Europe Montenegro The controversial 'Golden Passport' scheme, which offers citizenship in return for a major investment, has been extended despite strong criticism of such programs by the European Commission and civic organizations
Europe Montenegro From January to October 2021, 144 fewer children were born than in 2020 and 1.815 more child deaths were recorded than in 2020, according to comparative data from the Statistics Office of Montenegro, MONSTAT
Europe Montenegro The Adriatic-Ionian motorway will be built in line with all EU and NATO standards, in a cooperation between the government and US company Bechtel
Europe Montenegro On the 30th anniversary of the bombardment of Dubrovnik – in which Montenegrin troops took part – NGOs have called on the government to end the culture of impunity over war crimes committed in the 1990s
Europe Montenegro Dozens of abandoned military facilities have put on sale to provide fresh cash to the country, many of which are deteriorating while in wait for investors, thus loosing appeal
Europe Montenegro A new report by Council of Europe experts has urged the country to increase its efforts regarding money laundering: it is not conducting enough investigations nor prosecuting and convicting offenders enough
Europe Montenegro Tougher penalties for attacks on journalists are proposed under new law amendments seemingly backed by the government and journalism would be redefined as a ‘profession of public importance'
Europe Montenegro A proposed Origin of Property Law is likely to be passed - the bill will back the fight against organized crime and corruption and is considered a sort point with the EU, which the country wishes to join
Europe Montenegro The country's mobile subscribers increased 18% year-on-year, ending September with 1,28 million mobile phone users according to the Electronic Communications and Postal Agency
Europe Montenegro From 2019 to the end of June this year, the State Investment Agency received 213 applications for the so-called "economic passport" of Montenegro; only 64 economic citizenships were granted
Europe Montenegro Health Minister Jelena Borovinic Bojovic is in the midst of a lot of criticism for choosing to destroy the expiring AstraZeneca vaccines, instead of donating them when they could still have been used
Europe Montenegro The country has been registering significant growth in agrotourism over the past two decades, as visitors are turning to small-scale trips with a low environmental impact and high educational content
Europe Montenegro The OSCE Mission has strengthened the technical capacity of the Centre for Investigative Journalism in Montenegro with the delivery of three mobile news sets, a drone, laptops and desktop computers