Call for Minority Govt in Montenegro Gets Cold Shoulder
The largest bloc in the Montenenegrin government on Monday dismissed a proposal to form a minority government, as the only way of keeping the stalled reforms process alive.
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Montenegrin Prosecutor Blames Cocaine Smuggling on Poor Port Security
Milivoje Katnic said on Friday that he suspected three tonnes of cocaine were successfully smuggled into the country through Bar in the last six months – saying security lapses were partly to blame.
Montenegro Seizes Half Tonne of Cocaine in Banana Shipment
After 400kg of cocaine was found hidden in a banana shipment – the third such find in eight years – authorities pledged to up the fight against traffickers using Montenegro as a staging post between South America and Western Europe.
Protests in Serbia, Montenegro Denounce Djokovic’s Detention in Australia
Amid the ongoing storm over the detention of the Serbian tennis star in an immigration hotel in Australia, his many supporters back home in Serbia and in Montenegro have been on the streets voicing their support.
January 17, 2022
Croatian Propaganda Movie Won’t Revive Kevin Spacey’s Career
By acting in a propaganda biopic that reinforces national myths about Croatia’s 1990s President Franjo Tudjman, scandal-hit Hollywood star Kevin Spacey might do even more to undermine his own credibility.
January 17, 2022
Talk of Albanian Unification Damages Kosovo – Spahiu
Kosovo political scientist Nexhmedin Spahiu tells BIRN that Kosovo needs to discover a sense of its own identity and stop publicly mulling joining Albania.
January 17, 2022
Bulgaria Quietly Softens Stance on North Macedonia Ahead of Talks
Bulgaria is bracing to resolve the impasse with its neighbour with its ‘red lines’ apparently unchanged – but behind the scenes, there are signs of a subtle shift.
January 17, 2022
Turkey in 2022: Economy Will Decide Autocratic Regime’s Fate
With Erdogan still in the driving seat, Turkey will likely see no improvement in its confrontational politics, failing economy and confused foreign policy in the coming year.
January 14, 2022
Serbia Weighs Threat of Lawsuit over Stopped Lithium Mine
Multinational Rio Tinto could sue Serbia if it scraps a long-planned mining project for good – but some experts suspect the government is exaggerating the threat to scare the public into accepting the mine.
January 14, 2022
Serbia Votes on ‘Positive’ Judicial Reform, but Doubts Linger
Experts say the government’s proposed changes to the way judges and prosecutors are elected are “a step forward”, but politicians have other avenues to influence the judiciary.
January 3, 2022
Year in Pictures: 2021 in the Balkans and Central Europe
December 22, 2021
Romanian Anti-Green-Pass Protesters Fined for Riot Before Parliament
December 17, 2021
Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures
December 17, 2021
Fashion First: Migrants’ Collection Shown on Sarajevo Runway
December 15, 2021
