Montenegro 

The deadliest mass shooting in the history of Montenegro has left at least 12 people dead, including two children and the attacker; the government has declared three days of mourning

The country could earn up to €20 million by selling confiscated tobacco; the ministry of finance will soon propose a Law on Taking over Confiscated Tobacco Products from the Port of Bar, which has become notorious as a cigarette-smuggling hub

The President’s office called for an internal investigation after a man falsely claiming to be Prince Stefan Cernetic of Montenegro and Macedonia attended the country’s Statehood Day celebration in Cetinje, publishing photos on his FB page

After Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic inaugurated the first phase of the Bar-Boljare motorway on Wednesday, watchdog organisations called on the authorities to reveal its exact cost and to investigate any linked corruption

The Montenegrin Orthodox Church, which is not canonically recognised, has declared that it wants the same rights that the government intends to grant to the largest Serbian Orthodox Church in the country, according to an agreement to be signed today

The Ministry of Capital Investment is examining the possibility of rebuilding the existing state-owned capacities at the Bar terminal, allocated for the storage of oil derivative reserves to companies that do not have their own storage capacities

The country, hoping that Ukraine will soon be granted EU candidate status, said it was ready to provide it with political and expert help

The country 'is not opposed' to joining Open Balkans, launched in 2019 by leaders of Serbia, Albania and northern Macedonia to create an area without barriers to the movement of goods, people and capital - Minister of Economic Development and Tourism said

PM Abazovic has promised Brussels to end the economic citizenship programme by 31 December, following the European Commission's criticism of such programmes

Human rights activists urged Prime Minister Abazovic to compensate the families of six civilians killed in air strikes on the village of Murino in April 1999, during NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia

The government will seek a strategic partner for the non-voting shares of the state-owned electricity company Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), which make up 10% of its capital

46 MPs decided to hold a session today to elect the president of the assembly, the chairman and members of the 43rd government - a first step to form the new government that could also have a majority in parliament