Montenegro Dozens of Serb nationalists hold pro-Russia rally in Montenegro One of the large banners carried by those gathered read “Serbs in Montenegro, Russians in Ukraine”. 01/03/2022
Montenegro Lion cub rescued in Montenegro after escaping from private home The young feline will now be released into the wild or transferred to a zoo. 11/02/2022
Montenegro Montenegro's ruling coalition collapses after no-confidence vote The country's lawmakers voted 43-11 in favour of the motion against PM Krivokapić following weeks of political bickering between the coalition partners. 05/02/2022
Montenegro Montenegro's prime minister warns of government collapse ahead of vote Zdravko Krivokapic has urged lawmakers to vote for new elections on Friday. 02/02/2022
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
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
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
no comment Explosion, teargas during church protest in Montenegro Riot police used tear gas on protesters who fired gunshots in the air and hurled bottles and stones early Sunday in Montenegro before a planned inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the country 05/09/2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Montenegro Montenegro’s future is in the EU, says its prime minister-in-waiting Russia's influence in Montenegro has been 'over-emphasised', according to the university professor who will likely be the Balkan country's next leader. 10/09/2020
Montenegro Who is the opposition alliance that won Montenegro's election? The opposition, consisting of three major political alliances, secured a slim victory over the incumbent DPS party, which has been in power for nearly three decades. But what do these factions stand for? 02/09/2020
Montenegro Montenegro: Thousands take to streets as opposition claims victory The Balkan country is at a crossroads after pro-Serb and pro-Russian parties performed better than expected in parliamentary elections. 01/09/2020
