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European Union Law (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The European Parliament has adopted an amendment to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement. The amendment will allow citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia to travel freely to and from the European [...]
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution, which recommends the lifting of the visa regimes for citizens of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro on December 19 this year instead of January 1, 2010, as proposed by the European Commission. During the debates, which started late on Wednesday, the MEPs expressed their support for removing the visa barriers for the three countries, a step, which has...
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A suspect in a 2007 jewelry heist in Tokyo's Ginza district was arrested in Montenegro in late September on charges related to obstructing justice, Tokyo police sources said Thursday. Radovan Jelusic, 39, part of the Pink Panthers international robbery ring, was on Interpol's wanted list along with another group member for allegedly stealing a diamond tiara worth ¥200 million and a necklace worth...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has stated that Bulgaria will fully support Montenegro’s integration into the EU at a meeting in Sofia with the President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanovic. Borisov and Vujanovic agreed to deepen their bilateral cooperation in the field of Montenegro’s integration into European and Euro-Atlantic structures, economy, transport, tourism and combating organized crime...
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Montenegro and European Union. Comments on... (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Fourth inter-parliamentary meeting between delegations from Montenegrin and European Parliament took place in Podgorica this week. Eduard Kukan, chief of EP Delegation expressed his hope that Montenegro will fulfill the remaining obligations for the visa liberalization, so that citizens of this country could travel freely into Schengen countries, starting from January 1st, 2010. He also advised Montenegrin...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Bulgaria Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, has welcomed the adoption of Serbia and Montenegro as full members of the South-Eastern Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) process. The annual meeting of the Ministers of Defense of South-Eastern Europe took place in Sofia, on Wednesday. The event was attended by the defense ministers of the countries, which all had the status of observers – Georgia,...
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Montenegro and European Union. Comments on... (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
We wrote recently about the first student protests in Montenegrin history. Now, the protest are continuing and student groups will gather on October 10th, in Cetinje, old royal capital of Montenegro. Students also wrote a protest note to the International organizations in Montenegro, arguing that it is “unbelievable for OSCE, Council of Europe, UNICEF, UNDP, Save the [...]
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Blogactiv.eu reports that the first ever Montenegrine student demonstrations will be held on Thursday, protesting the increasing politicization of the university system.
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Slight niggles prevented Richard Dunne and Seán St Ledger from training with the Republic of Ireland squad in Malahide this morning, but both are expected to resume training soon and in plenty of time for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Italy at Croke Park.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Representatives called for respect for diversity on Tuesday here at the general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization (UNESCO). "The choice before us is not one of unilateralism or isolationism. The path forward lies in a more imaginative and inclusive form of globalization." Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said addressing at the opening...
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CNN (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
There's a buzz among travelers that humble little Montenegro is becoming a new Mediterranean hotspot. Once part of Yugoslavia and then part of Serbia, this tiny mountainous nation on the Adriatic achieved independence only recently, in 2006. This summer my film crew and I set out to capture the country for a public television show.
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Bulgaria News Network (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Bulgaria trounced Montenegro 4-1 Saturday in a World Cup qualifier at Sofia's Vasil Levski stadium.
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Bulgaria won 4-1 against Montenegro at the Vasil Levski stadium in Sofia to keep their hopes of qualifying for the football World Cup in South Africa alive. After an early scare when Montenegro went ahead with a Stevan Jovetic wonder strike, Bulgaria eventually got into the game after a disappointing first half. On the stroke of half-time Radostin Kishishev scored from the edge of the penalty area...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Bulgaria will play against the team of the former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro in a crucial Group 8 World Cup qualifier at the 44,000-capacity venue of the National Stadium Vassil Levski on Saturday. The team ranks third in the standings on eight points from six matches. Although Bulgaria have drawn five out of their six games so far, they still have an outside chance of qualification from Group...
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Cassie Quin day by day (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Left is Porto Montenegro I am in the final stages of finishing my second book, hence this blog has been neglected. But from now on, tho' I may not always have the time to write it up from the personal daily perspective, I'll try at least to post anything that is of particular interest to me in the news of the day. Those of you who know my Money blog (also 'resting' whilst I bring my book to a close),...