will be 'corona-safe' for summer tourist season - minister Since January, Montenegro has allowed unrestricted international arrivals - one of only a handful of countries worldwide to do so. But since January 25, that excludes arrivals from Great Britain. 25/01/2021
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Montenegro Thousands protest in Montenegro over religious law amendment Demonstrators have accused the new government of being pro-Serb because of its plans to amend a religious property law that is strongly opposed by the Serbian Orthodox Church. 28/12/2020
Now playing Next Montenegro Euroviews. 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
Now playing Next Montenegro What's behind the public spat between Serbia and Montenegro? Vladimir Bozovic was on Saturday given 72 hours to leave Montenegro after claiming that a century-old decision in 1918 to merge with Serbia was “free expression of the people’s will to unite with fraternal Serbia”. 30/11/2020
Now playing Next Montenegro Montenegro and Serbia expel respective ambassadors in tit for tat The diplomatic incident between Montenegro and Serbia adds to already tense relations between the Balkan states that were part of the same country until an independence referendum in 2006. 28/11/2020