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Montenegrin Award for Controversial Writer Sparks Street Protests
Balkan Insight
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July 9, 2025
Protest in Vila Gorica near Podgorica, Montenegro, on July 8, 2025. Photo: BIRN Protests broke out on Tuesday evening outside Villa Gorica in Montenegro’s capital, Podgorica, after the July 13th Award – the country’s highest civilian honour – was...
After 14 Years, Al Jazeera Balkans to Cease Broadcast – Regional News Network Signs Off
Sarajevo Times
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July 10, 2025
It has been confirmed to Klix.ba that after fourteen years of successful work in the Balkans, the regional television project Al Jazeera Balkans is being shut down. Al Jazeera Balkans (AJB) is the regional arm of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media...
Montenegro sets ceiling price of €65/MWh for first solar auction
pv-magazine
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July 9, 2025
Montenegro has set a ceiling price of €65 ($76.11)/MWh for its first solar auction, which will offer 12-year contracts for difference (CfD) for up to 250 MW of capacity. The auction is scheduled to take place later this year. July 9, 2025 Patrick...
Nationality law? Ventura says there is a commitment with Montenegro
Portugal Pulse
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July 10, 2025
André Ventura, who met with the Prime Minister on Thursday, announced that he reached an agreement with Luís Montenegro to complete the legislative process aimed at setting limits on nationality, immigration, and the entry of individuals into the...
Report on North Macedonia's Progress towards EU Membership Adopted in Strasbourg, Reactions
Bulgarian News Agency
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The European Parliament’s (EP) annual report on North Macedonia’s progress towards EU accession was adopted during a plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The report was voted with 461 in favour, 121 against and 107 abstained out of 689 EP...
Coalition aims to simplify replacing W Balkan driving licences with Slovenian
STA
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July 9, 2025
Ljubljana, 9 July - The coalition tabled on Wednesday draft amendments to the Drivers Act aimed at simplifying procedures to replace valid driving licences issued in North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia with a...
Clashes in Montenegro After Prestigious Award Given to National Identity Denier
Euronews Albania
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July 9, 2025
Citizens and police clashed on July 8 in Podgorica during a protest against the awarding of the “13 July” prize to writer Beqir Vuković, who denies the existence of a Montenegrin nation and supports the Chetnik movement. Montenegrin police used...
Even Montenegro has had enough of Malta’s dirty deals
The Shift
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July 9, 2025
Montenegro, one of the most corrupt states in Europe, sent its Deputy Prime Minister to rebuke Malta’s Attorney General Victoria Buttigieg. Montenegro is increasingly frustrated that, ten years after Enemalta purchased the Montenegrin wind farm in...
My Modern Met’s Art + Culture Guide to Mexico City
My Modern Met - California
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July 7, 2025
When it comes to art and culture, few cities rival what Mexico City has to offer. With over 150 museums, a never-ending list of events, and world-famous cuisine, the Mexican capital has grown into one of the hottest travel destinations....
Free Beaches, Empty Resorts: How Closure Of Sveti Stefan Island Has Hit Montenegro Tourism
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 9, 2025
Photo: Amos Chapple (Courtesy Image) Share Free Beaches, Empty Resorts: How Closure Of Sveti Stefan Island Has Hit Montenegro Tourism For the fifth summer running, apartments on Montenegro’s famed Sveti Stefan Island remain shuttered. Around the...
Montenegro’s EPCG to take out EUR 50 million loan
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 7, 2025
The Government of Montenegro, upon the proposal of the Ministry of Finance, has issued an approval for Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) to borrow EUR 50 million from Erste Bank to finance the purchase of the lacking quantities of electricity. The...
Speaker Montenegro announces senior staff changes in Arizona House majority
Grand Canyon Times - Arizona
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July 9, 2025
Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro has announced changes to the senior leadership team of the House Majority Staff. These adjustments come as preparations are underway for the Second Regular Session of the 57th Legislature. Grant Hanna will...
Who made people in Serbia turn against the EU?
Serbian Monitor
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July 8, 2025
For the people of Serbia, 1993 is remembered as a grim year, while for Europe it marked the creation of the EU as we know it today, with the Maastricht Treaty coming into force. This contrast and polarisation between Serbia and the EU is still...
Agriculture's Share in Economy, Largest in Europe
Albanian Daily News
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Albania is facing a paradox, where food prices for the first time in history exceeded the European Union average, but meanwhile, the country has the highest share of agriculture in its economy compared to all countries in Europe. The latest...
Patient transfer: PS condemns Montenegro for “unacceptable silence”
Portugal Pulse
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July 8, 2025
In remarks to journalists during the first National Secretariat of the Socialist Party following Saturday’s election, leader Maria Antónia de Almeida Santos expressed significant concern regarding the health situation, particularly highlighting...
Discovering Jewish Roots in Montenegro and Albania
Detroit Jewish News - Michigan
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Almost 10 years ago, I met a Jewish Bulgarian man, Joseph Benetov, who is the director of Modern Hebrew Language at the University of Pennsylvania. He was my tour guide through Bulgaria, Macedonia and Thessalonia in northern Greece. This amazing...
Progress in rule of law in EU but further action needed, finds report
European Commission
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July 8, 2025
The rule of law is the cornerstone of our democracies. It is also integral for the future of our economies and for Europe’s security. In its latest annual Rule of Law report, the European Commission examines rule of law developments in all EU...
Wider Europe Briefing: Why EU Sanctions On Russia Are Delayed -- And What Denmark's EU Presidency Has In Store
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 8, 2025
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor...
Nikola Tesla: A Balkan Visionary for a Global Future
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
Nikola Tesla was a Balkan visionary whose influence continues to shape the very world in which we live in myriad ways. Every year on July 10, the world marks the birth of Nikola Tesla—a man whose genius continues to shape our technological...
Serbian authorities have personal stake in EU integration, ignore will of people — MP
TASS
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July 8, 2025
BELGRADE, July 8. /TASS/. It is only shrewd politicians in Serbia that want to join the European Union, not its people, the Serbian parliamentary committee on diaspora and Serbs in the region chairman, Dragan Stanojevic, told TASS. "There has long...