Montenegro Seeks Investors For Four Hydro Plants Oct 28, 2008
PODGORICA - Montenegro published a tender on Monday for the construction of four hydroelectric plants as part of efforts to reduce reliance on power imports. The government gave prospective bidders a Dec. 1 deadline to submit offers for four new plants on the Moraca river with a combined annual capacity of 6. (Planet Ark, United States)
Tear gas fired at Montenegro protest Oct 14, 2008
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) -- Police fired tear gas at thousands of angry pro-Serb Montenegrins who pelted state buildings and fired flares Monday to protest their government's recognition of Kosovo's independence. Protesters and police clash Monday in Podgorica ... At least 12 protesters and 10 policemen were injured during the clashes in Podgorica, Montenegro's capital, hospital officials said. (CNN -- International)
Karadzic seeks to act as own lawyer at UN tribunal Jul 23, 2008
Associated Press writers Dusan Stojanovic in Belgrade; Radul Radovanovic in Pale, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Predrag Milic in Podgorica, Montenegro; Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands; and Robert Wielaard in Brussels, Belgium, contributed to this report. Radivoje Pavicic Bosnian Muslim women weep near the remains of a relative during a mass funeral for 70 Bosnian Muslims killed at the beginning of Bosnian war, in the village of Kozarac near Prijedor, 120 kms northwest of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo,... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
President of Montenegro wins landslide re-election Apr 8, 2008
Fireworks lit the sky over the capital, and Vujanovic's supporters honked car horns and waved Montenegro's red flags with a golden eagle in central Podgorica soon after the results were announced over state television. "Vujanovic's victory shows we are leading the right policies," said Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, who wields considerable power in Montenegro. (International Herald Tribune)
Incumbent wins Montenegro's presidential election Apr 7, 2008
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) -- Incumbent Filip Vujanovic claimed victory Sunday in Montenegro's first presidential elections since the tiny Balkan nation split from Serbia. Huge fireworks lit the sky over the capital, and Vujanovic's supporters honked car horns and waved Montenegro's red flags with a golden eagle in downtown Podgorica after the results from independent observers were announced over state television. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Montenegro's President Wins Re-Election Apr 7, 2008
(04-07) 03:53 PDT PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP). President Filip Vujanovic won re-election by a landslide, election monitors said Monday, cementing Montenegro's westward economic and political course since breaking away from Serbia two years ago. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
* Vujanovic seen as likely winner of Montenegrin poll Apr 7, 2008
AP, PODGORICA Monday, Apr 07, 2008, Page 6 ... Its time for change, said Milos Jovanovic, a 30-year-old engineer, as he cast his ballot in downtown Podgorica. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Incumbent wins presidential election in Montenegro Apr 7, 2008
Huge fireworks lit the sky over the capital, and Vujanovic's supporters honked car horns and waved Montenegro's red flags with a golden eagle in downtown Podgorica soon after the results were announced over state television. Ethnic Serbs, who make up about 30 percent of the population, are unhappy about Montenegro's separation from Serbia following a May 2006 referendum. (International Herald Tribune)
War crimes court acquits Kosovo ex-leader Apr 4, 2008
Another witness, Kjutim Berisha, died two weeks before the trial when he was hit by a car in Podgorica, the Montenegren capital. Hardinaj was acquitted after judges found that prosecutors had failed to prove there was a deliberate campaign to kill Serb civilians in Kosovo or expel them. (Boston Globe)
The next Croatia Sep 20, 2007
Montenegro has international airports at Podgorica and Tivat. JAT Airways services both, but there are no direct flights from the U.S.. (CNN -- Travel)
Montenegro finds WWII bodies Sep 18, 2007
The remains were discovered during construction work a few kilometres from the centre of Podgorica ... The remains in Podgorica were identified as German soldiers by metal identity tags found among human bones and personal items, AFP quotes Montenegrin forensic expert Dejan Popovic as saying. (BBC News -- Europe)
Serbia-Montenegro relations in crisis over banned priest Sep 6, 2007
Tensions over last week's ban rose after an adviser to the Serbian prime minister called Montenegro a quasi-state, prompting Podgorica to seek an apology and lodge a formal protest with Serbia's government ... Serbia's conservative government, which was against Montenegro's independence but later recognized the new Balkan state, has failed to send an ambassador to Podgorica, and issues such as possible dual citizenship for citizens remain unresolved. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Montenegro, EU initial pre-membership agreement Mar 16, 2007
The SAA, which was initialed by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn and Montenegrin Prime Minister Zeljko Sturanovic in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica, is to be ratified by the two parties before implementation. Rehn told the Montenegrin press that the SAA is a first step towards the status of a candidate, under the condition that the agreement is correctly implemented to meet EU standards. (Xinhuanet, China)
Euro in Widespread Use Outside EU Jan 1, 2007
Associated Press writers Garetina Kraja in Pristina, Serbia, and Predrag Milic in Podgorica, Montenegro, contributed to this report. (Herald Sun)
