Montenegro prime minister: We are next in line to become the EU’s 28th member
EU candidate country Montenegro hopes to become the 28th member by 2028, says its Prime Minister Milojko Spajiฤ during an interview with Euronews.
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Baltic countries sever final power ties with Russia
Disconnecting from the Soviet-era grid faced an intimidation campaign โ but it’s Moscow that could be left in a precarious position.
Britainโs Karen Pierce swaps DC embassy for the Balkans
Former British ambassador in Washington will help lead a summit this fall tackling illegal migration.
Montenegro pursues values-driven EU enlargement process
Montenegro pursues values-driven EU enlargement process
Portuguese PM slams Trumpโs tariff threats
Portuguese PM Luรญs Montenegro has warned that Trump’s tariff threats would raise prices, citing similar effects during his first administration.
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Montenegro holds memorial service for 12 victims of New Year’s Day mass shooting
Montenegro holds memorial service for 12 victims of New Year’s Day mass shooting
Montenegro pledges crackdown on illegal weapons after New Year’s Day massacre
According to the Small Arms Survey (SAS), a Swiss research program, there are approximately 245,000 firearms in circulation in Montenegro, a nation of just over 620,000 people.
Attacker dead as 12 killed in a shooting attack in Montenegro
Attacker dead as 12 killed in a shooting attack in Montenegro
At least 10 killed in Montenegro shooting spree
The suspect “took the lives of at least 10 people, two of whom were minors”, Interior Minister Danilo Saranoviฤ told journalists.The shooter also “killed members of his own family”.
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Twelve people killed in Montenegro shooting spree
A man kills 12 people including two children, reportedly after an argument in a restaurant.
Armed assailant kills several people in mass shooting in Montenegro
In southern Montenegro, near Cetinje, a gunman killed 10 people, including two minors and their restaurant-owner parent, Interior Minister Danilo Saranovic confirmed. The victims also included the assailant’s family members.
An armed man kills at least ten people, including two children, in a shooting rampage in Montenegro
The attacker killed the owner of a bar in the city of Cetinje, the bar owner’s children and his own family members, authorities said on Wednesday. Police dispatched special troops to search for the shooter.
At least four killed and four more wounded in Montenegro shooting
Special troops searching for armed man who opened fire in bar and fled scene in western city of CetinjeAn armed man killed at least four people and wounded four others on Wednesday in the western Montenegrin city of Cetinje, police and local media said…
EU leaders to pledge closer ties with Western Balkans counterparts
“It’s clear that CFSP alignment is becoming more important,” a senior EU official said.
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Brexit Britain looks to Europe to help fix its railways
With money tight, ministers are looking for novel ways to finance new trains. The solution might lie across the channel.
Montenegro’s president optimistic on EU accession | Radio Schuman
Montenegro’s president optimistic on EU accession | Radio Schuman
Montenegro aims to become 28th EU member state by 2028, President Milatoviฤ says
Montenegro aims to become 28th EU member state by 2028, President Milatoviฤ says
Montenegro aims to become 28th EU member state by 2028, President Milatoviฤ says
Montenegro aims to become 28th EU member state by 2028, President Milatoviฤ says
European countries give farmers more freedom to shoot wolves
The decision by Bern Convention members is a major win for the EU and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
How Putinโs grip on the east could influence EUโs Enlargement Package
In this episode, host Giada Santana and policy analyst Teona Lavrelashvili, discuss the successes and failures of EU enlargement policy amid Eastern Europeโs shifting political landscape.
Von der Leyen tours Western Balkans in latest EU enlargement drive
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kicked off a four-day trip to the Western Balkans, where she will meet with the leaders of Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, and Montenegro to discuss their progress tow…
How one engineer beat the ban on home computers in socialist Yugoslavia
In Lewis Packwoodโs book Curious Video Game Machines, Voja Antoniฤ explains how he built a console and published instructions for anyone to make their ownVery few Yugoslavians had access to computers in the early 1980s: they were mostly the preserve of…
Montenegro census results reveal majority identifies as Montenegrin
Montenegro census results reveal majority identifies as Montenegrin
Albania begins EU accession talks
But it could still take decades before the country joins the bloc.
