Montenegro 

Montenegro and Albania could conclude negotiations for EU membership in 2026 or 2027 if it were only technical aspects in the talks; the new EU Enlargement Commissioner reminded decisions are made by the 27 member states

Over 1.500 weapons have been handed in so far during the weapons amnesty introduced by the government following the mass shooting on New Year's Eve; experts warn that without greater law enforcement, illegal weapons will continue to flourish

The government adopted proposals for 14 new heads of diplomatic and consular missions in Montenegro

Montenegro is holding three days of mourning after a gunman killed 12 people, including two children, in the city of Cetinje – the worst mass shooting in the country’s history; the perpetrator of the murders committed suicide

The founder of two failed crypto currencies, Do Kwon, will be extradited to the US and not to South Korea, Montenegro's Ministry of Justice ruled, overhauling previous decision that allowed extradition to his homeland

EPCG, Montenegro's largest electric utility, is planning to launch a large-scale tender for battery energy storage by the end of 2024 for the supply of 300 MWh of battery systems

Total foreign trade amounted to €3,88 billion in January-October 2024, or +3,1% compared to the same period last year; Serbia emerged Montenegro's most significant trading partner, according to preliminary data from Monstat

Valentina Pavlicic is the new president of the Supreme Court, elected by the Judicial Council of Montenegro; the post was vacant since December 2020

The government proposed that former workers of the Podgorica Aluminium Factory who do not have a home of their own but regularly paid a part of their salary to the KAP union housing fund be paid €177 for each year of work

Montenegrin startup Buddy.ai, a conversational AI tutor for children, announced that it has closed a EUR 10,2 million seed funding round, bringing the total venture funding raised since launch to EUR 12 million

The extradition of Do Kwon, the South Korean entrepreneur behind two failed cryptocurrencies, has been halted by a court in Podgorica; the case has worried the Montenegrin justice system for more than a year and caused tremors in local politics

Montenegro's draft cybersecurity law, a response to a massive cyber attack on state institutions, is raising questions about overlapping jurisdictions, practicality, and risk of political influence, experts say

Investors are submitting another wave of permit applications for their solar energy projects to the Montenegrin authorities