Montenegro’s Biggest Cinema Snapped Up By Austrians

balkan insight
21 SEP 2011 / 14:28

Austrian company "Cineplexx International" announced this week that it had bought the biggest cinema in Montenegro "Ster Cinema", according to media reports.

Source: Balkans.com and CDM

According to the Montenegrin media, the Austrian company bought the cinema, which is located in the Montenegro’s capital city Podgorica, from the Greek "Audiovisual groups".....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-s-biggest-cinema-snapped-up-by-austrians

Montenegro's Luksic Attends Global Forum in New York

balkan insight
21 SEP 2011 / 09:20

Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Luksic took part in the inaugural meeting of the “Open Government Partnership”, hosted by US President Barack Obama and his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousek yesterday.

The partnership is comprised of eight founding governments- among them the UK, South Africa, US and Mexico- and aims to boost transparency and accountability among governments across the globe....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/pm-luksik-attends-global-forum-in-new-york

Montenegro's Vujanovic Criticised over Anthem Comments

balkan insight
20 SEP 2011 / 09:02

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic's recent comments about the country's national anthem have been met with strong criticism from one of the country's ruling coalition parties.

Podgorica Beta/B92

According to Podgorica media, Social-Democratic Party official Rasko Konjevic reacted by insisting that Vujanovic either use his presidential powers to launch procedures to change the anthem or tender his resignation....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/vujanovic-criticised-over-anthem-comments

Preparing terrain for the Littoral Eparchy's autonomy

blic online
PLATFORM FOR AGREEMENT WITH MONTENEGRO
Željka Jevtić

14. 09. 2011. - 00:02h
Foto: Foto Vijesti
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In Montenegro a terrain is being prepared for autonomy of the Montenegrin and Coastal Littoral Eparchy. It is to be independent in view of organization from the Serbian Orthodox Church, ‘Blic’ learns. Russian businessmen are lobbying for such settlement of this problem. Apart from business dealing in Montenegro they have excellent relations with the authorities in Podgorica but also with some circles in the Russian Church. Montenegrin authorities find their proposal as ‘a good transient solution’ until setting up of autonomous Montenegrin Church....more....
read more: blic online
http://english.blic.rs/In-Focus/8004/Preparing-terrain-for-the-Littoral-Eparchys-autonomy

Back to the Balkans again

the economist
Roundup in the Balkans
Sep 9th 2011, 14:20 by T.J.

BELGRADE
THE first serious working week after the summer holidays has already produced a wealth of stories here in the western Balkans. Some are more serious than others, unless of course you live here, when they are all deadly serious. Here is a roundup of some of them.

Outside the old Yugoslav Federal Parliament building in the Serbian capital they are rolling up the red carpet which had been unrolled to welcome delegates to the 50th birthday bash of the Non-Aligned Movement, which I have written about here. Serbia, which hosted the gathering, is not a member, but never mind that. It finds it useful to lobby over the Kosovo issue and for business....more...
read more: the economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2011/09/roundup-balkans

Montenegro to bury remains of German war dead

bbc news

10 August 2011 Last updated at 16:07 GMT

Germany and Montenegro have signed an agreement on burying the remains of German soldiers killed during World War II.

The agreement was reached during a visit to the Balkan state by the German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle.

A site containing more than 400 bodies was excavated in Montenegro's capital Podgorica in 2007....more....

read more: bbc
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14479805

Russian Church sends envoy to reconcile Podgorica and SPC

blic online
LITTORAL HEAD ILARION ON TWO-DAY VISIT TO REGION

Željka Jevtić

20. 07. 2011. - 00:02h
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Two main topics on agenda of the highest level talks in Belgrade and Podgorica shall be position of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) in Montenegro and whether Montenegrin authorities support non canonical church of Miras Dedaic....more....
read more: blic online
http://english.blic.rs/In-Focus/7849/Russian-Church-sends-envoy-to-reconcile-Podgorica-and-SPC

Fighting hunger with hunger

se times
20/07/2011

In economically challenging times, Montenegrins have embraced hunger strikes to affect change.
By Mirjana Boskovic for Southeast European Times in Podgorica -- 20/07/11
Hunger strikes have been on the rise as a means for Montenegrins to effectively exert pressure on employers and the government to claim back salaries, unpaid contributions, benefits, and accrue seniority.

"It turns out hunger striking is the only way to achieve our rights. It does not exist in the labour law, it is not covered, but it is the only way to solve something," Federation of Trade Unions of Montenegro (SSCG) employee Vukadin Cupic told SETimes.....more....
read more: se times
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/07/20/feature-03

Montenegro's Marovic Resigns from DPS Post

balkan insight
18 JUL 2011 / 15:29

Svetozar Marovic, the number-two man in Montenegro’s ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, resigned as party vice-president after receiving information that the National Security Agency was monitoring his family members.

RTS
According to the Montenegro daily newspaper Vijesti, Marovic informed the party’s president, Milo Djukanovic, and three DPS vice-presidents of his resignation.....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-s-marovic-resigns-from-dps-post

Italian president suggests EU accept all southeast European nations

xinhua
English.news.cn 2011-07-15 12:32:06 FeedbackPrintRSS

ZAGREB, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) should be open to all southeast European nations as they could help the bloc boost its clout, visiting Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said here Thursday.
"We support Croatia in becoming a new EU member," Napolitano said in a statement after meeting his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic in the Croatian capital Zagreb....more...
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-07/15/c_13987297.htm

Press vehicles torched in Montenegro

xinhua news

English.news.cn 2011-07-15 05:20:22

BELGRADE, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Two press vehicles owned by the Podgorica daily Vijesti were set ablaze and completely destroyed in the early hours on Thursday morning, the Montenegrin newspaper said.