Portugal tries to tempt under-35s with tax cuts
Luรญs Montenegro’s centre-right government wants to cut income tax for young people to a maximum of 15%.
Portugal proposes decade of tax breaks for the young to stem brain drain
Young people would be offered series of reliefs starting with 100% exemption in first year of workPortugal is proposing a novel way of stemming the countryโs brain drain: a decade of progressive tax breaks for young people including paying nothing at a…
Oasis on the Adriatic where Ukrainians and Russians have gone to escape war
Immigrants descended in large numbers on Montenegro, which has managed the influx despite its small size.
Portuguese PM will meet opposition leader amid budget row again
Portuguese Prime Minister Luรญs Montenegro and Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos will meet again at the end of the day on Thursday as part of the negotiations on the 2025 budget, a source in Luรญs Montenegro’s office told Lusa.
Aleksandar Vuฤiฤโs diplomacy ร la carte
The Serbian leader has proved adept at balancing the West versus China and Russia.
Financial services role goes to Albuquerque โ but she brings baggage
Former Portuguese finance minister is known for introducing harsh economic austerity.
Balkan plot to dig up Yugoslav leader Titoโs remains hits a wallย
Belgrade mayor wants Titoโs remains moved back to his native Croatia, triggering a debate hotter than a Balkan summer.
Wildfires rage across Portugal โ video
At least seven people have died and more than 50 have been injured as hot, dry and windy weather inflames wildfires across Portugal. The country’s civil protection service said 54 wildfires were burning nationwide, mainly in the north, with 5,300 firef…
Portuguese PM pleased with โcrucialโ financial services portfolio
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro expressed satisfaction with former finance minister Maria Luรญs Albuquerque being appointed to the ‘crucial’ financial services portfolio in the new von der Leyen Commission.
Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024
Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
Brain drain in Western Balkans spikes amid absence of opportunities
Youth brain drain is becoming a worrisome problem for the Western Balkan countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia.
The EU must soon open its doors to new members โ its survival depends on it | Nathalie Tocci
The days when Viktor Orbรกn could block negotiations on a whim should be over โ and the western Balkans should finally benefit Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine has revived EU expansion as an imperative. For years, โenlargementโ has been a low priority โ Cro…
Portuguese government proposes Albuquerque as commissioner candidate
The Portuguese government has proposed former finance minister Maria Luรญs Albuquerque as its choice for European commissioner, Prime Minister Luรญs Montenegro announced on Wednesday.
Portugal nominates ex-Finance Minister Albuquerque for European Commission
She faces tough competition for an economics job in the new Commission.
Next EU Commission should adopt gradual enlargement โ Austrian Europe minister
Two new members, Montenegro and Albania, could join the bloc by 2030, Karoline Edtstadler told Euronews.
Tourists engulf Montenegroโs Adriatic gem โ in pictures
Kotor, a Unesco world heritage site, is struggling to cope with a rise in visitors clogging its narrow streets and raising environmental concerns Continue reading…
7 EU countries press Venezuela to release voting records of contested election
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal urge the Venezuelan government to “release promptly all the tally sheets” from controversial vote.
Croatia bans 3 top Montenegrin politicians over Holocaust resolution
The trio were declared personae non gratae โdue to systematic actions to disrupt good neighborly relations.”
Portugalโs โฌ220 million aid package for Ukraine to be repeated next year.
Portuguese aid to Ukraine will reach more than โฌ220 million this year and will be repeated in 2025, said Prime Minister Luรญs Montenegro, who reiterated the commitment to reach 2% investment in defence by 2029.ย
EU wields stick and carrot to drive South-Eastern Europe energy integration
Formerly sedate attempts at electricity market integration in South-Eastern Europe have been given a new dynamism amid a concrete EU perspective โ and a looming punitive CO2 duty.
