Tag: Montenegro

It was just a matter of time. Montenegro has been a foreign money magnet since the Yugoslav wars ended, especially since it gained independence in 2006, writes Natalie Sarkic-Todd, in „The Battleground“ Below Meta.mk News Agency republishes the article: The Balkan state is a low-tax, low-cost euro haven that borders Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo and Serbia, with a coastline just a boat...

The Western Balkans are notoriously difficult to fathom. The evolving regional map of countries, borders, ethnicities and faiths is so complex that it requires more preparation to cover than other parts of Europe, writes Natalie Sarkic-Todd in The Battleground. Below Meta.mk News Agency republishes the article: It’s not enough to know local politics and institutions. You need to get to know...

Five partner organizations from North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Croatia are planning to jointly launch the first satellite from this region into space by the end of this year, informs the Bosnian public broadcasting service BH TV. All of this is due to the foundation of the Space Association of Southeastern Europe and India, which is...

The Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro informed that after a five-month stay in the country, the lion cub Simba is leaving first to the Netherlands, and when it grows stronger there, will depart for the huge sanctuary operated by Four Paws in Africa. The vehicle with Simba left for the 2,100 km journey to Netherlands and the cub is accompanied...

Young Montenegrin singers Milica Radan and Komnen Vuković, together with the choir D-mol, published a video clip for their antiwar song devoted to the children of Ukraine "Vratite nam snove" ("Bring back our dreams") on March 17. The song is a message demanding an end to the war and promoting empathy for the suffering children. The video clip includes subtitles...

This article by Srdja Pavlovic was first published in The Battleground and is reprinted by Meta.mk with permission. Montenegro’s Democratic Front (DF) recently issued its most significant threat to date to their partners in the ruling coalition. Milan Knezevic, who has been recognised as the party’s most ardent Russophile, called on his coalition partners to respect the electoral results and allow...

The Ethno-village "Montenegro" at Dolna Brezna in Montenegro organized the traditional contest in laziness. The competition, pokes fun at the stereotype that Montenegrins are work-shy. Even though the world record was brokend, the three remaining contestants were still competing this morning i.e. they were lying flat in order to win an award of 300 EUR, informs Montenegro's broadcasting service (RTCG). "We...

The sight of thousands of people waiting to kiss the mortal remains of the Serbian Orthodox Christian bishop Amfilohije Radović in Montenegro caused outrage in the Balkans. Several days later, reported infections of top Serbian religious figures, including Partiarch Irinej, indicate that the lavish funeral could serve as a coronavirus superspreader event. Metropolitan Amfilohije was one the most powerful men...

The Centre for Democratic Transition (CDT) from Podgorica, the leading civil society organization fostering development of democracy in Montenegro, on October 20 published an initiative not to collect data on nation, religion and language in the upcoming census. CTD proposed the initiative with an aim to improve the democratic dialogue between relevant social actors on the future population and housing...

During yesterday's session, the Government of North Macedonia adopted the Commission for Infectious Diseases' recommendation to introduce PCR tests for citizens of Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Hercegovina as a prerequisite for entering the country. The decision will become effective today and will last until a new decision has been adopted by the Government. The mandatory RT PCR SARS-CoV-2...

The Health Minister Venko Filipche informed on his Facebook profile that the Commission for Infectious Diseases held a meeting this morning and it decided to submit a proposal to the Government that, starting from tomorrow, all citizens arriving in North Macedonia from Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to be obliged to submit PCR tests not older than...

Two months since the first case of COVID-19 was registered in Croatia, as the first Balkan nation to have officially confirmed the presence of the virus, there almost 20,000 inhabitants of 10 Balkan nations that have been infected with the virus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB8HhRy16kM What's most striking about the official statistics published by the World Health Organization, the Johns Hopkins University and Worldometer,...

The working week in Macedonia lasts longer than in any member country of the European Union, and by the number of working hours weekly, this country is ranking second in the Balkans. The working week in Macedonia is 42.3 hours and the average working week in the countries of the EU is 40.3 hours, show the data provided by...

Serbian tabloid "Alo", announcing the start of the Central European Initiative Summit in Zagreb, said that there will also be some discussions concerning the establishment of a pact which became the main topic in the Balkan media, following statements by Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj for the Croatian newspaper "Vecernji List". This comes only one day after Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran...

In Belgrade's first official response, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Hungary via Serbia, but before a warrant was issued and sent to Belgrade. He also said that Gruevski was accompanied by two Hungarian nationals from Macedonia to Albania. This is Belgrade's first reaction after Gruevski fled Macedonia to avoid serving a prison sentence,...

Yesterday, police in Albania and Montenegro released statements in numerous articles in the media that former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski went to Budapest via two countries. Two countries have confirmed that Gruevski left their territories on Sunday. Considering the fact that there were no flights to Budapest from Podgorica or Tivat, it is most likely that Gruevski left the country...

Serbia, which has 36.000 soldiers, has four times more military power than Macedonia, Albania or Kosovo, while Macedonia only has 8.000 troops. At the bottom is Montenegro with 1.853 soldiers. However, Kosovo has a little more than the others, due to the presence of 150 members of the special anti-terrorist units ROSU (Regional Operational Support Unit), which boosts their...

The Security Secretary of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev last night said that a stable course for a further expansion of NATO has been set and which strives to drag Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina by force to join the Alliance. In an interview for “Rossiyskaya Gazeta,” he said that there are ongoing efforts to move elements of the American global...

The Police forces of Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo in Ohrid today signed a memorandum of cooperation which provides for the formation of an expert group dealing with illegal arms trafficking in South-East Europe, and regulating the manner of mutual cooperation, stated the Ministry of Interior. (MOI) "In the past few years, this region has not only been a crossroad...