Latest News from Montenegro
Accelerated traffic pace at border crossings
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Transport Zorana Mihajlovic reached an agreement with the Customs Administration and the Interior Ministry on Saturday to implement all the necessary measures in order to accelerate traffic pace and reduce delays for road vehicles on border crossings with Croatia and Hungary.
Serbian water polo team beats Montenegro in semi-final match
BUDAPEST - Serbia's water polo team qualified for the final of the European Water Polo Championship in Budapest as the Serbian players defeated the Montenegrin team in the semi-final late on Friday, 10-9 (3-5, 1-2, 3-2, 3-0).
EU Urges Would-Be Members to Protect Probing Journalists
“The EU promotes freedom of expression in its dialogues with enlargement countries and supports excellence in investigative journalism,” Lunacek said on Friday.
“Candidates and prospective candidates for EU membership must ensure journalists can do their job without fear of violence and intimidation,” she added
Bulgaria's Troubled Corpbank No Longer A Bidder for Hypo Alpe Adria
Advent International and a Bulgarian-Russian consortium headed by businessman Denis Barekov are reportedly the key bidders for nationalized Austrian bank Hypo Alpe Adria.
The bank, which Austria nationalized in 2009 to prevent its collapse, is to sell its Balkan network by mid-2015 at the behest of the EU Commission.
Montenegrin Consulate to open in Sremski Karlovci
PODGORICA - The government of Montenegro made a decision to open consulates in Sremski Karlovci, northern Serbia, and Istanbul, Turkey.
According to the government, the Vojvodina city of Sremski Karlovci offered the best financial and logistic conditions for the consulate's location, Montenegrin internet portal CDM reports.
Time Runs Out for Montenegro's Oldest Newspaper
Montenegro’s Tax Administration on Friday will file a petition to declare Pobjeda bankrupt as the state has been unable to collect taxes owed amounting to about 1.15 million euro.
Once a newspaper with a circulation of tens of thousands, Pobjeda has faced serious financial problems over the past ten years - along with a lot of the print media.
Serbia Still Gathering Evidence to Charge Kosmajac
Serbian police chief Milorad Veljovic said law enforcement bodies in Serbia were gathering evidence about the alleged drugs baron Dragoslav Kosmajac, before a warrant can be issued for his arrest.
Nimetz Upbeat on Fresh Macedonia 'Name' Talks
“This time I expect substantial progress at the meetings with the leaders in Skopje and Athens,” UN mediator Nimetz was quoted as saying in an interview for “Voice of the People,” a Macedonian TV magazine.
Nimetz will visit Skopje on Monday and Tuesday to meet Macedonian leaders, after which he will travel to Athens, a UN press release explained.
Waterpolo-Serbia reaches European Champs semifinals
BUDAPEST – Serbia is through to the semifinals of the 2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship in Budapest after beating Greece in the quarterfinals 13-9 (3-2, 4-3, 4-2, 2-2) late on Wednesday.
Montenegrins Want an End to 'Nine-to-Five'
The Montenegrin government is to discuss an initiative to change the working hours of the public sector at a session on Thursday.
Instead of working from nine to five, the country's more than 60,000 public employees could start to work at 7am instead.
Officials arrested in new corruption case
Officials arrested in new corruption case
NIŠ -- The director of the Business Association NISSA A.D. and a tax inspector of the Niš Tax Administration in Aleksinac have been arrested.
The police in the southern town of Niš are holding them in 48-hour detention.
Djukanovic Faces Grilling Over Journalist's Death
Montenegro's Prime Minister faces an imminent grilling by the judicial authorities after the Supreme State Prosecutor on Tuesday said Milo Djukanovic would "soon" be questioned as part of a reopened investigation into the 2004 murder of a journalist.
Police arrests in Nis
NIS - The Nis police arrested on Wednesday the director of Business Association NISA A.D. from Nis and the tax director of the Nis Tax Administration from Aleksinac, remanding them in 48-hour detention.
Conference raises 1.8 billion euros for Balkan flood relief
Conference raises 1.8 billion euros for Balkan flood relief
Montenegro to Return Suspected Drug Gangster to Serbia
Dragoslav Kosmajac faces a speedy to return Serbia this week after the Montenegrin police arrested and interrogated him on Monday in the coastal town of Kotor.
Media reports said that Kosmajac would be extradited to Serbia because he is “not welcome” in Montenegro.