Thursday, 3 april 2025.
North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania Fail to Investigate Wagner Group
Despite joining European Union restrictions on the Russian mercenary group, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania have yet to investigate Wagner Group ties in their countries.
Montenegro Ponders Ukrainian Far-Right Group Member’s Asylum Request
Authorities are mulling Ukrainian 'Right Sector' member Rizvan Babayev's request for political asylum, after he was detained on a Russian-issued international arrest warrant.
Montenegro Mayor Resigns Over Ratko Mladic Graffiti Dispute
The mayor of the Montenegrin town of Pljevlja, Igor Golubovic, resigned amid a controversy over his alleged opposition to removing graffiti celebrating Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic in his...
China in the Balkans: Controversy and Cost
BIRN has identified 135 Chinese-linked projects in the Balkans worth more than 32 billion euros. Few have come without controversy.
Montenegro Authorities Exaggerated Cost of Highway, Surveys Show
Montenegro’s Ministry of Capital Investments published two international feasibility studies that said the $944 million borrowed by the previous government to construct the Bar-Boljare highway was more than the project...
Montenegro Arrests Ex-Soldier for Suspected Bosnian War Crimes
Montenegro has arrested Slobodan Pekovic for the alleged killing of two Bosniaks and raping civilians in southeast Bosnia in 1992, when he was a Bosnian Serb soldier.
Montenegro Mayor Indicted for Srebrenica Genocide Denial
Prosecutors charged the mayor of Montenegro’s second city of Niksic, Marko Kovacevic, with inciting ethnic, racial and religious hatred after he denied that the Srebrenica massacres were genocide.
In Serbia and Montenegro, Srebrenica is Still Politically Toxic
Serb political leaders in both Serbia and Montenegro continue to deny that the 1995 Srebrenica massacres were genocide, reject international courts’ verdicts and accuse them of anti-Serb bias, opposing attempts...
Montenegro Minister Sacked for Querying Srebrenica Genocide Rulings
Acting on the PM's proposal, parliament on Thursday sacked Minister of Justice Vladimir Leposavic for remarks casting doubt on the Srebrenica genocide, while also adopting a resolution prohibiting public denial...