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Montenegro adopts Pre-accession economic programme (PEP) for 2012-2014
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Montenegro slowly prepares for the possible start of negotiations with the EU, and Government did several actions in that regard. Firstly, Montenegrin Ambassador to the EU, Aleksandar Pejovic, has been appointed as the chief negotiator for the upcomi...
Montenegrin students protest while Prime Minister answers: Time of socialism is over.
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Montenegrin students held several protests during the course of last few months. In the beggining, protests were oriented toward improvement of conditions related to studying. Latest protest was organized for the first time by students of Political...
France and Germany set additional conditions for Montenegro’s opening of negotiations?
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Montenegrin daily “Vijesti” reported that Germany and France have set out additional conditions for Montenegro, in order to get the date for start of negotiations with the EU. According to this report, Montenegro should amend the Consti...
Montenegro received positive progress report, but is government still determined to EU integration?
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Daily newspaper “Vijesti” brought an intwerview with former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro – Branko Lukovac. He said that “European enlargement agenda is currently on the second place and it is good that the Mon...
First signs of Euroscepticism among Montenegrin leaders?
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Montenegrin daily newspaper “Vijesti” reported about the meeting that President of ruling DPS party Milo Djukanovic, held last Thursday with selected Montenegrin public figures (who are mostly identified as “defenders of national...
Ex-policeman admitted he forced 34 relatives to vote for ruling party, and was promised award for that.
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Media call Suad Muratbasic “the first Montenegrin whistle-blower”, but the prosecution didn’t even start to investigate those claims, even though several criminal charges were filed. After similar big scandal, when several policem...
5 years of independence: How the critics views situation in Montenegro…
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We’re falling into a trap. After the eternal prime minister, Milo Djukanovic has been moved to the reserve, party position - we began to forget the Democratic Party of Socialists. To lose it from sight. To accept it by being – uncritical, intel...
Bill Clinton visits Montenegro but mistakenly praises Macedonia
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The Balkan Networking Initiative had its official inaugural conference in Budva on 22 May 2011. The Balkan Networking Initiative is a project of the government of Montenegro and Atlas Group. The goal of the conference is to establish a public-priva...
Montenegrin government fails to protect LGBT people from homophobic violence
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May 17th, 2011 A music concert was met by homophobic violence in the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica. During a performance by artist Lollobrigida on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, unknown groups threw teargas cans in the cro...
News during first 100 days of new government in Montenegro
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The aim of this report is to give an overview of happenings in Montenegrin political scene during the first hundred days of new Montenegrin government. It include links to most important news stories, related to Montenegro-EU relations as well as pr...
Montenegrin PM Djukanovic resigns, after 20 years, but his influence remains?
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December 21st 2010. Mr Djukanovic, who led Montenegro 20 years (served 5 times as prime minister and once as President), has long signalled his plans to quit. He announced today, on a press conference that he quits position of Prime Minister, but he...
Montenegro officially becomes EU candidate country
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EU leaders today agreed to make Montenegro a formal candidate for membership of the EU. At a two-day summit in Brussels that ended today, EU leaders backed a recommendation made by the European Commission last month to grant candidate status to Monte...
Rhetoric and Reality: Is Montenegrin government really pro-European?
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We mainly bring stories which follow relation between Montenegro and European Union, progress that the country is making on its way towards the EU, as well as the issues that are coming on the way. It is often reported that Montenegro faces numer...
Candidate status in December, but without date for accession talks?
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(Waz.EUObserver) The European Parliament will call on member states to grant Montenegro the status of EU candidate country without delay, in a resolution on Thursday (2 December) which will support the European Commission’s recommendations to...
EC adopted 2010 Enlargement Package. Montenegro earns EU candidate status but…
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European Commission has granted Montenegro a ”candidate status” for membership in the European Union. As a candidate state, Montenegro is now eligable to begin accession talks with the EU. Commissioner for EU Enlargement Stefan Fuele not...
EC’s President Van Rompuy in a first official visit to Montenegro. Montenegro PM promotes ‘regatta model’ in EU accession
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October 19th 2010: European Council President Herman Van Rompuy officially visited Montenegro for the first time where he met with Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, President Filip Vujanovic and Parliament President Ranko Krivokapic. He discussed with...
Montenegro to get EU candidate status in November? But, still “much to do” before joining EU.
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Montenegro expects to get European Union candidate status in November. Despite that, many big problems remain unsolved and severl EU officials warned that Montenegro must make stronger efforts to solve issues of corruption, organized crime and indepe...
Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic meets with EU leaders, Herman Van Rompuy, Jose Manuel Barosso, Jerzy Buzek, Catherine Ashton…
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June 9th/10th 2010 Prime Minister of Montenegro – Milo Djukanovic met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. Preliminary remarks by Herman Van Rompuy can be seen on EC video below. http://vimeo.com/12432439 After his meeting...
Stabilisation and Association Agreement with EU entered into force for Montenegro on May 1st, 2010
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The Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Montenegro signed in October 2007 entered into force on 1 May 2010. This will hopefully take the country another step forward on the road to European integration. Europe...
Some disturbing stories from foreign press about Montenegrin criminal ties
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The unsatisfactory security situation in Montenegro and the inefficiency of state and its institutions in the fight against organised crime were once again pointed out by many foreign media. Magazine Economist wrote about „Balkan imbroglio“ an...