Energy Community ministers meet in Bosnia and Herzegovina as EU tariffs loom
EU candidate countries from the continent’s South and East are meeting in Bosnia and Herzegovina today, 3 July, to reinforce efforts to integrate with the blocโs energy markets to avoid potential tariffs on power exports to the EU.
Two dead after powerful storm sweeps through western Balkans
Heavy midweek rains โ and even egg-sized hailstones โ lashed the western Balkans overnight, leading to two deaths in Montenegro and damaged infrastructure across the region.
Portuguese PM assures full cooperation with European Council president-elect Costa
Portugal pledges “full collaboration and cooperation” with the European Council president-elect Antรณnio Costa, said Portuguese Prime Minister Luรญs Montenegro on Monday, stressing that Costa will be “another Portuguese” in a “very important” internation…
Holocaust vote throws wrench in Montenegroโs EU bid
The tiny Western Balkan nation wants to join the EU by 2028 โ but tensions with Croatia could scupper that.
Power outage hits several Balkan states as heat overloads system
A major power outage hit Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and most of Croatia’s coast on Friday (21 June), disrupting businesses, shutting down traffic lights and leaving people sweltering without air conditioning in the middle of a heatwave.
Balkans hit by blackouts as heatwave persists
Albania, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro suffer simultaneous power cuts as the region swelters in a heatwave.
Balkans hit by blackouts as heatwave persists
Albania, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro suffer simultaneous power cuts as the region swelters in a heatwave.
Eyeing Africa, Portuguese PM pledges to strengthen relationship with France
Portugal is ready to commit to strengthening relations with France, Prime Minister Luรญs Montenegro told French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday, highlighting the European agendas but also the influence they share in Africa.
Portuguese PM dismisses backlash over Costa endorsement
Portuguese Prime Minister Luรญs Montenegro has rejected criticism of his coalition government backing the candidacy of Antรณnio Costa as European Council president, arguing that there has always been a “great deal of convergence” between his Social Democ…
Bulgariaโs president walks out of meeting after Montenegro PM is four minutes late
“It is completely natural for the head of state to refuse a meeting for which the host is not ready,” a spokesperson for President Rumen Radev said.
Biodiversity experts alarmed by resistance to reversing ecosystem degradation [Advocacy Lab Content]
As uncertainty mounts on the adoption of the Nature Restoration Law (NRL), biodiversity experts sound the alarm against further resistance to reversing decades of ecosystem degradation.
Enlargement is a logical step forward for democracy in Europe
Gradually integrating civil society from candidate countries into the EU will give them the ability to become as strong as they should be by the time of accession, write Oliver Rรถpke, Milojko Spajiฤ and Edi Rama.
Germany proposes giving EU candidate countries observer status at summits
Roadmap for expansion suggests integrating countries such as Ukraine into sections of EU before negotiations are completeGermany has proposed a detailed and innovative roadmap to expand the EU that would give candidate countries such as Ukraine early b…
Montenegro votes in new government in time for von der Leyen visit
After weeks of negotiations, Montenegro’s parliament on Tuesday (31 October) appointed a new government, a coalition of pro-European and pro-Serb parties expected to lead the small Balkan country in its bid to join the European Union.
Montenegroโs president urges EU to grant country membership
In an interview with the Guardian, Jacov Milatoviฤ says Brussels has an opportunity to renew its commitment to enlargementThe EU can demonstrate its renewed commitment to the principle of enlargement by admitting its longest standing applicant, Montene…
Game of prone: Montenegrins lie down in hope of being crowned laziest citizen
Contest to mock myth that Adriatic countryโs people are slothful enters 20th daySeven competitors lying down on mats are vying for the coveted title of โlaziest citizenโ after smashing the previous record in a contest held annually in a holiday resort …