The torching occurred just across the street from Montenegro's National Security Agency. Residents in the neighborhood reported being awakened by two loud shots....more...

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 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-07/15/c_13985925.htm

Cars of Montenegro's Vijesti Set on Fire

balkan insight
15 JUL 2011 / 12:12

In the latest attack on the independent Montenegrin daily newspaper, two of its vehicles were set on fire in Podgorica on Thursday.

Bojana Barlovac

Vijesti said unknown persons had poured gas on vehicles owned by the newspaper and then set them on fire.

The cars, bearing the Vijesti logo, had been parked across from the headquarters of the Montenegrin intelligence agency....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/vehicles-of-montenegrin-daily-vijesti-set-on-fire

Djukanovic Excoriates Sebian Nationalism

balkan insight
14 JUL 2011 / 12:45

Milo Djukanovic, leader of the Montenegrin ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, claims that Serbian nationalism is denying Montenegro its identity.

B92, Pobjeda, Balkan Insight

“As the dominant ideology of the local political public, Serbian state nationalism is still claiming Montenegro and denying Montenegrin national, cultural and religious identity,” Djukanovic told the Podgorica-based daily Pobjeda on Wednesday....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/djukanovic-serbia-denies-montenegrin-identity

Western Balkan leaders urge joint efforts for EU accession

xinhua news
 English.news.cn 2011-07-13 05:01:40

TIRANA, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The presidents of Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and the leader of Kosovo on Tuesday urged joint efforts for integration into the European Union (EU).
The leaders made the call in their joint statement after a meeting in Ohrid, a lakeside resort in southern Macedonia....more....
read more: xinhua news
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-07/13/c_13981050.htm

Montenegrin Serbs Refuse to Accept Census Data

balkan insight
13 JUL 2011 / 14:00

Serbs in Montenegro are rejecting the latest census figures from the Statistical Office.

Podgorica
Unpleasantly surprised by the numbers released on Tuesday, members of Serbian organizations and pro-Serb political parties say they will not accept census results related to ethnicity, religion and mother tongue....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegrin-serbs-refuse-to-accept-census-data

Balkan leaders: EU and NATO membership goal unites region

se times
13/07/2011

The future of Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo lies in the EU and NATO, the presidents of the four countries agreed on Tuesday.
(Macedonian President website, AFP, Xinhua, MIA, Sitel, Telma - 12/07/11; US Department of State - 11/07/11)
Macedonia's Gjorge Ivanov, Albania's Bamir Topi, Montenegro's Filip Vujanovic and Kosovo's Atifete Jahjaga attended the third regional summit held in Ohrid on Tuesday (July 12th).

The four heads of state pointed out the way to accelerate the region's Euro-Atlantic integration is by strengthening economic co-operation, supporting the free movement of people and capital, promoting entrepreneurship and boosting regional investment....more....
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/07/13/feature-03

Montenegro Releases Census Data

balkan insight
 12 JUL 2011 / 18:10

Fewer than half of Montenegro’s inhabitants are Montenegrins, according to census figures released by the Statistical Office.

Tanjug

While 45 percent of the country’s residents declared themselves to be Montenegrins, nearly 30 percent said they were Serbs.
The language numbers were also skewed toward Serbs. While 37 percent of the country’s 625,266 inhabitants said they speak Montenegrin, about 44 per cent speak Serbian....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-publishes-population-census-data

Million-pound bash for rising star of the super-rich

guardian.co.uk
Nat Rothschild throws three-day party for 40th birthday at glitzy resort in Montenegro

Robert Booth in Porto Montenegro

guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 July 2011 20.23 BST

They came on the sleekest of yachts bought with the proceeds from the grittiest of industries. Mining and commodity magnates descended this weekend on an unlikely new billionaires' playground in Montenegro, one of Europe's poorest countries, to celebrate the 40th birthday of the rising star of their firmament, Nat Rothschild.

The £1m party started on Thursday and will run over three nights, with guests moving from five-star hotel to poolside disco to the deck of a superyacht. It is part of an attempt to establish an Adriatic St Tropez at Porto Montenegro, a new marina in a former Yugoslav naval base backed by money from Rothschild and other billionaire investors....more....
read more: guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/08/million-pound-bash-nat-rothschild

Montenegro Depoliticises Public Administration

balkan insight
08 JUL 2011 / 12:18

The government of Montenegro has taken another step toward EU membership by adopting the Draft Law on Civil Servants.

Podgorica Emg.rs
The law is part of an action plan to meet EU requirements for government reform.
According to Interior Minister Ivan Brajovic, it aims to depoliticise the state administration by creating professional standards for civil servant positions and strengthening fair employment and merit-based promotion policies. ...more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/montenegro-promotes-depoliticised-administration

Montenegro Resort Town Seeks €21 Million From Builders

balkan insight
07 JUL 2011 / 15:52

In an effort to solve their financial problems, local authorities in the seaside resort town of Budva are working intensively to collect communal taxes owed by investors who have constructed buildings in the city.

Budva Vijesti
The most indebted investors in Budva are those who took advantage of an old law allowing them to obtain a building permit prior to paying utility costs. Budva Municipality is owed around €21 million by such companies, with the biggest debtor identified as Podgorica-based Fab Lajv company, which will have to pay more than €8.2 million, Vijesti reports.....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/budva-municipality-owed-e37-million-for-communal-services